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KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 17, 2019 (CMC) – Jamaica is developing a National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) strategy, as part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening healthcare safety and quality and improving health outcomes. The strategy was discussed at a ...

By Daniel Hamlin Guest Contributor Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework. Parents are listening. Helping with homework is one of the most common things that parents say they do to support their children’s learning. ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist On December 9, 1948, the Genocide Convention, Article 2, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, defined genocide thus: “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in ...

By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist If you grew up in the Caribbean, especially the southern Caribbean, “Chow” would have been a key part of your childhood experience. It is spicy pickle, loaded with garlic and citrus juice, along ...

By Christine McLaughlin Guest Writer In late summer and early fall, barbecues are still grilling, kids are still swimming, and the garden is in full glory. Preparing for the coming winter feels wrong for so many reasons, but if you ...

By Scott Lear Guest Contributor Another diet study, another controversy and the public is left wondering what to make of it. This time it’s a series of studies in the Annals of Internal Medicine by an international group of researchers concluding ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 17, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana’s health authority says it is embarking on a new campaign, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), to eliminate filariasis from the country. Filariasis is a parasitic disease, caused by an ...

By Lee Smith, Daragh McDermott and Sarah Jackson Guest Contributors Sexual activity is an essential part of intimate relationships, though it tends to decline as people get older. But although research shows that frequency of sexual activity can decrease with age, ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – The Grenada government says it will ban smoking in public spaces, as well as restricting the use and sale of electronic cigarettes on the island. Legal Affairs Minister, Kindra Maturine-Stewart, speaking at ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, October 16, 2019 (CMC) – Cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, is celebrating its 63rd anniversary, today, indicating that it remains “resilient to fulfil its mandate to connect the Caribbean”. The Antigua and Barbuda-based airline, which was ...