By Guildford Joe Thomas We are bombarded, every day, by numerous ads guaranteeing ways to lose fat quickly. There are diet tips for losing belly fat, and a large variety of fat-burning exercise videos and DVDs. The message that you have to be slim to be attractive is everywhere. There is no shortage of advice […]
This week’s question: Violet Brown of Jamaica is believed to be the world’s oldest living person following the death on Saturday of Emma Morano of Italy who was born in 1899. Brown is 117 years of age. Would you like to live to be 117 years old? Devante Donaldson Business Owner Platinum Autowraps I would […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Senator Pearnel Charles Jr, State Minister for National Security, says the Jamaican Government will be putting measures in place to deal with mentally ill people in lock-ups. “There are plans to allocate budgetary and manpower resources to meet the treatment needs of the mentally ill who are incarcerated. We also hope […]
A new Report, prepared by the well intentioned and highly respected Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), has painted a far too rosy picture of the experiences of seasonal farm workers in Canada. Almost exactly one year ago, The Caribbean Camera issued an Editorial which included a strong appeal for seasonal farm workers […]
By Guilford Joe Thomas A vegan lifestyle is not yet a mainstream alternative, but it is quickly getting there as an increasing number of people look for healthier ways to eat and live. There is also an ever-growing body of conclusive evidence that supports the claim that peak health comes mainly from a diet of […]
Ila HenryAn open letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship The following letter was sent to the Caribbean Camera by a 27-year old woman in St. Lucia. The letter has been forwarded to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and the federal Liberal Black caucus: Ila HenryDear Mr. Hussen, My name is Ila Henry and […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados— Barbados health authorities are urging residents to educate themselves more about sexually transmitted infections (STI) as the island deals with an outbreak of syphilis. “The Ministry of Health first raised the alarm in July 2013 and commenced a health education campaign to increase awareness about STIs so more people would be tested […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Country singer Willie Nelson, the children of the late reggae icon Bob Marley and comedian Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the growing number of celebrities publicly jumping into the marijuana industry and eyeing the California pot market, which is expected to explode after voters legalized the recreational use of weed. […]
Game changer! That’s a word Michael Coteau, Ontario’s Minister of Children and Youth Services, has been using regularly these days. Coteau optimistically views the new approach to dealing with systemic racism in Ontario as a “game changer.” And in a recent interview with the Caribbean Camera, he spoke about “the new approach” with the introduction […]
Black people in Canada are at greater risk than others of developing chronic medical conditions that can be traced to lifestyles, lack of proper nutrition, employment and physical activities. So says Liben Gebremikael, the Ethiopia-born Executive Director of TAIBU Community Health Centre in the Malvern neighbourhood in Toronto. (TAIBU is a greeting in Swahili which […]
