Submitted by Dr. George Traitses You don’t need us to tell you that living off Pop Tarts and three hours of sleep drains you of energy. But those are not the only factors that can lead to a big dip. ...
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HEALTHY REASONING: It’s The Flu Season… Protect Yourself
By Allan Bucka Jones Pride Health Columnist The flu season has started. It’s an annual ritual, as the days get colder there is a certain threshold of viral activity, detected in the community to cause health authorities to declare November ...
Read More »St. Vincent Celebrates 35 Years Of Political Independence
By Kenton X. Chance CMC St. Vincent Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is celebrating 35 years of political independence from Britain with the leaders of the two main political parties providing contrasting views ...
Read More »Ebola, Human Rights And Poverty – Making The Links
Photo above: Health workers in an Ebola screening unit in Kenema government hospital, Sierra Leone. Health systems are not just a means for the technical delivery of goods and services; they are part of the core social fabric of societies. ...
Read More »Business Friendliness Key To Caribbean Economic Growth, CDB President Tells Toronto Audience
Photo above: Dr. Warren Smith (fourth right) with members of the Toronto-Based CARICOM Consular Corps, following an address to that group on October 21, 2014 in Toronto. (L-R) Michael Willius, Consul General of Saint Lucia; CJ Augustine-Kanu, Honourary Consul General ...
Read More »Tips For Selling Your Cottage
The cottage has always been your little slice of heaven. But, due to your age and stage, the costs associated with cottage ownership— or whatever the reason—you’ve decided to sell. Here are some tips on how to sell your cottage ...
Read More »T&T Television Icon Dies Following Battle With Cancer
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Hazel Ward Redman , a radio and television icon, affectionately called “Aunty Hazel”, has died after a battle with prolonged battle pancreatic cancer. She was 79. A former English teacher, she began her career ...
Read More »New $50 Bill For T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago says a new TT$50 (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) note will be launched in December to coincide with the Bank’s 50th anniversary. Governor of the Central Bank, ...
Read More »Guyana Hoping To Benefit From Investigation Into Caribbean Airlines Crash
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft crashed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in 2011 because of a number of factors, including a lack of effective communication in the cockpit, according to an official report released ...
Read More »Trinidad Wants Sterner Penalties for Fake Health Advertising
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it wants the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Roger Gaspard, to seriously consider prosecuting persons who claim to have remedies for various viruses such as the Ebola virus ...
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