CARPHA warns of overweight children in the Caribbean

March 18, 2015 in Regional

The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Monday warned that the region is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the dramatic improvement in the health status of young people in the Caribbean over the past decades. CARPHA said that statistics show that at...

Yes we can Host Obama

March 18, 2015 in Regional

JAMAICANS yesterday expressed delight at the planned State visit to the island of US President Barack Obama, saying that it was long overdue and hoping that he will enjoy his short stay. News of Obama’s visit was broken by the Jamaica Observer on its website shortly...