Pink Gin Beach, Grenada- January 17, 2019- Following on recent region-wide dengue outbreak alerts, team members at Sandals Grenada were sensitized on the threat of the dengue virus. At the most recent session of Sandals’ Monthly Prestige Awards- Environment, Health and Safety Manager- Larissa Mark took the opportunity to raise awareness, “We must be mindful […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, JANUARY 8, 2019 GIS: –The Ministry of Health has mandated the Health Promotions Department and Vector Control Officers nationwide to scale up intervention aimed at preventing an upsurge in the spread of dengue fever in Grenada. Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. George Mitchell gave the directive in the wake of an outbreak of […]
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), with funding from the CARIFORUM 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Programme of Support for Wider Caribbean Cooperation commenced the Regional Meeting for Advancing Recommendations for Addressing Gaps in the Human Rights Response under the PANCAP Justice For All Programme in Kingston, Jamaica on 30 October […]
Fellow Grenadians, I speak to you today on a matter of grave concern to us all – the current state of affairs in our public health care service. I would like to speak of the current dilemma we are faced with, in particular, the dilemma that has our public health care providers up in arms […]
The new awareness of proper oral hygienic practices among Grenadians is becoming more apparent. And, according to Grenada’s Senior Dental Surgeon, Dr Marcia Mc Millan Rennie, this is indeed pleasing. Speaking to the Barnacle, Dr Rennie noted that as the Senior Dental Surgeon, “my task is to ensure that we have ongoing dental programs to […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) is pleased to announce the receipt of grant funding from Gilead Sciences Inc. for initiatives under the theme “Transforming Lives through Innovation: Implementation of high-impact prevention programs for adolescents, young men and women”. The Grant will facilitate the establishment of the SCLAN Secretariat […]
New York, NY (Sonique Solutions) – Vincentian-born, US-based Hazell McKenzie is making major moves on her mission to bring into focus the topic of Mental Health/Illness and to provide more hope and support to afflicted individuals such as women, minorities and those from underserved demographics and communities. Over the past few years, Hazell, who is […]
CALLS ON THE REGION TO USE MORAL, INTELLECTUAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESOURCES TO PERSUADE POLITICAL POWERBROKERS THAT MIGRANTS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS ENTIRE REGION. Tuesday, 26 June 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to […]
REGIONAL FORUM WITH EXPERTS TO DEVELOP FRAMEWORK FOR STRENGTHENING INCLUSION OF MIGRANT POPULATIONS IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HIV RESPONSES The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will convene a Regional Forum for the Development of a Regional […]
