We have heard people talk about how kind, helpful and well-mannered Canadians are. We have laughed at the jabs taken at their military, claiming they are too nice to partake in wars or conflict. It is all in wholesome fun, but for the most part, I would say it is true. I recently moved here […]
David Estwick, the Barbados Minister of Agriculture and Water Resource Management, has announced plans to modernize the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) infrastructure, starting with the rebuilding of the sewage system. Estwick noted the level of development on the South Coast has increased drastically since the Sewage Plant was first put into use back in the […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago’s Children’s Authority concerned by the increasing number of reports of child abuse it is getting. The authority expressed concerns, while acknowledging Universal Children’s Day, which was celebrated on Monday, with this year’s theme “Stop the Violence against Children”. The authority, in a statement on Monday, thanked members of the […]
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – For the first time in the Caribbean, Central and South America, a leading physician has implanted a Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) device to treat heart failure. Dr Ravi Kishore, Chief Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Health City Cayman Islands, implanted the device in a Cayman Islands resident in August, making […]
By J.R. Dash The development of a “Black Health and Well-Being Strategy is long overdue” in Canada. That is the view of Black Health Alliance President Dalon Taylor.Taylor made the pronouncement at BHA’s third annual forum on Saturday. In her view,Black health needs to become a priority if Canada is serious about acknowledging the contributions […]
by Julie Christiansen, MA., RP When you think about stress management, what do you think of? Do you picture hammocks, white sandy beaches, and azure blue oceans? Do you think of soothing music, candles, and a hot bath in a claw-foot tub overflowing with bubbles? Or perhaps you are picturing yourself laying on a plush […]
Says finance minister at Toronto meeting By Lincoln DePradine Jamaica’s “biggest crisis’’ is not lack of economic growth, says the country’s finance minister Audley Shaw. Nor is it crime which claimed 167 lives in August alone and is a major problem, Shaw told a Toronto audience on Sunday. “Our truly greatest crisis is a crisis […]
Gum disease describes swelling, soreness or infection of the tissues around the teeth. It causes destruction of the tissue and bone that support your teeth and, if left untreated, may loosen them to the point where they fall out. The primary cause of gum disease is plaque, an adhesive layer that forms from food debris. […]
BELMOPAN, Belize— The Belize Parliament has given the green light to the amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Act with bipartisan support. The Dean Barrow government had in August piloted the amendment to the legislation that also provides for monetary and non-recordable penalties for possession on school premises and in specified circumstances makes smoking on […]
ROSEAU, Dominica — The International Red Cross has launched a global appeal for US$5.6 million to help it carry out its activities in Dominica that was severely battered when Hurricane Maria made its way through the island on September 18. Walter Cotte Witingan, the Red Cross- Americas Regional Director, speaking at the daily briefing here, […]
