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Five Ways That COVID-19 Has Changed What Food Insecurity Looks Like In The Caribbean
COVID-19 has altered the lens through which we have typically looked at food insecurity in the Caribbean. The region is not just looking at a national or regional crisis— it is faced with one of the most far-reaching global crises in history— which cou…
How A Little Island In The Caribbean Sea Is Standing Up To The Goliath Of Coronavirus
Cayman Islands’ Premier, the Honourable Alden McLaughlin, has a reason to be proud. With just 8 cases of COVID-19 and one death, there have been no confirmed instances of community transmission in the Cayman Islands— all positive cases have been connec…
A Climate Change-Driven Dengue Outbreak Has Been Described As The Caribbean’s ‘Worst Medical Crisis Ever’
The number of individuals in the Americas having contracted dengue is approaching 3 million with at least 1,372 recorded deaths— the highest number of cases ever on record. Experts have pointed to climate change as one of the leading causes for the sur…
Sugary Beverages Are Feeding A Childhood Obesity Epidemic In the Caribbean
With a single serving of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) exceeding the daily-recommended maximum sugar intake, and in a region where there are more soft drinks consumed than anywhere else in the world, SSBs have been linked to the Caribbean’s deadly c…
There Is A Growing Market For Nutraceuticals In Integrated Cancer Treatment in the Caribbean
In 2018, the Caribbean region experienced close to 112,000 new cases of cancer and more than 63,000 cancer-related deaths. There has been a growing demand in the region for the integration of Caribbean plants and herbs as an adjunct to the conventional…
