Health scare for down there! Now experts say TOILET PAPER is a major source of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to infertility and cancer
There are surprising and potentially carcinogenic chemicals in toilet paper sold in the US, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Florida found evidence of the chemicals in toilet paper…
From tackling inflation to boosting water supply: What does the nation need in this year’s budget?
(OBSERVER)The country will be listening with keen interest today as Finance Minister and Prime Minister Gaston Browne delivers the national budget, with many eager to learn how he plans to…
Haiti needs ‘full-time activity’, Sir Ronald Sanders says as he reveals withdrawal from OAS working group
(OBSERVER)Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, said chairing the OAS’s working group on Haiti would require his full attention, as he explained…
Barbados; No wage deal
Negotiations between Government and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) will continue. After a meeting with the membership last night at the Dalkeith, St Michael headquarters, union leaders were…
Barbados Health Ministry outlines major plans in Estimates
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will institute 34 sub-programmes at the cost of over $265 million, as Barbados seeks to address challenges which currently exist in the sector. Speaking…
‘Overwhelming Response’ By Saint Lucians To Free Procedures Offer By US Medical Mission
Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs has reported an ‘overwhelming response’ by the public to a United States Military Medical Mission’s free surgical and dental procedures and…
Chastanet Defends His House Walkout – Says He Has No Respect For The Speaker
(ST.LUCIA TIMES)Opposition leader Allen Chastanet who walked out of the House of Assembly on Tuesday after a testy exchange with Speaker, Claudius Francis, said afterward that he does not respect…
Austrian company contracted to build Dominica’s historic cable car project
Austrian ropeways and cable cars manufacturer, Doppelmayr Group has been contracted to build the 6.6-kilometre-long (4.1-mile) gondola/cable car project in the Roseau Valley, which upon completion is expected to be…
Dominica receiving help from PAHO with health insurance scheme and finding a replacement for the DFCH CEO
Five months following the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH), Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has revealed that Dominica is receiving the assistance…
COST OF LIVING IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TO BE LOWERED
(CABINET NOTES)The Cabinet held a discussion on lowering the cost of living, to the extent possible. Bearing in mind that the cost of shipping goods has increased significantly all along the…
