Tag Archives: health

  1. Princess Juliana Int’l Airport believes in the “greening and re-greening” of St. Maarten

    Princess Juliana Int’l Airport, as Blue Flag-designated company for April, in collaboration with Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and St. Maarten Nature Foundation, initiated a tree-planting ceremony along Belair Road on Friday, May 11, to culminate its Blue Flag activities and show its commitment to environmental issues. PJIAE Managing Director Regina LaBega, quoted Frank [...]

    May 20, 2012Nature, TravelNo comments
  2. U.S. $100,000 needed to medivac shooting victim for further care in the UK

    The family of Ezra David needs to raise $100,000 US in four weeks to be able to medivac him to the United Kingdom for further medical care. David was found March 18 in a ghaut in Carrs Bay, Montserrat after being missing from the day before. His mother Mary Allen said it was not until [...]

    May 16, 2012HealthNo comments
  3. Forensic shortage in Dominican Republic leads to long wait to certify the dead – just like Barbados!

    Santo Domingo’s National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), required by law to gather evidence at a crime scene and in the case of natural death, does not have enough specialists to certify the dead. As reported in Hoy, the institute relies on limited numbers of medical examiners to do its work. This leads to long [...]

    May 14, 2012Crime, HealthNo comments
  4. Eleanor Goroh, an Indigenous Artist from Sabah – “The Land Below the Wind” by Damon Gerard Corrie

    I met 30 year-old Eleanor Goroh of the Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia Organization, at the Tribal Link Project Access Global Capacity Building for Indigenous Peoples Training Course May 2012 in New York City, USA; the first observation anyone would naturally make – is that she is a petite indigenous lady with a studious look about [...]

    May 6, 2012TravelNo comments
  5. Rebecca Stirm leads the pack on Mission Catwalk Season 2

    Caribbean fashion reality series Mission Catwalk is on its sixth episode and Belize’s Rebecca Stirm – the only contestant to win more than one challenge since the start of the second season on March 27th – has copped her third win with a dress designed around the red HIV/AIDS awareness ribbon. In Rebecca’s design, the [...]

    May 3, 2012Events, FashionNo comments
  6. CAYMAN NATIONALS TO BENEFIT FROM FOOD HANDLING WORKSHOPS CO-HOSTED BY CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

    The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will conduct two separate national workshops on “Computerised Job Estimation Tool (CJET) for Artisans and Small Contractors and Food Hygiene and Safety Practices (FHSP)” during the period 22-25 May 2012, in the Cayman Islands. The workshops will coincide with CDB’s Annual Board of Governors Meeting to be held in Cayman Islands. The [...]

    May 1, 2012Business, EducationNo comments
  7. P’cess Juliana Int’l Airport “surpassed expectations” as Blue Flag sponsor to keep St. Maarten clean

    Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is continuing its campaign to keep St Maarten clean. In its most recent initiative, the airport, as the ‘Blue Flag Business’ for the month of April, placed 46 garbage bins with the Blue Flag logo in the Festival Village. PJIA is encouraging Carnival revellers to use the bins and avoid littering, said [...]

    April 28, 2012TravelNo comments
  8. Barbados Fertility Centre celebrates 10 years of success with thousands of babies born across the world.

    The entire medical team and over 350 babies born to Barbadian families will gather on Saturday for a 10th birthday party to celebrate the lives they have created and the joy they have brought to so many couples who suffered with infertility. The state of the art unit was opened in 2002 by colleagues Dr. [...]

    April 24, 2012HealthNo comments
  9. Nevisian in New York donates to Alexandra Hospital and Flamboyant Nursing Home

    A Nevisian who resides in the United States continue to donate items to the Alexandra Hospital and the Flamboyant Nursing Home on Nevis. On April 19, 2012 Mrs. Marilyn Walters-Drew of Rawlins Village, personally presented a gift including bed linen, toiletries and pantry related items to Nurse Adrienne Ward for those health facilities on Nevis [...]

    April 23, 2012Featured, Health1 comment
  10. ST KITTS #MARRIOTT #RESORT PROTECTS THEIR #ENVIRONMENT #basseterre #skn #ecology

    As environmental concerns increase throughout the world, Marriott International is implementing an environmental framework around their brands to encourage a growing green market share. The St Kitts Marriott Resort is consistently educating the staff on the benefits of the 3 R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle. The 4th R, is the resort, which continues to [...]

    April 19, 2012Nature, TravelNo comments
  11. Quest for G-Spot was since Victoria Regina – ‘Hysteria’ with Rupert Everett & Jonathan Pryce #orgasm #sex #london #britain

    A romantic comedy based on the truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.

    April 17, 2012Cinema, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  12. Diabetes Association Receives New Signage Compliments Global Directories/Barbados Yellow Pages

    The new offices of the Diabetes Association of Barbados (DAB) now boast highly visible signage thanks to the donation of a new, double-sided, reflective sign by Global Directories/Barbados Yellow Pages. Recently erected at the DAB’s office located at Beckles Road in St. Michael, it is hoped the signage will assist in raising the profile and [...]

    April 17, 2012HealthNo comments
  13. #UnitedStates warns – Beware of #SkinLotions Tainted with #Mercury, don’t end up like Vybz or Sosa #poisoning #cosmetic #usagov #bleaches

    Some skin lotions and antiseptic soaps claim to clean and lighten skin while removing freckles and wrinkles. Instead, these illegally imported cosmetic products make consumers ill from exposure to high levels of mercury. America’s Government is warning consumers about these products after dozens of people in at least seven states were diagnosed with mercury poisoning. [...]

    April 9, 2012Controversy, HealthNo comments
  14. Princess Juliana International Airport is the “Blue Flag Business” of the month #environment #waste #sintmaarten #airports #aviation #sanitation

    St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is the “Blue Flag Business” this month. Since the beginning of April, PJIA placed a number of garbage bins at the popular Mullet Bay Beach and is encouraging everyone to keep the environment, especially the beaches, litter-free. “Princess Juliana International Airport is encouraging the general public on St. [...]

    April 8, 2012Nature, TravelNo comments
  15. NEW MYSTERY CANINE VIRUS OUTBREAK KILLING DOGS IN GUYANA’S NORTH RUPUNUNI #DOGS #VIRUS #RSPCA #CANINE #GUYANA #CARICOM #DANGER

    Dear reader, In March 2012 a mysterious and deadly canine virus surfaced in Guyana’s North Rupununi region whilst I was there on vacation, so far over 100 dogs have died in one effected Amerindian village alone (one can only guess how many dogs have died in all the infected villages combined) – and yet I [...]

    April 6, 2012Nature, Video GalleryNo comments
  16. BARBADIAN ELECTION HOPEFUL WANTS FULL ENACTMENT OF THE DISABILITIES LEGISLATION, NOW: EDMUND G. HINKSON #barbados #electioneering #campaign #political #blpstjamesnorth

    Heartiest congratulations to Miss Kerry-Ann Ifill on her elevation to the Presidency of our Country’s Upper Parliament. This highly deserved honour bestowed on one of our most outstanding citizens will hopefully help positively change some attitudes which perceive persons with disabilities as possessing limitations preventing them from being able to participate in a wholesome life. [...]

    March 28, 2012Editorial, Featured, PoliticalNo comments
  17. Dominican Republic officials removes 68 kids from landfill #poverty #truancy #landfill #santodomingo

    Sixty-eight children who worked in the Dominican Republic’s Rafey landfill dump and in the market area known as Hospedaje Yaque in the La Joya section of Santiago were rescued and delivered to their parents who were ordered to register their children in school. According to the Diario Libre reporters, these minors, rescued by the Ministry [...]

    March 20, 2012Controversy, CrimeNo comments
  18. Q.E.H BLOOD BANK OF BARBADOS REPORTS URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONORS

    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Blood Bank is issuing an urgent call for blood donors and is asking all members of the public who are healthy to donate blood as soon as possible as all blood types are needed at this time. The Blood Bank monitors blood supplies to ensure donations are keeping pace with [...]

    March 19, 2012HealthNo comments
  19. “Healthy Lifestyles Exposition – Live Strong: Spring Into Health” at Barbados Community College, 2nd to 5th April 2012

    Panel Discussion’s Participants are as follows;- Moderator: Ms. Patricia Hackette-Codrington (Director – Bureau of Gender Affairs) Panellist: Attorney-at-Law – Ms. Verla De Peiza Forensic Psychologist: Ms. Rennette Dimmott Representative from the Child Care Board Dr. Lynne Forde

    March 19, 2012Health, Photo GalleryNo comments
  20. “Take Me Home” – Amber & Sam Jaeger with Victor “Alias” Garber

    Genre: Comedy | Romance Cast: Victor Garber, Sam Jaeger and Lin Shaye Directors: Sam Jaeger Writer: Sam Jaeger Studio: Monterey Media

    March 14, 2012Cinema, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  21. Caribbean mother urges women to start families at a younger age

    Many women are leaving starting a family until much later in life and may not realise that their fertility decreases from the age of 30, with a marked decrease from the age of 35. One such couple Camille & Nathan Williams from Bermuda, focussed on their careers and put starting a family on the back [...]

    March 13, 2012HealthNo comments
  22. Nevis Island Administration (NIA) committed to installing dialysis unit on Nevis; partners with Renal Society

    Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hensley Daniel said his regime was aware of the immense financial burden kidney failure represented and in the circumstances, had broadened its partnership to include the Renal Society, a local civic minded organisation on its journey to provide a dialysis unit on Nevis. Mr. Daniel made this [...]

    March 6, 2012HealthNo comments
  23. The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) returns to Original location

    The Barbados Association of Retired Persons: BARP thanks its members and all stakeholders for their patience during the period of renovations and look forward to serving you even better from its improved location at Collymore Rock, St Michael. The newly refurbished BARP office at Collymore Rock, St Michael is open to the public and their [...]

    February 27, 2012HealthNo comments
  24. DENZIL DOUGLAS REGIME AND RED CROSS COME TOGETHER AGAINST DENGUE

    An “Educational Risk Reduction for Dengue” inspired a collaborative effort between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the local Red Cross Society. The most recent, in a long history of cooperation between the Federal leadership and the humanitarian organization, the first phase of dengue initiative involved Red Cross volunteers going house to house [...]

    February 26, 2012Featured, HealthNo comments
  25. “A Pink & Purple Affair” 3rd March 2012: Hilton Barbados & “Mars and Venus in Harmony, Part II” 7th March 2012 at the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

    Imagine a Barbados where people (especially women) did not need to rely so heavily on government handouts… Imagine a Barbados where our “pride and industry” could be brought to the forefront, our natural talents honed and polished…. Imagine a Barbados where our women can go forth with confidence and work to their best ability in [...]

    February 22, 2012HealthNo comments