PAHO calls on region to strengthen health systems

November 22, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignright" width="300"] PAHO Dominican-born Director Carissa F Etienne[/caption] VANCOUVER, Canada (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called on Caribbean countries to take action and make the necessary investments to make their health systems stronger and more resilient. “Preparedness requires more than emergency...

Kartel on the move

November 17, 2016 in Regional

Imprisoned deejay Vybz Kartel has been transferred from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre on Spanish Town Road and placed at the maximum security Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility in Kingston. His lawyer Tom Tavares-Finson confirmed the move which took place on Tuesday, but could not give...

This Woman Is Commonwealth Youth Worker Of The Year For The Caribbean

November 17, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15334" align="alignright" width="300"] Commonwealth Secretary-General Scotland presents Manuela Lue of Belize with her Commonwealth Youth Worker of the Year Awards for the Caribbean and Americas[/caption] BELMOPAN, Belize, Thursday November 17, 2016 – The director of a programme that helps under-privileged Belizean youth has been named...

From Prison To Pot: Bob Marley’s Youngest Son Converts Jail Into Cannabis Farm

November 17, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15331" align="alignleft" width="300"] Damian Marley in a cannabis grow space in Denver, Colorado run in partnership with TruCannabis.[/caption] CALIFORNIA, United States, Wednesday November 16, 2016 – Bob Marley’s youngest son has created a poetic metaphor and multi-million-dollar business model in one. Damian Marley, in partnership with...