Uber Sued by Hundreds of Female Passengers Over Sexual Assault Complaints

Uber Sued by Hundreds of Female Passengers Over Sexual Assault Complaints

Uber Technologies Inc. is being sued by hundreds of women across the US who claim to have been assaulted by drivers on the platform. Women were “kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed or otherwise attacked” in their rides. It is claimed that Uber has known about the sexual misconduct of some […]

Sagicor Pledges Continued Support for Grassroots Cricket Program

Sagicor Pledges Continued Support for Grassroots Cricket Program

Sagicor has thrown its support behind the Northern Cluster Grassroots Cricket Program based at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Beausejour. Mr. Eon Phillips, Assistant Vice President, Eastern Caribbean Operations and Branch Manager for Saint Lucia visited the group’s summer training camp where he made a donation to Coach Alton Crafton. Mr. Phillips noted that […]

How Does Monkeypox Spread? An Epidemiologist Explains Why it Isn’t an STI and What Counts as Close Contact

How Does Monkeypox Spread? An Epidemiologist Explains Why it Isn’t an STI and What Counts as Close Contact

By Rebecca S.B. Fischer, The Conversation Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily […]