[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 11-01-2020] COVID-19 could cause impaired cognitive function. That's according to the Great British Intelligence Test, a study which was led by Dr Adam Hamshire from Imperial College and done in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, King's College London and the University of Chicago. Researchers found that in the worst cases the infection can cause … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 306,985
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 12-07-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, December 7: Dominican Republic- 149,138 cases, 2346 deaths, 117,402 recoveries Puerto Rico- 55,680 cases, 1203 deaths French Guiana- 11,458 cases, 71 deaths, 9995 recovered Jamaica- 11,184 cases, 265 deaths, 7146 recovered Haiti- 9370 cases, 233 deaths, 8146 recovered Cuba- … [Read more...]
UN agency removes cannabis from strictest drug category
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-3-2020] The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted yesterday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that it had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to follow the World Health Organization's recommendation to … [Read more...]
Barbados moving forward with plans for a medicinal Cannabis industry
[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-3-2020] The Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BCLA), Dr Shantal Munro-Knight says the Mia Mottley led administration is moving ahead with plans to develop a medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking with Barbados Today, Munro-Knight said that despite some setbacks attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in the … [Read more...]
Guyana’s Government to Provide Risk Allowances for Healthcare Workers
[Reprinted: CNW, 11-27-2020] The Guyana government says it will provide all health care workers with a two-week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Every health care professional will benefit from a two-week equivalent … bonus pay before the end of the year as part of the response to the pandemic,” President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said as he … [Read more...]
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