Disinfectants and cleaning products harboring toxic chemicals are widely used despite lack of screening for potential health hazards

Disinfectants and cleaning products harboring toxic chemicals are widely used despite lack of screening for potential health hazards

By: Courtney Carignan // TheConversation.com The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Concerns about unnecessary use of a common class of antimicrobial chemicals used in disinfectants reinforces recommendations to opt for soap and water or safer products, my colleagues and I determined in our recent critical review of the scientific literature. Quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, are increasingly marketed […]

You, Your Kids, & Mary Jane

You, Your Kids, & Mary Jane

By Lea Bennette Marijuana, Weed, Mary Jane, Cannabis, Hemp, Pot. The names and our sensibilities towards the industrious plant have changed throughout human history. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that has been legalized in several countries. Its effects on human behavior have been studied extensively, but little is known about the impact of marijuana on […]

The Responsibilities of Parents and the Rights of Autistic Children

The Responsibilities of Parents and the Rights of Autistic Children

By Linda Nwoke  Alexa is a bright and imaginative seven-year-old girl living in her creative world. A world that includes her and shuts most people out, characterized by complex social interactions even with her immediate family members. Alexa finds it challenging to make friends and does not understand social cues, like facial expressions and body […]

Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement

Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement

Actor, writer, director, and producer Jon Favreau, a Flushing native who attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, received an honorary doctorate of fine arts at today’s 99th commencement exercises. (Click here for video of Favreau accepting his degree.) Favreau’s work in such films as Elf, Zathura, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Cowboys and Aliens, Chef, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King is known around the […]

Immigrant Rights Advocates & Elected Officials Rally to Keep NY Families Together, Pass New York For All Act

Immigrant Rights Advocates & Elected Officials Rally to Keep NY Families Together, Pass New York For All Act

Photo by Oscar B. Castillo The New York for All Act prohibits local law enforcement and state agencies from colluding with federal immigration authorities The livestream is here. Photos and videos are here. High-res photos by Oscar B. Castillo are here. New York—On Thursday, June 1 the New York For All Coalition, elected officials, immigrant rights advocates, allies and impacted […]

CTO and CBU to showcase Caribbean Week in New York

CTO and CBU to showcase Caribbean Week in New York

Editorial credit: Victor Maschek / Shutterstock.com By: Caribbean Business Report The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) have announced a partnership, which will provide coverage of the highly anticipated Caribbean Week in New York, scheduled to take place from June 5 to 8, 2023. Under the agreement, the collaborative will leverage […]

Caribbean be warned: El Niño looking more likely – it may be a ‘significant event’

Caribbean be warned: El Niño looking more likely – it may be a ‘significant event’

By: Caribbean Business Report A joint media release by The UWI Global Institute for Climate Smart and Resilient Development (The UWI GICSRD) and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) concludes that it is increasingly likely that an El Niño will emerge in the next few months. El Niño is the term used to […]

New Governance Training Scholarship for Caribbean non-profits

New Governance Training Scholarship for Caribbean non-profits

By: Caribbean Business Report The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute (CGTI) is excited to announce a new collaboration with the J.Q. Charles Group of Companies to offer the Caribbean’s first scholarship aimed at board members of registered not-for-profit (NFP) organizations. The purpose of the ‘Not-For-Profit Directors’ Scholarship’ is to bring knowledge […]

Thirty-nine young entrepreneurs get grants from YEA

Thirty-nine young entrepreneurs get grants from YEA

By: Caribbean Business Report Thirty-nine (39) young Saint Lucians are now further empowered to propel their business thanks to the Youth Economy Agency (YEA). During a brief ceremony on Wednesday 24th May 2023 the Agency disbursed funds for 39 new grant recipients at its offices on Chaussee Road in Castries. A total of $66,558.02 was […]

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