16 million teenage girls never planned pregnancy
World Population Day being observed on 11, July, 2013 and an estimated 16 million teenage girls who give birth each year never had the opportunity to plan their pregnancy. Complications…
Day: July 10, 2013
Park named after Nelson Mandela
Bridgetown. A park on the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies was recently named after the great South African leader and freedom fighter, Nelson Mandel, …
Economy contracts during first half of 2013
Bridgetown. The Barbados economy contracted during the first six months of the year with the main foreign exchange sectors also suffering a decline, according to figures released by the Central…
PANCAP to host Bi-National Commission on health for Guyana, Suriname
Georgetown: Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the German International Cooperation (GIZ), EPOS Health Management and Ministry of Health Guyana will host a Bi-National Commission…
Stem-cell transplants may purge HIV – Treatment risky
Two men with HIV may have been cured after they received stem-cell transplants to treat the blood cancer lymphoma, their doctors announced today at the International AIDS Society Conference in…
CARICOM to implement ICT action plan
Georgetown : During the recently concluded Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the leaders acknowledged that the world was evolving from an…
APNU calls on Government to reduce travel tax
Georgetown : A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in a press statement is calling on the government of Guyana to take all proactive measures (within its control) to lower the…
Over 10,000 children to benefit from Youth Ministry Summer camps
Georgetown : The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has put together a programme to afford over 10,000 children who are home for the summer vacation the opportunity to participate…
Cassava to boost country’s economic input – Agri. Minister
Georgetown : Minister of Agriculture Dr. Leslie Ramsammy says many of the hinterland residents depend on cassava for not only food security, but for a livelihood. “I am happy to…
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