Usain Bolt Foundation sends relief supplies to Haiti

October 21, 2016 in Regional

The Usain Bolt Foundation (UBF) has partnered with Food For the Poor (FFP) Jamaica to provide relief for communities affected by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. According to a news release from the foundation, instead of donating cash, it has supported a local Jamaican business by buying...

Haiti hurricane victims face choice: leave or rebuild

October 20, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14761" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jules Sima, age 44, rides his moto amid destruction from Hurricane Matthew on his way to his parent's destroyed home in the area of Chabet, commune of Roche-a-Bateaux, southwestern Haiti, on October 18, 2016.[/caption] ROCHE-À-BATEAU, Haiti (AFP) — The beach was like...

Regional discussion to focus on adequate pay for nurses

October 19, 2016 in Regional

Antigua Observer:-Three-hundred nurses from 22 countries will converge in Antigua & Barbuda beginning this weekend for the Caribbean Nurses Organisation 30th Biennial Conference, and President of the Caribbean Nurses Organization, Antoinette Paterson Bartley said along with the many challenges nurses face, the issue of proper...