Articles Tagged “diabetes”
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Bob Marley nephew – Charles Mattocks making strides in the US! Deets inside…
The name Charles Mattocks may not yet be a household name among Jamaicans, however the celebrity chef, best selling author, Emmy nominated actor and director – the nephew of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley – is getting set to launch his National Diabetes Testing Tour. CNN will accompany his as he attempts to testing one [...]
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Richie Spice, Pliers, Spanner Banner and Snatcha Lion’s Loses Mother!
The Bonner family is mourning the loss of Violet ‘Auntie Vie’ Bonner, mother of reggae musicians Richie Spice, Pliers, Spanner Banner and Snatcha Lion, who died on Monday at the Medical Associates Hospital in St Andrew at the age of 74. The brothers are very saddened by the loss of their mother, who Spanner Banner [...]
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Barbadian Politician Rawle Eastmond admitted to Psychiatric hospital. Deets inside…
Barbadian Opposition member of Parliament Rawle Eastmond, was recently hospitalized at the Psychiatric Hospital allegedly from diabetic complications. Though Eastmond was expected to be moved to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, rumors have surfaced that the MP was hospitalized, and is being monitored and treated for reportedly strange behavior. But rumors buzzing in Barbados stated that [...]
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Veteran Deejay and Ska/Rocksteady Pioneer, King Stitt – dead at 72.
King Stitt, a pioneer in rap reggae, died Tuesday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica. He was 72. Stitt died at his home in the capital of Kingston after a long fight with prostate cancer and diabetes, said Jamaican musicologist Bunny Goodison, who was a close friend to the performer for more than 50 years. [...]
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ALARMING! T&T leads Caribbean in Diabetes Cases.
T&T has the highest rate of diabetes in the Caribbean and more than half the population is overweight. Deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health Cheryl Hay said so yesterday at a sensitisation meeting for members of the Cabinet-appointed Partners’ Forum Working Committee for Action on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases. The meeting was held at the [...]
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T&T Prime minister released from hospital after two days. Deets inside…
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar was discharged from the private St. Clair Medical Center today, two days after she was admitted to the institution complaining of feeling unwell. She told reporters that her doctors wanted to conduct thorough tests on her given her age. “They say people my age should have an intensive medical checkup [...]
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