Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Urges ‘Stay Negative’ on World AIDS Day
The Caribbean reports the second highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world, after Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2013, 250,000 adults and children were estimated to...
CITIVA Jamaica and UWI Join Forces to Lead Global Charge in Marijuana Research
CITIVA Jamaica (CITIVA) has made another major step in their ongoing relationship with the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (UWI). The medical...
Johnson & Johnson Expands IP Policy to Create Broad Access to HIV Medicine in Caribbean
128 Countries for Development of New and Optimized HIV Medicine Formulations for Children Living with HIV
Expanded Policy will Increase Access for Darunavir Pediatric...
Walking In Her Shoes Women’s Empowerment Luncheon Spotlights National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Sonya Lockett, vice president of corporate social responsibility for Black Entertainment Network (BET), told an audience of mostly women than their discussion around HIV/AIDS...
Caribbean Ebola Travel Bans Unfair, says Sierra Leone National
A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other...
West Indian American Day Carnival Association to fight breast cancer in fundraising ‘Making Strides of Brooklyn’ walk
The West Indian American Day Carnival Association’s festive Labor Day parade has passed, but there’s another important march the organizers are supporting — a...
Study Finds Everyday Discrimination Impacts Mental Health of African-Americans and Black Caribbeans
Researchers have determined that African Americans and Caribbean blacks who experience discrimination of multiple types are at substantially greater risk for a variety of...
Caribbean Tourism Organization To Debate Reality of Marijuana Tourism at Upcoming Meeting
The notion or reality of marijuana tourism will be discussed at the upcoming State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in the USVI next week....
200,000 Immigrants Could Lose Health Coverage As Government Struggles To Contact Them
MIAMI (AP) — More than 200,000 immigrants who bought insurance through President Barack Obama's health care initiative could lose their coverage this month if...
