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 […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Barbados on the country’s Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence and its transition to Republican status. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett’s congratulatory message to Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the theme for the Celebration “Rebuilding A Nation, Embracing Our Heritage” was most apt given that […]
By Maya Kaufman, Crains New York A Minnesota man tested positive for the Covid-19 omicron variant several days after returning home from New York City, where he attended an anime convention at the Javits Center, according to Minnesota health officials. The man, who is vaccinated, developed mild symptoms Nov. 22 and got tested two days […]
By ABC News The Biden administration is preparing to implement new travel guidelines that would require proof of a negative COVID-19 test within one day of flying into the U.S., including for vaccinated people, a spokesperson from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed. The expected change comes as the country beefs up surveillance […]
By Olivia Truffaut-Won, NY Mag One day after new reports detailed his involvement with his brother’s efforts to remain in office after multiple allegations of sexual harassment, Chris Cuomo has been suspended by CNN. According to the network, the decision comes as a direct result of the newly released transcripts from the New York attorney […]
By ABC 7 New York New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter on Wednesday announced she is leaving the Department of Education at the end of the month to head a Bronx nonprofit, clearing the way for a new head of city schools in Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ administration. Porter said she will be founding CEO […]