Cayman Islands Minister of Health’s Message for World AIDS Day Dec 1 2017
Minister for Health, Environment, Culture and Housing Hon. Dwayne Seymour, JP, MLA World AIDS Day 2017 1 December 2017 As the festive season approaches, it is always a poignant time of year for people who have lost loved ones, particularly…
WORLD ORPHANS DAY was observed Monday, November 13
November 11, 2017 Nashville, TN… On Monday, November 13 there will be events, vigils and fundraisers commemorating World Orphans Day in various countries around the world. Facilitated by a Nashville based organization, The Stars Foundation, the flagship platform for orphans…
Women are leading the way in HIV research
By Linda-Gail Bekker and Anthony S. Fauci From Caribbean News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 08 2017 – On International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate the strong women who have always been at the heart of fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic….
PANCAP Partners with Caribbean Faith leaders for consultation on ending HIV and Aids by 2030
From CARICOM The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP)and Caribbean Faith Leaders will host a consultation on ending HIV and AIDS by 2030. The consultation takes place on 1-2 February 2017, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago…
Singer George Michael dead at 53
From Newsmax George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist…
Cayman Islands civil servants dressed in red for World AIDS Day
Civil servants joined members of Cayman AIDS Foundation to dress in red and mark World AIDS Day on Thursday (1 December 2016). The group gathered on the steps of the Government Administration Building on Elgin Avenue just after 9 a.m.,…
The Editor Speaks: AIDS
World AID’s Day Thursday 1st December. Premier Alden McLaughlin delivered a message supporting World AID’s Day here in the Cayman Islands and congratulating “the excellent work being done by the Health Services Authority, Cayman AIDS Foundation and the Red Cross…
Man vilified as ‘patient zero’ in US AIDS crisis is cleared decades later
By Tribune Media Wire From WHNT 19 News The man blamed for bringing HIV to the United States just had his name cleared. New research has proved that Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant who was dubbed “patient zero,” did…
Address to Clinton Global Initiative on the Every Caribbean Girl Every Caribbean Woman Commitment Dr. The Hon Timothy Harris
From Nevis Pages I express my gratitude to the Clinton Global Initiative for affording me and the other panelists an opportunity to address you on the challenges and prospects for the health and well-being of women, girls and adolescents in…
The Diasporas at Home: P.R. releases new books about queer histories
By Blane McLane From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – Just in time for back to school and the November elections, Puerto Rico’s LGBTTQI communities now have several new his/her/hirstory books to add to their reading lists. Recently released to the public…