CASTRIES, St Lucia, Thursday April 23, 2020 – All 15 of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in St Lucia have now recovered. The Ministry of Health said yesterday that the last two people who were in isolation recorded negative test results and were discharged from hospital. “Among the 15 cases Saint Lucia recorded […]
First responders from The Brooklyn Hospital Center Emergency Medical Services arrived to treat patient at Greenpark nursing home “The Phoenix” in Brooklyn – New York, NY – April 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Allison Dikanovic and Lauren Costantino Additional Reporting By Jose Martinez and Danny Laplaza, THE CITY The people on the frontlines of the coronavirus […]
By Mary Campbell
They say, “Charity begins at home.” Well, hell can also be at home. “Home” can be the word where there is fear, anxiety, anticipation of what’s coming, suffering—domestic violence. That violence can be physical, mental, and emotional. The Coronavirus pandemic demands that we stay at home. But for many, added to the fear of the […]
By Howard Campbell, Jamaica Observer Broadcaster Gil Bailey, a pioneer of Caribbean radio in New York, died yesterday at age 84. His daughter, Jacqueline Bailey-Faulks, told the Jamaica Observer that he died from cardiac arrest resulting from the novel coronavirus disease, at Long island Jewish Hospital. Known as the Godfather, Bailey launched The Gil Bailey […]