Grains Cause Deficiencies, But All Is Not Lost, Says Cardiologist Wheat and other grains are such staples of human diets that people refer to sharing a meal as “breaking bread.” But it’s more likely that the bread is breaking us, ...
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NC – Now is the time to make spring vacation plans – and the good news is: there are some simple tips that can add up to significant savings. Take a look at this helpful guideline for maximizing your dollars ...
Read More »HEALTHY REASONING: Don’t Let Glaucoma Make You Blind
By Allan Bucka Jones Pride Health Columnist The silent thief of sight is the name given to a complex eye disorder known as glaucoma. The disease occurs more frequently in Black individuals, usually in a more aggressive manner, and is ...
Read More »Michael Jordan Joins Forbes Magazine’s Billionaires’ Club
Photo above is of Michael Jordan. Photo courtesy of Joshua Massel. Michael Jordan, considered the best basketball player of all time, has just joined the billionaires’ club. Jordan is one of the 290 newly-minted billionaires on Forbes’ annual list of ...
Read More »St. Lucia Launches New Diaspora Program In Toronto
Photo above: Seen at the Toronto launch (from left to right): Hon. Lorne Theophilus, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and the Creative Industries; Ms. Arletta Walcott, Information Officer, Consulate General of Saint Lucia in Toronto; Ms. Lana-Andez Lubon, Sales and Administrative ...
Read More »Former St. Kitts-Nevis PM Denies US Visa Revoked
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Former St. Kitts-Nevis prime minister Dr. Denzil Douglas, Tuesday, described as “bogus,” media reports that the United States government had revoked his visa to enter the North American country. “The document, a graphic of a ...
Read More »Investigators Found “Black List” Existed In Extra Judicial Killings
By Ernie Seon CMC St. Lucia Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Police Commissioner, Vernon Francois, on Monday, said, his “conscience is clear” as human rights lawyers reacted to a report of an investigation conducted by Jamaican police into alleged ...
Read More »Human Rights Head Stands By Decision To Sue Media In St. Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – President of the Human Rights Association (HRA), Nicole Sylvester, is defending the decision to sue three media houses, saying the legal action should not be regarded as an anti human rights stance. “It is absolutely ...
Read More »Media Houses In Jamaica Sued For Copyright Breaches
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Association of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JACAP), has sued several media houses here for alleged breaches of copyright laws. The association, which represents over two million creators of music worldwide, including 3,400 Jamaicans, took ...
Read More »Jamaica Wants Share Of Billion Dollar Nutraceutical Industry
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it wants a significant share of the fast growing global nutraceutical industry, estimated at US$270 billion. “I am a firm supporter of the nutraceutrical industry in Jamaica. My firm belief in, and unshakable support ...
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