August 13, 2021 The US Government has generously gifted the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with 5.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccines. This is the culmination of efforts initiated by the Prime…
Category: HEALTH
IDB Approves $30M Project to help Panama get Vaccines, address COVID-19
August 6, 2021 THE $30 MILLION INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND MITIGATE THE OTHER INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a…
Regional Genomic Surveillance Network tracks COVID-19 virus variants throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, PAHO reports
July 23, 2021 The network coordinated by PAHO has detected the presence of at least one “variant of concern” in 47 countries and territories and all four in 11. PAHO…
More COVID-19 vaccines available for CARICOM, PM Rowley says
July 9, 2021 After months of lobbying third states and international institutions for them to share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Region is now…
Health tip: Tea 101
Resident health and fitness expert, Dr Kent Bazard, owner/operator f Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas, shares with us the benefit of drinking tea regularly.
Venezuela receives first shipment of Cuban coronavirus vaccine
June 25, 2021 Venezuela received its first shipment of doses of leftist ally Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the South American country’s vice president said, while slamming wealthy countries…
Health tip: Use spices like tumeric
June 11, 2021 Resident health and fitness expert, Dr Kent Bazard, owner/operator f Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas tells us to pay attention to spices like Tumeric and shows us…
The Caribbean Conundrum: United by Tourists, Divided by COVID
By: Emily Palmer May 28, 2021 On the glassy blue waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands, catamarans and pleasure yachts have packed the shoreline for the past year — a…
Health tip from Dr Bazard- The Science of Ginger.
May 25, 2021 Our resident health and fitness guide, Dr Kent Bazard of Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas tells us the power behind Ginger and what it can do for…
Health Tip: Control your hunger!
May 11, 2021 This week’s health tip from Dr Kent Bazard is about controlling your hunger, managing it so you don’t over-eat and destroy your personal weight loss goals.
Health and Fitness- How to take supplements responsibly
April 30, 2021 In this week’s health and fitness installment, Dr Kent Bazard, owner/operator of Empire Fitness in Nassau, Bahamas tells us how to take supplements responsibly.
CARPHA washes hands of COVID shots- lays matter at feet of PAHO on Oxford/AstraZeneca!
By: Staff Writer April 27, 2021 The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has no dealing with Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and lays the promotion and distribution at the feet of the Pan…