In collaboration with the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Alliance and Intrahealth, CAPS is working in four Eastern Caribbean countries to enhance the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The USAID-funded Eastern Caribbean Community Action Project (EC-CAP) supports prevention, development and use of strategic information, roll-out of community-based counseling and testing, and provision of care services (palliative and home based care).

Peter Hotez and Serap Aksoy, co-Editors in Chief of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diaseases, contemplate the recent rises in various vector-borne NTDs around the world. In 2013 both chikungunya and Zika virus infection are believed to have first emerged in the Western Hemisphere where both viruses now affect much of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean region and also threaten the United States. Chikungunya made its first appearance on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Martin at the end of 2013 and has since spread throughout much of the Americas, including the first locally acquired case in Texas reported this year. Similarly, molecular clock studies indicate that Zika probably first entered the Americas between May and December of 2013 before also spreading throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region, and there are fears that transmission of Zika might start by later this summer in the continental US.. While the rapid dissemination of these arbovirus infections in the Western ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Depression prevalence in disadvantaged young black women. T2 - African and Caribbean immigrants compared to US-born African Americans. AU - Miranda, Jeanne. AU - Siddique, Juned. AU - Belin, Thomas R.. AU - Kohn-Wood, Laura P.. N1 - Funding Information: ■ Acknowledgements This work was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and NIMH RO1 MHS 6864. Four center grants supported Dr. Mirandas writing of this article (5P30MHO68639 (NIMH), 5P20MD000148 (NCMHD), 5P30A6021684 (NIA) and ISP01MH059876 (NIMH)).. PY - 2005/4. Y1 - 2005/4. N2 - Background: Research with Mexican Americans suggests that immigrants have lower rates of mental disorders than U. S.-born Mexican Americans. We examine the prevalence of depression, somatization, alcohol use and drug use among black American women, comparing rates of disorders among U. S.-born, Caribbean-born, and African-born subsamples. Methods: Women in Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs, county-run Title X family ...

The rate at which the Caribbean corals have been declining is truly alarming…They are a major oceanic ecosystem, this is a tragedy that must be reversed, says Carl Gustaf Lundin, Director of IUCNs Global Marine and Polar Programme. But the study, Status and Trends of Caribbean Coral Reefs: 1970-2012, brings some very encouraging news: the fate of Caribbean corals is not beyond our control and there are some very concrete steps that we can take to help them recover ...

Brasilia, Brazil, 3-4 December 2015 The first regional meeting for the International Decade for People of African Descent was held in early December 2015 in Brasilia, Brazil, for the Latin American and Caribbean region. The discussion was structured under the themes of the Decade: recognition, justice and development. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on ways and means that governments from the region in partnership with equality bodies, national human rights institutions, civil society, development agencies and regional organizations, may pursue to integrate the provisions of the Programmes of Activities in their policies, programmes and strategies tailored for people of African descent.. Participants: The meeting brought together Member States, United Nations specialized agencies and bodies, regional organizations, national human rights institutions, equality bodies and civil society representatives, particularly people of African descent from the region. Other Member States of ...

In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 282,000 new cases of TB in the Americas, 11% of which were in people living with HIV. In all, 87% of cases were concentrated in 10 countries, with Brazil, Peru and Mexico reporting just over half the total. An estimated 24,000 people died last year from tuberculosis in the Region, and 6,000 of them were coinfected with HIV.. Ending TB will only be possible if we step up the reduction in new cases and deaths, said PAHO Director, Carissa F. Etienne. We need to expand access to diagnosis and quality treatment for everyone who needs it and to address social determinants that affect health and favor transmission of the disease, she noted.. Although preventable and curable, tuberculosis is currently the Regions most lethal infectious disease and its persistence is largely due to the serious social and economic inequities in the Americas. Since 2015, deaths fell on average by 2.5% per year and new cases dropped by 1.6%, but they need to fall ...

This document presents a guide to perform a Private Sector Assessment Report (PSAR), designed specifically for the beneficiary countries of the Compete…

Gerardo Berthin is the director of the Latin America and Caribbean Programs at Freedom House, overseeing the organizations efforts to advance democracy and human rights across the region.. He has over 20 years of experience working on democratic governance, anti-corruption, and citizens empowerment and participation. He has worked across all the Latin American and Caribbean region. Prior to joining Freedom House, he was a Senior Associate at Tetra Techs Democracy and Governance sector, where he managed large USAID-funded projects in Latin America. Between 2009-2014, he was the Governance and Decentralization Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Service Center for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama, where he provided advice and technical assistance to 24 UNDP country offices. He is the author of two books on political development and democracy, co-author of three books about democratic governance, political parties and institutional development ...

This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. Please check back later for the full article.Yellow fever was one of the most dreaded diseases in the Caribbean region from its first appearance in the 1650s until the confirmation of its spread via the bites of infected mosquitos in 1900. Fear of the disease resulted from not just its high mortality rate, but also the horrifying manner in which it killed its victims: after several days of fever, chills, and body aches, the skin and eyes of those who were most seriously infected would turn yellow as their livers failed, they would bleed from the eyes and nose, and they would succumb to the vomiting of coagulated blood. Because the virus caused only mild symptoms in children and a single episode confers lifetime immunity, the disease did not heavily impact natives of the region. Instead, it was newcomers in the Caribbean who suffered the worst ravages.

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent some of the most common infections of the poorest people living in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC). Because they primarily afflict the disenfranchised poor as well as selected indigenous populations and people of African descent, the NTDs in LAC are largely forgotten diseases even though their collective disease burden may exceed better known conditions such as of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria. Based on their prevalence and healthy life years lost from disability, hookworm infection, other soil-transmitted helminth infections, and Chagas disease are the most important NTDs in LAC, followed by dengue, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, trachoma, leprosy, and lymphatic filariasis. On the other hand, for some important NTDs, such as leptospirosis and cysticercosis, complete disease burden estimates are not available. The NTDs in LAC geographically concentrate in 11 different sub-regions, each with a distinctive human and environmental ecology

Since joining the firm in 1992, Susanna Mudge has served the company in many key leadership roles, including as president and CEO, executive vice president, senior vice president of the Latin America and Caribbean region, and as director of several of the companys larger programs. She brings in-depth global expertise in strategic private sector development, organizational development, trade and investment promotion, and sustainable natural resource management. She views quality project management as inextricably linked to business success because that is what differentiates us and makes us competitive. Raised in Latin America, she began her career as a regional development and tourism specialist for the Organization of American States, then as a privatization specialist with Ernst and Young, responsible for managing marketing and investment projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.. Bisrat Aklilu, Vice Chair. Bisrat Aklilu is a senior advisor for sustainable development and fund ...

Next month, on the 22nd of June, Britain will celebrate Windrush Day. Windrush Day is new: the British government instituted it only last year, on the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the demobbed troop ship HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948 - and only partly coincidentally, in the 70th anniversary year of the NHS. From that ship disembarked some 1,029 passengers, two of whom had stowed away. You may have seen reports that 492 West Indians arrived on the Empire Windrush; in fact, a total of 802 passengers came from somewhere in the Caribbean. Photographs reveal that the great diversity of the Caribbean region was well-represented on Windrush: we see amongst the crowds on deck faces reflecting African, Asian, European, South American, and mixed heritage. 539 passengers reported that they previously resided in Jamaica, 139 had previously lived in Bermuda, while others came from Trinidad, British Guiana and other Caribbean islands. 119 listed England as their last country of ...

Canadas Radio Sweetheart, Dan Misener pointed to an episode of The Sound of Young America a couple of weeks ago, and in so doing inspired me to explore the amazingly rich episode archives of the show.. One of the most interesting interviews is with Ira Glass, the host of This American Life, the public radio show he hosts (another listening habit of mine inspired by Dan).. You can listen to the interview here.. The interview is interesting in part because it affords an opportunity to hear the unscripted Ira Glass, which is quite different from, although no less enjoyable to listen to, the well-worded and deliberate Ira Glass we hear on This American Life. It becomes immediately obvious what an incredibly deliberate and well-crafted show it is when you note this difference; you realize the show isnt just Ira Glass hanging out in the studio and ad-libbing.. The other item of note is Glass description of the importance of a narrative thread to This American Life stories, and how this ...

The latest reports explaining how five women have died from bacterial infections after taking the RU-486 abortion pill is further evidence of the abortion industrys pursuit of a reckless path of destruction that leaves millions of victims dead in its wake, said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. How many more women and preborn children must die before this lethal drug is taken off of the market?. American Life League has been a steadfast opponent of RU-486 and has repeatedly demanded its recall. After the much publicized death of Holly Patterson, the 18-year old California girl who died after taking the RU-486 pill she obtained from a Planned Parenthood clinic, American Life League led the charge in opposing the drug.. This drug has no beneficial qualities, said Brown. Its one and only purpose is to end the life of a preborn child. As we are seeing more and more, this deadly concoction not only kills the baby, but can kill the mother as well. The abortion industry seems to ...

Daniela Lopez is an International Program Specialist with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), a division of the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Ms. Lopez works on programs in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Laura Chioda is a Senior Economist in the The Chief Economist Office of the Latin America and Caribbean Region and in the Office of the Chief Economist for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions at the World Bank. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining the World Bank, Laura was an Assistant Professor of Economics at

A $1 syphilis test, whose development was brokered by UNU-BIOLAC, will make diagnosis readily available throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region.

In spite of a slower U.S. economy and recent market turbulence, growth in the Latin America and Caribbean region has continued at a robust pace. This reports explores the resilience of the LAC region to external shocks and the policy challenges involved in sustaining the regions improved fundamentals. The analysis focuses, in particular, on real and financial linkages with the United States, the strength of underlying fiscal positions, and the sustainability of the ongoing credit boom. ...

The World Aquaculture Society was founded in 1969. Since its beginning the membership in WAS has grown to more than 3,000 members in about 100 countries representing the global aquaculture community. In order to meet the expanding international nature of the Society and to address specific needs in various areas of the world, the WAS has created Chapters in the United States, Japan, Korea, Latin American and Caribbean region and the Asian-Pacific region.

The World Aquaculture Society was founded in 1969. Since its beginning the membership in WAS has grown to more than 3,000 members in about 100 countries representing the global aquaculture community. In order to meet the expanding international nature of the Society and to address specific needs in various areas of the world, the WAS has created Chapters in the United States, Japan, Korea, Latin American and Caribbean region and the Asian-Pacific region.

JAMPROs President Diane Edwards explained that it was critical for the regions investment promotion agencies to collaborate and build each countrys capacity to attract greater investments. She said, JAMPRO is committed to working with CAIPAs Board members to market investment in regional value chains and collaborative investment projects. The heightened global tourism interest in the region affords us an opportunity to work togetherto strengthen the business brand of the Caribbean region. We look forward to creating a stronger alliance with our partners, and creating the opportunities to do business. ...

The lake had become contaminated due to a sanitation plant being wiped out by a hurricane, years of agricultural runoff, and decisions put in place by the Guatemalan government in the 1950s when they hoped to stimulate the local fishing economy by importing an invasive species that ate the animals that normally kept the blue-green algae in check.. The image of young girls collecting the contaminated water to drink, to cook and to clean remained with me and later proved the catalyst for starting my own socially conscious fashion brand, Ix Style. Until that point, I had always taken clean drinking water for granted. After the contamination, I learned that diseases from unsafe water kill more people each year than any form of violence, including war.. Water scarcity affects every continent on the planet, and countless individuals every day. In the Latin American and Caribbean region alone, 32 million people live without access to water. After the lake became contaminated, local communities in ...

Brooklyn, New York (Shuzzr PR)- Reggae-dancehall entertainment publicist, Shuzzr, who was recently highlighted by Billboard Magazine as an industry executive working in genres that are not always included in the conversations about Pride in the music industry officially today launched his Pride in the Islands initiative.. Pride in the Islands seeks to support PRIDE activities across the Caribbean region, the initiative which will not just support advocacy groups based in the Caribbean seeking to undertake PRIDE activities but recognize and support talented individuals who fall within minority groups pursuing, fostering, and effecting change in the Caribbean.. After years of working in an non-all-inclusive music industry, Shuzzr recently spoke with Stephen Daw from Billboard Magazine (Shuzzr Billboard Interview) and was included in the Billboard & The Hollywood Reporter 2020 PRIDE PROM.. With your donations, Pride in the Islands will be able to execute its mandate and bring awareness and ...

Impact of specimen source on detection of ZIKV RNA.The specimen types most frequently cited for ZIKV RNA detection have been plasma or serum, with viral titers of 5.0 × 100 to 3.7 × 106 copies/ml (mean of 9.9 × 104 copies/ml) being determined with the CDC Trioplex ZIKV rRT-PCR for serum samples collected within the first 7 days PSO (59). A 2016 longitudinal study of travelers returning from the Caribbean region or Central or South America showed prolonged detection of ZIKV in WB samples, compared to plasma or serum samples, with median durations of ZIKV viremia of 22 days versus 10 days. Comparison of the last ZIKV-rRT-PCR-positive samples for those patients showed that viral loads were 2.7 to 3.9 log copies/ml in WB and 2.2 to 2.8 log copies/ml in plasma, suggesting that WB may be a more sensitive ZIKV source than other blood fractions (60). While WB appears to be the optimal specimen type for ZIKV rRT-PCR, challenges associated with its long-term storage and extraction have limited the ...

Impact of specimen source on detection of ZIKV RNA.The specimen types most frequently cited for ZIKV RNA detection have been plasma or serum, with viral titers of 5.0 × 100 to 3.7 × 106 copies/ml (mean of 9.9 × 104 copies/ml) being determined with the CDC Trioplex ZIKV rRT-PCR for serum samples collected within the first 7 days PSO (59). A 2016 longitudinal study of travelers returning from the Caribbean region or Central or South America showed prolonged detection of ZIKV in WB samples, compared to plasma or serum samples, with median durations of ZIKV viremia of 22 days versus 10 days. Comparison of the last ZIKV-rRT-PCR-positive samples for those patients showed that viral loads were 2.7 to 3.9 log copies/ml in WB and 2.2 to 2.8 log copies/ml in plasma, suggesting that WB may be a more sensitive ZIKV source than other blood fractions (60). While WB appears to be the optimal specimen type for ZIKV rRT-PCR, challenges associated with its long-term storage and extraction have limited the ...

The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), submitted a multi-year Caribbean strategy to Congress on June 19 that establishes a framework for enhancing the security and prosperity of the United States and its Caribbean partners. Considered the third border of the United States, the Caribbean is a vital part of our efforts to counter organized crime and illicit trafficking, support democracy throughout the Western hemisphere, strengthen energy security, and create jobs through increased trade and investment. A secure and stable Caribbean contributes to a safer and more prosperous United States by securing the U.S. border, protecting U.S. citizens abroad, and increasing opportunities for U.S. exports. The United States will continue to work with the Caribbean region to support commitments in the multi-year strategy; encourage private sector-led growth and job creation; reduce energy costs through diversification, regulatory reform, ...

One of the recommendations in the Inspectorates report was to arrange operational coordination in disasters that involve several islands. Grapperhaus explained that the three public entities had acknowledged in a letter dated September 11, 2018, that operational coordination in case of disasters was insufficiently secured.. According to the public entities, there were two solutions to the shortfall, which involves coordination of information, assistance and logistic processes. The three islands suggested operational coordination either from the Netherlands or from the Caribbean region.. The public entities asked the Dutch government to look into the possibility of an umbrella operational coordination system. The National Government Representative for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be seeking cooperation with the safety region Rotterdam Rijnmond to look into ways to fill this (practical) gap, announced Grapperhaus.. He confirmed that regional meetings had taken place in Curaçao and Aruba ...

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Recent research has shown that there has been an increase in cases of diabetes in the over sixty-five age group. The importance of recognising and understanding the signs of diabetes and prediabetes and how to care for an elderly adult if diagnosed with the disease cannot be over emphasised.

Caribbean Integration Law offers an in depth legal analysis of the two main regional organizations in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organisation of Eastern ... More. Caribbean Integration Law offers an in depth legal analysis of the two main regional organizations in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It examines the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC), the Revised Treaty of Basseterre (RTB) and their respective trade regimes, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy and the OECS Economic Union. It subjects both treaties to sustained, holistic and comparative legal analysis, including analysis of related developments in international institutional law, EU law, and WTO law. Commencing with a review of the historical and economic foundations of Caribbean regional integration, the book fleshes out the potential scope of the legal systems created by the RTC, the RTB, and related treaties. It explores the ...

Corals with high levels of total lipids are known to have increased resilience potential to bleaching, and lipid class management may shed further light on why some species are more resilient to, or...

A new syndrome in sea fans Gorgonia ventalina consisting of multifocal purple spots (MFPS) has been observed in the Caribbean Sea. Surveys of MFPS on sea fans were conducted from 2006 to 2010 at a shallow and deep site in La Parguera, Puerto Rico (PR

The novel bromotriterpene polyethers aplysqualenol A (1) and B (2) have been isolated from the Caribbean sea slug Aplysia dactylomela, collected in Puerto Rico, and their structures and relative configurational assignments established from spectroscopic data aided by quantum mechanical calculations of NMR chemical shifts. Although both these compounds may be conceived as polyoxacyclic derivatives of the C30 squalene skeleton, it is notable that 1 and 2 each possess an unprecedented C15-to-C24 flexible chain of (14S*) spatial disposition that contains a unique ether bridge between C16 and C19. Biological activity screening tests revealed that, although aplysqualenol A (1) does not have significant antiinfective properties, it possesses potent antitumoral and antiviral activities. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) ...

World, Europe - Mediterranean, USA - Caribbean Sea Temperature (Temperatura Apei Marii in lume, Europa - Mediterana USA - Caraibe)

The problem racially with Hispanics is that they arent a race. One of the interesting factoids about Vicente Fox was that he was the first Hispanic looking President of Mexico is quite some time. The rest of them could just as easily come straight off the streets of Madrid. Ditto for most of their TV stars. Most of the Hispanics I see on a daily basis have a large percentage of (American) Indian blood - which is to say Oriental by race. Mostly you can tell them apart from our native Indians, who are most typically Navajo and related tribes, coming out of a much later migration. As I understand it, it is more a class thing - the ruling aristocracy is still fairly European throughput much of Latin America, and has been for 500 years now. And those on the bottom are almost entirely American Indian, with everyone else somewhere between. But then, different places of origin have different racial and ethnic histories, with a fair amount of Black blood in some of the Caribbean countries. Etc. By ...

But there also appear to be both genetic and environmental influences. The African diaspora offers insight revealing a progression of obesity rates and cardiovascular risk as migration progressed. Women of African ancestry living in rural Africa have relatively low rates of obesity and CV risk. Populations of women of African ancestry living in African urban areas have higher rates of obesity and CV risk. Women with essentially the same genetic background living further west in Caribbean countries have even higher rates. And women of African ancestry living in the United States have much higher rates of obesity and CV risk.8 Obesity rates among these African-American women, especially in the south, have risen dramatically in the last few years.. These data suggest a potential underlying racial/gender difference in a tendency to obesity that is only expressed in an environment that fosters lower physical activity and a higher intake of calorie-dense foods. The environmental influences likely ...

EU-LAC Health Conference: Proceeding to the next step of health research cooperation between the European Union, Latin American and Caribbean Countries (Brussels, June 2015) ...

By Olaf StorbeckLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Sundays election will turn Germany into Jamaica. A coalition resembling the colours of the Caribbean countrys flag - black for Chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives, yellow for the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), plus the Greens - is the only viable option for a majority in the German parliament. Europes largest economy is facing a period of weak and unstable government.Though Merkel will return for a fourth term, her Christian Democratic Union and its current coalition partner, the Social Democrats (SPD), suffered their worst electoral result in postwar history. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) more than doubled its share of the vote compared with 2013 and is now the countrys third-largest party. The SPD will lick its wounds in opposition. So Merkel will need to team up with smaller parties.The FDPs return to parliament means that a group with semi-eurosceptic views is likely to be a core pillar of the next government. Party

We now turn from a more abstract discussion of legal and faith-based principles to practical application of criteria for capacity to marry.. If an assessment were requested, the clinician could rely on criteria articulated in the literature, with appropriate, culturally competent interpretation for the Caribbean. To develop a framework for culturally based assessment, a clinical example may be useful. Relevant case studies in the English-speaking Caribbean are scant. However, for this discussion, we derive an example compiled from our collective clinical experience in the Caribbean context.. A clinician was called to consult about a patient after a suicide attempt by ingestion of Gramoxone (an organophosphate used as herbicide). Gramoxone ingestion is one of the most common means of attempted and completed suicide in some Caribbean countries10 and, unfortunately, it is extremely lethal.11 The patient was in acute distress and vomiting profusely; there was objective evidence of autonomic ...

Now Aristide, the most popular president the Caribbean country had in more than a centuries, is forbidden to go back by invaders lead by USA, France and Brazil, yet they allow the penultimate dictator to return ...

MDS for various taxa between the different Caribbean countries or subregions.SCar: Southern Caribbean (red), SWCar: Southwestern Caribbean (blue), ECar: Eastern

Modelling finds PrEP has the potential to avert between 3 and 8% of HIV infections in 13 African and Caribbean countries by 2030 if three key populations can access it. ...

Modelling finds PrEP has the potential to avert between 3 and 8% of HIV infections in 13 African and Caribbean countries by 2030 if three key populations can access it. ...

During the month of October 2014, Brother Alois and four other brothers spent several weeks visiting four Caribbean countries. Many young people (...)

Major corporate funding for African American Lives 2 and its outreach initiatives is provided by The Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson. Additional corporate funding is provided by Buick ...

Known as The Great Killer and The White Plague, few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The preventorium, an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progressive ideals in public health. ...

Chris Ware (Hi-Fructose Vol. 3) tells tales from his youth and talks about his work with Ira Glass on NPRs This American Life.. ...

Rützler, Klaus. 2009. Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems: Thirty-Five Years of Smithsonian Marine Science in Belize. in Proceedings of the Smithsonian Marine Science Symposium, edited by Lang, Michael A., Macintyre, Ian G., and Rützler, Klaus., Washington D.C. ed. 43-71. Smithsonian contributions to the marine sciences (no. 38). Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ...

Coral reefs are expected to be severely impacted by rising seawater temperatures associated with climate change. This study used cDNA microarrays to investigate transcriptional effects of thermal stress in embryos of the coral Montastraea faveolata. Embryos were exposed to 27.5°C, 29.0°C, and 31.5°C directly after fertilization. Differences in gene expression were measured after 12 and 48 hours.Results: Analysis of differentially expressed genes indicated that increased temperatures may lead to oxidative stress, apoptosis, and a structural reconfiguration of the cytoskeletal network. Metabolic processes were downregulated, and the action of histones and zinc finger-containing proteins may have played a role in the long-term regulation upon heat stress.Conclusions: Embryos responded differently depending on exposure time and temperature level. Embryos showed expression of stress-related genes already at a temperature of 29.0°C, but seemed to be able to counteract the initial response over ...

At a recent Caribbean Tourism Organization event in the Bahamas, SOTIC reviewed and explored the opportunities that would become available with the adoption of the One Caribbean concept. | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News Online | Breaking Travel News

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The architectural complexity of coral reefs has declined drastically over the last 40 years throughout the Caribbean. Structurally complex reefs with a rugosity of greater than 2 have been virtually lost from the entire region. Today, the flattest reefs (rugosity less than 1.5) comprise approximately 75 per cent of the total compared with approximately 20 per cent in the 1970s, with most of the increase in the proportion of flattest reefs occurring in the 2000s. The high proportion of complex reefs in the 1960s and 1970s is unlikely to result from researchers tending to visit just the most pristine reefs at this time, because less architecturally-complex categories were also well represented during this period. The loss of architectural complexity is nonlinear and has occurred over three distinct phases that coincide closely with large-scale events that have affected Caribbean reef ecosystems. The rate of decline was steepest prior to 1985. The sample sizes are small and variance high during the ...

Underwater image of live coral Montastraea annularis. Note polyp tissue (green) around the mouth and base of the tentacles and zooxanthellae or symbio...

Montastraea faveolatais a reef-building Caribbean coral that is currently listed as endangered across its range. A better understanding of the population genetic structure, genetic diversity and...

FOSTER, N. L., PARIS, C. B., KOOL, J. T., BAUMS, I. B., STEVENS, J. R., SANCHEZ, J. A., BASTIDAS, C., AGUDELO, C., BUSH, P., DAY, O., FERRARI, R., GONZALEZ, P., GORE, S., GUPPY, R., McCARTNEY, M. A., McCOY, C., MENDES, J., SRINIVASAN, A., STEINER, S., VERMEIJ, M. J. A., WEIL, E. and MUMBY, P. J. (2012), Connectivity of Caribbean coral populations: complementary insights from empirical and modelled gene flow. Molecular Ecology, 21: 1143-1157. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05455.x ...

Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage in the House of Assembly on Wednesday announced that The Bahamas is officially the first and only country in the region to obtain a tier one ranking in the 2015 U.S. annual trafficking in persons report.. According to Dr. Nottage, the U.S. Department of State released the report on Monday which revealed that The Bahamas is the only one among over a dozen other countries in the Caribbean region that complies with the standards put in place for the elimination of trafficking in persons in accordance to the Trafficking Victims Protections Act (TVPA).. Indeed, it is the only country in the region that has achieved a tier-one ranking, he said.. The goal of the U.S. Trafficking Persons Report is to stimulate action that creates partnerships around the word in the fight against trafficking in persons which is also referred to as modern day slavery. Countries throughout the world are affected by the trafficking of persons as either a source, transit ...

Wednesday, September 4, 2013. With the exception of young men, most people in Latin America and the Caribbean are living much longer today than 40 years ago. The mortality rate has dropped by at least 80 percent for children 4 years old or younger and by more than 50 percent for women between the ages of 20 and 44. For men between the ages of 15 and 19, however, the mortality rate has increased by 1 percent, largely due to deaths from road injuries and rising violence.. These are some of the findings released by the World Bank Group and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in a new report, The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy. Latin America and Caribbean Regional Edition. The report also highlights the fact that the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC) faces increasing threats from chronic disease, violence, and road traffic injuries. In the region, health loss from heart disease grew by 36 percent between 1990 and 2010, while interpersonal ...

R. M. Goll; Classification and phylogeny of Cenozoic Trissocyclidae (Radiolaria) in the Pacific and Caribbean basins, part II. Journal of Paleontology ; 43 (2): 322-339. doi: Download citation file:. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Evolution and biogeography of the Zanclea-Scleractinia symbiosis. AU - Maggioni, Davide. AU - Arrigoni, Roberto. AU - Seveso, Davide. AU - Galli, Paolo. AU - Berumen, Michael L.. AU - Denis, Vianney. AU - Hoeksema, Bert W.. AU - Huang, Danwei. AU - Manca, Federica. AU - Pica, Daniela. AU - Puce, Stefania. AU - Reimer, James D.. AU - Montano, Simone. PY - 2020/10/12. Y1 - 2020/10/12. N2 - Scleractinian corals provide habitats for a broad variety of cryptofauna, which in turn may contribute to the overall functioning of coral symbiomes. Among these invertebrates, hydrozoans belonging to the genus Zanclea represent an increasingly known and ecologically important group of coral symbionts. In this study, we analysed 321 Zanclea colonies associated with 31 coral genera collected from 11 localities across the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions, and used a multi-disciplinary approach to shed light on the evolution and biogeography of the group. Overall, we found high genetic diversity ...

Terminator Scooter Wiring Diagram Thanks for joining us, Allison. Tell us a bit about what you do at NatCap. Grinder Wiring Diagram Allison Bailey: Im a research data scientist with the Seattle team, where I focus on marine and coastal work. Specifically, Ive been working on a project that uses new data technologies like remote sensing to look at coastal habitats - mangroves, seagrasses, corals, etc. - to try to improve the information we have about them. We use these technologies to add information about habitats that might be related to their health and how well they provide ecosystem services to people. Much of my teams work is focused in the Caribbean region and my work right now primarily centers on The Bahamas, Mexico, and Belize.. Have you always been focused on marine work? What led you to the field? Ford Duratec Ignition System Wiring Diagram Yes, Ive always been interested in the marine environment, but I didnt really know you could make a career out of it until I discovered this ...

Diabetes, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, is a risk factor for increased mortality and morbidity. Its multi-functional complications, in the short and long term, are a serious problems for the global public health. Millions of patients, the world over, suffer Diabetes, a chronic and degenerative disease without treatments today. America, and particularly the Caribbean and Central America Region, is seriously affected despite the efforts of the Public Health Systems. Caribbean Region presented nearly twice the incidence and prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes when compared with the rest of the Americas. Today stem cells are emerging as a valid alternative of treatment. In vitro experiments with adult stem cells demonstrated their ability to migrate and differentiate into cells of different lineages. The bone marrow stem cells are safe, effective and have a lot of scientific evidence that supports the carrying out of clinical research in phases II and III. Our ...

In the third week of this month, the CBCS will support several activities within the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), since entrepreneurship education is a part of financial education. During this week, primary school students who participated in the Nos Komunidat project, will receive a certificate of participation. Furthermore, there will be a motivational speech, delivered by Mrs. Swati Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela.. The fourth week of the Financial Education Month will feature a debate night for secondary and tertiary-school students, who will be debating about 1) the economy 2) entrepreneurship, and 3) financial education. In addition, CBCS in collaboration with the University of Curaçao (UoC), will organize a webinar on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. During this webinar, three UoC-students will present their research results. They will have the opportunity to discuss these results with other students from the Caribbean region, Latin America and ...

The World Aquaculture Society was founded in 1969 in the USA and has grown to more than 3,000 members in about 100 countries representing the global aquaculture community.. WAS has created Chapters in the United States, Japan, Korea, Latin American and Caribbean region and the Asian-Pacific region.. The Asia Pacific Chapter (APC) is part of an international network of Professionals who contribute to the progressive and sustainable development of aquaculture throughout the world.. Four or more APC directors are elected for a two year term. Directors are asked to serve on one or more committees within the WAS - APC.. The current WAS APC Board is as follows: President: Dr Farshad Shishehchian (Singapore), President Elect: Dr Endhay Kontara (Indonesia), Immediate Past President: Mr Roy Palmer (Australia), Directors: Dr Jennifer Cobcroft (Australia), Dr Brett Glencross (Australia), Mr Allen Ming-Hsun Wu (Taiwan), Dr S. Felix (India), Student Director: Ms May Myat Noe Lwin (Myanmar).. Mr Allen Wu ...

Lead Ingeniare. Stephne is a Hospitality and Tourism Training Consultant and Etiquette Expert with over twenty five years of experience. She is known in Barbados as the local Miss Manners, and is the islands finest authority on Corporate and Social Etiquette. Her skills as a Facilitator have been highly acclaimed and over the years, she has trained thousands of persons from the Private and Public Sectors, from a diverse range of industries, throughout the Caribbean region. She has conducted training in twenty five (25) of the thirty-two (32) member territories of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation.. ...

Food policies which do not address the root causes of world hunger would be bound to fail, she [the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Prof Hilal Elver] told a packed audience in Amsterdam. One billion people globally are hungry, she declared, before calling on governments to support a transition to agricultural democracy which would empower rural small farmers. The 2009 global food crisis signaled the need for a turning point in the global food system, she said at the event hosted by the Transnational Institute (TNI), a leading international think tank. In the Caribbean region we are going to be affected by climate change, as we all realize, or should realize, climate change has already started affecting most countries. In the Caribbean the IPCC states By mid-century, climate change is expected to reduce water resources in many small islands, e.g. in the Caribbean and Pacific, to the point where they become insufficient to meet demand during low-rainfall ...

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is the number one risk factor for illness and premature death from cardiovascular disease, and one of the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean region. While high blood pressure does not cause symptoms in most cases, it can affect your important organs like your heart and kidneys and puts a person at high risk for serious long-term health problems and death, if left uncontrolled.. This disease can cause serious health problems such as heart failure, stroke and kidney damage. Although blood pressure usually rises with age, hypertension disease is preventable and treatable. This disease may go undetected, so getting your blood pressure checked frequently is very important, so that timely treatment including lifestyle changes and/or medication can be started to reduce progress to complications remarked Dr. Virginia Asin-Oostburg, Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in observance of World Hypertension Day ...

Background Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) is a major source of concern in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), a small archipelago of islands in the Caribbean region. Since transmission is predominantly through sexual contact, it is important to understand the dynamics of sexual relationships in this country, including the likelihood of HIV seropositivity disclosure. Knowledge about ones partners seropositivity can guide both the sexual behaviour and HIV testing decision-making processes. The objective of the study was thus to examine factors associated with willingness to disclose HIV status in a general TCI sample, including self-reported discrimination towards HIV positive persons, which has rarely been examined in relation to disclosure. ...

The Caribbean Association of the Fire Chiefs (CAFC) is a regional organization comprised of Caribbean Fire Service Administrators, and Senior Fire Officers from countries within the Caribbean Region. Annual Conferences. The 2020 Virtual Fires Conference is FCoEs annual capstone event that gathers leadership from across the Army and the Fires enterprise to discuss matters relevant to the Fires Force. Are you sure you want to leave this form and resume later? This one-day event offers a crash course on freedom of expression - with particular emphasis on this years political campaign. Started in 2008 with the aim of building a South Asian counterpart for TREC, CLEF and NTCIR, FIRE has since evolved continuously to meet the new challenges in multilingual information access. You must upload one of the following file types for the selected field: There was an error displaying the form. Firefighters unite! The Fire Service Psychology Association is hosting the Third Annual FSPA Conference. The Fire ...

Kiwanis International (/kɪˈwɑːnɪs/ ki-WAH-nis) is an international service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and is found in more than 80 nations and geographic areas. Since 1987, the organization also accepts women as members. Membership in Kiwanis and its family of clubs is more than 600,000 members. Each year, Kiwanis clubs raise more than US$100 million and report more than 18.5 million volunteer hours to strengthen communities and serve children.[4] Kiwanis International is a volunteer-led organization headed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 19 members: 15 trustees, four elected officers, and an executive director. The trustees serve three-year terms, with five trustees elected each year. As set out in the bylaws, nine trustees are elected from the United States and Pacific Canada Region, one trustee is elected from the Canada and Caribbean Region, two trustees are elected from the European Region, two trustees ...

The ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum is a yearly high-level meeting organized by the ISN at each World Congress of Nephrology (WCN). It brings together key decision-makers and stakeholders to address the burden of kidney diseases in a specific country or region and to share strategies for prevention and improved management of the disease at both the regional and global levels.. The first Global Kidney Policy Forum took place in April 2017. Stakeholders invested in addressing the growing burden of kidney diseases gathered to describe, discuss, and develop a set of 12 Recommendations to Global Kidney Health to guide future efforts to reduce the burden of kidney diseases worldwide.. Successive Global Kidney Policy Forums are committed to the continued adherence to and advancement of the 12 Recommendations.. The next Global Kidney Policy Forum will take place at WCN 2021 in Montreal and will focus on challenges and opportunities affecting kidney care in the North American and Caribbean region.. ...

Hypertension is a major health problem in the Caribbean Region. If health promotion programs are to be appropriate and effective, the clients knowledge and beliefs regarding this chronic health problem need to be identified. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge level and beliefs about hypertension among female clients...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of clients leaving treatment prior to completion of the 29-day residential stay at a multicultural addiction treatment centre. The charts of 446 clients (62% from the United States of America, 29% from the Caribbean region, 9% European) were reviewed.

The prevalence of resistant HIV in Aruba has increased to alarming levels, compromising the WHO-recommended first-line regimen. As adequate surveillance as advocated by the WHO is limited, the Caribbean region could face an unidentified rise of NNRTI-resistant HIV. Open access publication, drug resistance levels very high, change regimen, de oliveira

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is an important pest of palm trees in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Europe, and has been found recently in the Southern Caribbean region. R. cruentatus is a pest of ornamental palms in Florida. The larvae of these pests feed undetected inside the tree trunk, but they can be detected using acoustic technology, which enables pest managers to identify and treat infested trees. For reference information see Mankin et al. (2008) ...

The AMEP Sub-programme (Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution) concerns the assessment and management of environmental pollution and provides regional co-ordination for the implementation of the Protocol concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) and the Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region (Oil Spills Protocol).

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https://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=1242&pictureid=9641]TEGUCIGALPA - Police seized 460 kilos of cocaine after a shootout with drug traffickers in the Caribbean region...

In the context of current concerns about health inequalities among minority ethnic groups in the UK, this paper addresses perceptions of mental health services among members of an African-Caribbean community in a South England town. Efforts to reduce health inequalities must take account of the views of local community members on the sources of those inequalities and on local health services. The statistical existence of inequalities in diagnosis and treatment of African-Caribbeans in the UK is well-established, supported by sociological explanations of these inequalities which centre on social exclusion in a variety of forms: institutional, cultural and socio-economic. However, detailed studies of the perspectives of local communities on mental health issues and services have received less attention. In this case study of community perceptions of mental health services, we find that social exclusion comprises an explanatory framework which is repeatedly invoked by community members in ...

Caribbean Sea: Caribbean Sea, suboceanic basin of the western Atlantic Ocean, lying between latitudes 9° and 22° N and longitudes 89° and 60° W. It is approximately 1,063,000 square miles

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This coral does best in an established tank. It prefers a high water current and a high light level (400 to 600PAR), so does best in the middle to upper regions of the tank depending on the lighting. Needs stable water parameters to thrive, and adequate calcium to grow ...

The rustic, tropical idyll of Las Galeras in the Dominican Republic offers pristine, private beaches and an easy, safe spot to unwind Like many people, when I think of the Dominican Republic, I think of the Caribbean countrys string of all-inclusive resorts, gated communities offering First World amenities and a buffer from the developing countrys issues; safe, but short on culture and individual experience. [...] when a friend raved about a sleepy seaside village called Las Galeras she had visited at the northeast tip of the republics Samana Peninsula, it sounded like the off-the-grid getaway I was looking for: an exotic, unpretentious, comfortably safe outpost that had yet to be discovered, with great beaches, friendly locals, acceptable accommodation, a few good restaurants, peace and quiet. Set in a lush tropical garden, our two-level unit has a loft bedroom with a main-floor living room and kitchen with louvered windows opening onto a patio surrounded by hibiscus. Las Galeras is a no

In this population based study, with a wide range of blood glucose concentrations, we show that people with diabetes have abnormalities of the left ventricle compared with their normoglycaemic counterparts, and that this applies equally to both Europeans and African Caribbeans. These differences are particularly pronounced for measures of wall thickness and the composite measure of left ventricular mass index. We further show that the differences are present even at the impaired glucose tolerance stage, where drug treatment is unlikely to have altered the echocardiographic indices.. Several other studies have shown an increase in interventricular septal thickness with glucose intolerance or diabetes in women only6 22 23 or in both sexes combined.24One showed no association25 and one showed a difference only between controls and patients with diabetic complications.26 LVEDD is not usually raised in the glucose intolerant state,23-25 27 28 but some investigators have found an increase6 or a ...

In response to COVID-19 severely damaging the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean countries...

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The estimated production of swine meat in selected Latin American & Caribbean countries in 2021 predicts Brazil as the leader in the ranking.

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Although representation for the White British is of course very good, the numbers for immigrants are understandably far smaller. Indian and Pakistani are over 3000, Black African at 2,197 students are more numerous than Black Caribbean at 1,978 which seems to indicate that the last decade of African migration has surpassed that of West Indians over 60 years. The 2011 UK Census recorded 1,904,684 residents who identified as Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, accounting for 3 per cent of the total UK population.[1] This was the first UK census where the number of self-reported Black African residents exceeded that of Black Caribbeans. It would be good to know which Africans are in the Black African category, and particularly what proportion is sub-Saharan. I do not see how these figures could be considered representative of their countries of origin without further comparison with good local samples. However, the figures are informative. Sub-Sarahan African intelligence test results have ...

Photo Credit: Jamie Awe. In comparison to many of its neighbors in Central America and the Caribbean, Belize has pursued a very effective and comprehensive policy of conservation in order to capitalize on the growing segment of eco-tourism. However, given the stresses of economic development, Belize is facing a difficult balancing act when it comes to determining the limits of environmental and cultural conservation.. Like most Caribbean countries, Belize is burdened with extremely high-energy costs-yet it was expected that this would change when Belize discovered deposits of oil in 2005. This recent discovery of oil has sparked a debate about the future of Belizes economic development. Earlier this year, the Belizean court stopped government plans to begin contract offshore oil deposits to inexperienced companies in the Meso American Reef-the worlds second largest barrier reef and a World Heritage Site. Due to the devastation brought by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the ...

As rescue operations continue after last weeks devastating earthquake in Haiti, simultaneous efforts are needed to support agriculture in the poor Caribbean country as the spring planting season approaches, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said today.

The Netherlands has been known internationally, since at least the 1970s, as a tax haven. A political debate about this issue started in 1977, when economist and social-democratic MP Flip de Kam published a book about corporations transferring large sums to Caribbean countries without paying Dutch corporate tax. Minister Van der Stee admitted that the country was internationally known as a tax haven, but refused to act, arguing that the problem could not be solved on a national level alone.[1] The debate raged for years; in 1986, Representative Willem Vermeend estimated that the countrys tax service missed some ƒ4 billion per year due to companies such as The Rolling Stones holding bvs using the Caribbean route.[1] Dutch tax laws have brought the country into conflict with the European Union several times, starting with strong criticism in the 1999 Primarolo Report. The Dutch government responded by having a group of high-ranking fiscal experts (known with the Ministry of Finance as the ...

The Caribbean is the one of the most tourism dependent regions in the world, thus travel related diseases like Zika have the huge potential to negatively affect the economies and tourism destination reputation of Caribbean countries. In fact, according to our partners, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism association (CHTA), there are already reports of travel cancellations in the Caribbean due Zika.. While Tourism related travel is the Caribbeans major economic earner, it also contributes to disease spread. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) indicated a record 26.3 million stay over tourists and 24.5M cruise ship arrivals in 2014, a 5.3 percent rise over 2013, and this trend continued in 2015. These visitors spent US$29.2 billion, another record for Caribbean tourism. The US continues to be the regions primary market, with nearly 13 million Americans, just under half of the total arrivals to the region.. However, high and increasing levels of visitor ...

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Afro-Caribbean sprinters often reach high performance levels at an early age. Adolescence is a time ofmorphological and physiological changes. This study was designed to analyze the evolution in parameters of shortsprint performance during adolescence in Afro-Caribbean boys, especially the stride number/body height ratio (SN/BH),which is at the interface of technical and morphological factors. Seventy-one 13-year-old boys performed vertical jumpsand short sprint races. The races were filmed with a view to determine stride variables. Anthropometric parameterswere also measured. The same tests were performed two years later. Body height and SN/BH were the main predictorsof sprint performance. The delta of performance was principally explained by stride length and stride number. Althoughdeterioration in technical parameters was expected, the parameters related to body size and stride length were the mainsprint performance predictors rather than explosive force. These results could be useful in ...

Dr Charlotte Eve Davies of Swansea University, lead researcher on the project, said:. What influences the spread of a virus? Our question was whether habitat or food species play a role, in relation to Caribbean spiny lobsters. Our studies showed that the overall habitat - physical surroundings and other species - can significantly influence the prevalence of this virus depending on the location and ecosystem. Our findings can help safeguard this important food resource for Caribbean communities. They also increase our understanding of this virus and give us a better picture of the wider ecosystem in this fragile environment.. ###. Notes to editors: The Puerto Morelos study is published in Plos One. Swansea University is a world-class, research-led, dual campus university offering a first-class student experience and has one of the best employability rates of graduates in the UK. The University has the highest possible rating for teaching - the Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework ...