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Medical Musings: Is COVID a Chameleon?
By Dr. George Roberts The sudden unexplained deaths of a number of young men locally, albeit with possible reasonable causes, must be a cause for deep concern for us all. The likelihood that they may be directly or indirectly associated with COVID must be considered. The suggestion that they may be precipitated by curfew-related inactivity…
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Out of the Mountain of Despair, A Stone of Hope
By Linda Taglialatela Like you, I miss getting out of the house and visiting with friends and colleagues. I missed the kites at Easter and the bazaar that showcases the talents of Grenada’s artisans. My thoughts are with my brothers and sister in the United States, where the epidemic has ravaged communities and pushed my…
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Prepare for a long haul: The storm is not fully formed
By Sir Ronald Sanders COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity that several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020. The growth projections by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for Antigua and Barbuda of 6.5%; Dominica 4.9%, Dominican Republic, 4.7%; Grenada 4%; and St Kitts-Nevis 3.5%, evaporated overnight as COVID-19 walloped…
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CARICOM Summit must support PM Browne, go for marshall plan
When Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders hold their virtual summit tomorrow, an important outcome would be to add regional heft to Gaston Browne’s call on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to make it easier for regional countries to access their financial resources. But the heads of government must go further. They should…
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COVID-19: Flattening the curve and relaxing public health measures in the Caribbean
Dear Editor, As of 23rd March, 2020, all countries and territories in the Caribbean have reported COVID-19 cases to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In all instances the first few COVID-19 cases were imported by arriving travelers or nationals returning from Europe and United States of America by air or sea. A cumulative total of…
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Caribbean at risk as big powers delay action on COVID-19 global economic effects
By Sir Ronald Sanders Despite a lofty statement on March 26, the world’s richest nations, the G20, have responded poorly to the devastating effects that COVID-19 is having on the global economy, particularly small and vulnerable states. The G20 pledged to “work swiftly and decisively with the front-line international organizations, notably the World Health Organization,…
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A very weary regional student
Dear Editor, Good day, as a current resident at 138 Student Living Phase 2, I am inclined to write you to shed some light on the sever circumstances we are experiencing by this corporation and by extension the University of the West Indies as only the glitz and glamour is seen in the media. Most…
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Humanity: Best and Worst
By Melissa Martin “A Tale of Two Cities,” by Charles Dickens, a classic that sums up life and death from the beginning to the ending. The human history is a narrative of war and peace, but also health and disease on planet Earth. And the lesson we continue to learn is that health is wealth.…
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Financial measures necessary to ride-out Coronavirus
By Sir Ronald Sanders Regardless of the number of Coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that occur in the Caribbean, the economies of each of them, particularly those dependent on tourism, will suffer in the immediate to medium term. Fear, and travel restrictions on persons living in countries with COVID-19, have already disrupted the global economy and supply…
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Improving the fortunes of LIAT will be a tall order
With all the pleasantries and the compliments having been showered on Owen Arthur, the former Barbados Prime Minister, on his elevation to the Chairmanship of LIAT, and the kudos given to Dr. Jean Holder, who served in that position, it is now down to basics for work to begin on improving the fortunes of the…
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Masquerade by Venezuelan Academics to avoid rule of law
By Sir Ronald Sanders My less than 1,000 words commentary, on the case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between Guyana and Venezuela, provoked a response of 2,069 words from two academics of Universidad Central de Venezuela. The response merits reply if only because the authors, Kenneth Ramirez and Mirna Yonis, have attempted to…