By Shabir A. Madhi, The Conversation South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in […]
COVID-19 pandemic likely impacted diagnoses, laboratory testing and HIV care
December 1, 2021 — The Health Department today released the 2020 HIV Surveillance Annual Report (PDF), which shows continued progress toward ending the HIV epidemic in New York City. According to the report, 1,396 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in New York City in 2020, down 21% from 2019 and down 76% since 2001. The Health Department […]
By Suresh V. Kuchipudi, The Conversation A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days later. Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far the most heavily mutated variant yet of SARS-CoV-2, […]
Washington, DC — The Biden administration has failed to deliver on the promise to end the use of private prisons in federal incarceration and immigration detention, according to “Broken Promises: Limits of Biden’s Executive Order on Private Prisons” a new report released today by Detention Watch Network and Project South. The report provides an overview […]
By Nancy S. Jecker & Caesar Atuire, The Conversation Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant dubbed a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization, has prompted new travel restrictions in many nations. Although little is known about omicron, scientists have expressed concern that it may be more transmissible or vaccine-resistant than previous variants. On Nov. […]
By Tamra Burns Loeb, Gail Wyatt, Michele R. Cooley-Strickland, The Conversation With college students back on campus, and COVID-19 with us for the foreseeable future, it has become increasingly clear that educators need to develop a new definition of safer sex. Although the virus is not a sexually transmitted infection, students can spread COVID-19 through […]
By CAW Editorial Staff KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the age of 90. He was born in Bequia on May 15, 1931. Sir James’ death has ended an era in the history of SVG, as he was the last surviving Parliamentarian at the time of […]
Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court as the court revisits Roe v. Wade and the issue of abortion rights in Washington, DC on December 1, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Michele Gilman, The Conversation The Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021, heard oral arguments in a case that may result in a ruling that overturns Roe v. […]
Working to advance the sustainable blue economy and sustainable livelihoods, the Blue BioTrade Project hosted a stakeholder consultation workshop on November 4, 2021, to validate a draft country case study titled “Blue BioTrade in Saint Lucia: Developing value for the sustainable trade and production of queen conch in the Caribbean”. This event was hosted by […]
Vice Chair Eric Phillips will Represent the Commission
New York, NY — In a gesture of solidarity and support for the slavery reparations movement in the USA, the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) will participate in a national symposium on municipal reparations in Evanston, Illinois from Dec. 9-11, 2021. Eric Phillips, one of the CMC’s three Vice Chairs, will represent the commission. Phillips is […]