FOCUS ON HEALTH Staying fit may decrease risk of death from COVID-19, study finds A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health suggests that improving your cardiorespiratory fitness level may help protect you from COVID-19. The findings, published last week in the journal PLOS One, indicate that […]
By Jill Andrew As a child, piano, drama, local singing competitions and dance literally helped save my spirit. Many children experience bullying at school and sadly I was no exception. However, the arts provided me with not only a safer space to negotiate healthier friendships but with a different mindset – one that afforded […]
TRAVEL CHTA says virtual marketplace a ‘resounding success ‘ MIAMI -The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is describing as a “resounding success” its first ever first virtual edition of the Caribbean Travel Marketplace. “This virtual format allowed us to introduce the Caribbean to new buyers and travel advisors from over 20 markets that haven’t […]
By Lincoln DePradine A program which offers short-term employment in Canada for workers from the Caribbean and other places, is a “nasty system’’, according to Jessica Ponting of Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW). Ponting made the comments while participating in an online discussion titled, “Understanding The Farmworker Program’’. The webinar, in which calls were […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water Humans in the 21st century spend most of their time indoors, but the air we breathe inside buildings is not regulated to the same degree as the food we eat and the water we drink. A group of […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Saturday declared a State of Emergency (SOE) and an eight-hour curfew as a ‘scared population” looked to the authorities to implement new measures to deal with a rising number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, speaking […]
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says the extreme uncertainty surrounding tourism recovery in the Caribbean highlights the importance of boosting innovation and supporting transformations that align tourism destinations and products with post-pandemic global demand trends. The IDB in a new report noted that most global tourism reports predict a two to four year […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The European Union says it has approved Euro 2.7 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) for the protection, education and health of Venezuelan refugee and migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Peru. A statement posted on the Delegation of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago, […]
It was vaccination time down at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto last weekend. The Black Community Vaccine Initiative Team hosted a Pop-up Clinic at which more than 2,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered. The clinic was open to all members of the Black, African, and Caribbean communities,18 years and over, regardless of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has called on Caribbean leaders to raise their voices collectively against the inequitable distribution of vaccines. “While one in four people in high-income countries has now been vaccinated against COVID-19, only one in more than 500 people in poorer countries has received a jab. Based on the […]
