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Gonsalves bringing in substitutes for protesting teachers

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As teachers at a secondary school here protested government’s vaccine mandate for the second day in less than a week, Prime Minister Dr Ralph...

Global food prices are at their highest in a decade: UN

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The price of food staples continued to grow in November amid a global environment of strong demand and tight supply, according to the United...

The mystery of where omicron came from — and why it matters

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NPR: The discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus — which has a high number of concerning mutations — has kicked off a frenzy...

Men who vape are twice as likely to have erectile dysfunction: study

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Stick this in your e-cig and smoke it. New research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has suggested a correlation between vaping nicotine...

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah is World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year

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Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica was named the World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year in a virtual awards ceremony. The triple Olympic gold medalist is...

Murder Accused Awaiting Extradition To Saint Lucia Escapes Custody In Jamaica

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Jamaican Orville Purnell, who escaped custody in Saint Lucia in 2020 while awaiting a murder trial, has done it again, this time in Jamaica. After...

PAHO, WHO urge eliminating AIDS

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This December 1, in observance of World Aids Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)...

New ‘sexual meditation’ apps bring listeners to climax, then sleep

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Call it aural sex! A hot new “sexual meditation” app is designed to bring listeners to orgasm by inducing them into a state of extreme...

CCCCC to Hold Regional Climate Change and Health Forum

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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) will host a Regional Climate Change and Health Forum on December 7, to continue its efforts to...

ST. KITTS: No Travel Ban On South African Countries Necessary At This Time, Says...

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Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has said that his Government will follow the advice of the World Health Organization (WHO) to not...

Hunger in the Caribbean increased significantly in the last year- study

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Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point since 2000, after a 30 percent increase in the number of people...

Britain tightens COVID rules as world on alert over omicron

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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. tightened up rules Saturday on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases of the new...