Family members from Canada, the United States, England and Barbados got together in Trinidad on Sunday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Viola Rochester-Doyle. In picture, Mrs. Rochester-Doyle with her son, Eddison, former Chief Financial Officer of the Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean Carnival for the last ten […]
Jasminee Sahoye Women with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without it, according to a University of Toronto study. ADHD is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning development. “The […]
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Jamaica is trying to cash in on the multi-billion-dollar health and wellness tourism sector that several Caribbean countries are turning to in order to boost visitor numbers, but it won’t be traditional medicine it plans to use to reach a high in tourist arrivals. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said Jamaica’s lush […]
The famed Jamaican singer Peter Tosh summed up in just two words, the most practical and logical approach to any government policy on marijuana. Legalize it. It is time to stop beating around the bush. Prohibition has not worked. The more realistic and effective approach is legalization within a regulatory framework of mandatory standards, rules […]
By Gerald V. Paul Jamaica’s Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson , currently on a North American tour, met on Monday with farm workers in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario whose living quarters were gutted in a fire on July 28 last. Thirty-three workers from Jamaica assigned to Chary Produce, a fruit and vegetable operation, […]
To commemorate Trinidad and Tobago’s 54th anniversary of its independence, UNI-TnT, a newly formed organization of Trinidad and Tobago nationals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). is holding its first annual Family and Friends Picnic on Sunday at Petticoat Creek, Pickering. Neil Rampersad, Treasurer/Secretary of UNI-TnT, said curry duck and mango chow competitions will […]
Cinnamon is a spice that is well known to Caribbean people and a number of researchers have found that apart from flavouring food, it has several remarkable health benefits. According to the U.S, National Library of Medicine, which collects materials in major areas of health science, cinnamon can be used to help treat muscle spasms, […]
Declaring that transnational organised crime such as arms and drug trafficking remains a “cancer” plaguing the Caribbean, a senior United States military official has said Jamaica remains a critical partner in coordinating the regional response to the crime. “We must combat and defeat transnational organised crime, which is a cancer that plagues our region,” deputy […]
MIAMI, Florida – Trinidad and Tobago dominated the Taste of the Caribbean Awards here on June 10, sweeping the medals rostrum with six gold medals and two silver medals, as well as the coveted awards for Caribbean National Team of the Year, Chef of the Year and Junior Chef of the Year. This is the […]
Running, may improve long-term bone health more effectively than non weight-bearing activities like cycling. The authors of a new study measuring the hormones of mountain ultra-marathon runners said exercise that puts greater strain on bones such as running may be the answer to long-term bone health. Previous research from the Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi in Milan […]
