KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, December 2, 2020) — Jamaicans, at home and abroad, will have the opportunity to win US$2,500 in the Jamaica 60th Logo Competition. The competition is being organised by the Secretariat for Commemorative Events and Special Projects in ...
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How ‘Net-Zero’ And ‘Passive’ Houses Can Cut Carbon Emissions — And Energy Bills
By Richard leBrasseur Guest Contributor From the street, you wouldn’t be able to tell a net-zero or passive house from any other recently built home. Even from the inside, the only visible clues are thick walls and deep windowsills. Only if ...
Read More »The Power Of Parents: 3 Ways You Can Reduce Your Baby’s Pain During Medical Procedures
By Britney Benoit and Marsha Campbell-Yeo Guest Contributors All babies undergo painful procedures, including injections of medications, injections of vaccines and heel sticks to collect blood for routine tests. These procedures occur shortly after birth, during the first few days after birth ...
Read More »How Your Behaviour In Childhood Predicts Whether You’ll Be In A Relationship As An Adult
By Francis Vergunst Guest Contributor The question of how to find a steady romantic partnership is among the oldest human predicaments. There is consequently considerable interest in what factors might predict partnership success. Traits like warmth, conscientiousness, agreeableness and trust all ...
Read More »These 7 Meaningful Activities Can Help You Get Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
By Mary Ann McColl Guest Contributor We hear over and over that it is important to remain occupied during pandemic restrictions. People are gardening, baking bread and taking on DIY projects in record numbers. But what exactly does all this “occupation” ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Extends Condolences On Passing Of Former Track Star, Clifton Bertrand
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Wednesday, December 2, 2020) — Shamfa Cudjoe, Minister of Sport and Community Development, extended condolences on the passing of one of the country’s early sprinting greats, Clifton Bertrand. A diabetic, Bertrand, 84, who was inducted into ...
Read More »Trinidad Launches New, Immersive Tourism Website
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Wednesday, December 2, 2020) — Tourism Trinidad Limited (TTL) launched a vivid, user-friendly, redesigned website for Destination Trinidad, today, at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. “This website is designed to be the window to the ...
Read More »Barbados Prime Minister Reiterates Concerns About Blacklisting To EU Ambassador
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, December 2, 2020) — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, has again expressed concern with the European Union’s blacklisting of Barbados, and added that she is prepared to travel to Europe and meet with high-level officials to deal ...
Read More »Barbados Celebrates 54th Independence Anniversary: Prime Minister’s Address
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, December 2, 2020) — “Your Excellency, Dame Sandra Mason, Governor General of Barbados; Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham, The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, our national hero living among us; members of Cabinet; members of Parliament; members ...
Read More »LIAT Back In Operation
Antigua and Barbuda (Tuesday, December 1, 2020) — Sub-regional carrier, LIAT, resumed its commercial services, yesterday, by providing services to a limited number of destinations and routes. “The airline will operate flights, 5 days per week, to 7 destinations across ...
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