Keep Your Personal Information Safe in the New Year

Keep Your Personal Information Safe in the New Year

By Jim Kreidler, FTC As 2021 winds down, lots of us are making resolutions for a fresh start in the New Year — maybe to exercise regularly, get our finances in order, or spend more time with friends. But your list isn’t complete until you add “update my security software” and “protect my personal information” […]

Former NBA Star Dwayne Wade Celebrates Birthday in Jamaica

Former NBA Star Dwayne Wade Celebrates Birthday in Jamaica

By Staff Writer, Jamaicans Dwayne Wade, retired NBA star, and his wife Gabrielle Union are visiting Jamaica to celebrate Wade’s 39th birthday. Their vacation began with a private concert by popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist and deejay. The couple is also enjoying visits to iconic island sites like Dunn’s River Falls, horseback riding, and […]

Video games show potential in improving key aspects of memory in older adults

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Video games show potential in improving key aspects of memory in older adults

Being exposed to an environment filled with novel stimuli can benefit cognition, including memory. Studies have shown that rodents placed in enriched environments, compared to sparse environments, experience increased generation of nerve cells in brain regions that are critical for memory encoding and retrieval. Humans may also experience similar neurological benefits from novel environments. However, […]

Tips for Getting Through the Holidays – COVID Edition

Tips for Getting Through the Holidays – COVID Edition

By Sarah O’Leary, Estes Therapy With the winter holidays come stress – holiday shopping, final projects at work, family gatherings, and more. You can really feel the shorter days as you try to fit everything in. All that juggling, strain, and stress happens during the holidays every year, now we have a global pandemic on […]

St. Kitts & Nevis to Reopen Borders on October 31, 2020

St. Kitts & Nevis to Reopen Borders on October 31, 2020

Basseterre, St. Kitts (October 1, 2020) – St. Kitts & Nevis is pleased to once again welcome visitors to its shores beginning October 31, 2020. In order to ensure a responsible reopening of its borders, the Federation is the last Caribbean destination to do so.  The CDC recently assessed the Federation’s Covid-19 risk as very low […]

How to Look Good – All the Time!

How to Look Good – All the Time!

Psst! Hello, I am Tarsha Gibbons, your lead stylist for everything fashion, color, and fun. Today let’s talk about using tailor services. I know some of you are like, what do I need that? Can I propose to you that it will forever change how you buy clothes? All of us have things in our […]

Videographer highlights Black culture through Jamaican lens

Videographer highlights Black culture through Jamaican lens

BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know) If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to miss images of vibrant faces and food that litter her page. Since 2015, the 24-year-old New York City native and freelance videographer — who goes by Taqueth — has been heavily promoting her Jamaican […]

Know Your Rights: Do you feel you have been treated unfairly due to your diabetes?

If you were affected by a hurricane and are experiencing discrimination at shelters or difficulty accessing your medications, call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES.

Know Your Rights: Do you feel you have been treated unfairly due to your diabetes?

By American Diabetes Association  Where can you turn if you feel you have been treated unfairly due to your diabetes? We are committed to ending discrimination against children and adults with diabetes. You can be your own best advocate by knowing your rights, understanding the law, and protecting yourself with the appropriate tools and services. Explore: […]