Baroness of Beckenham pays courtesy call on the First Lady

Her Excellency the Frist Lady Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards on July 28, 2011 received a courtesy call from Lady Floella Benjamin, Baroness of Beckenham at Knowsley, Port of Spain. The Baroness is the feature speaker at the Caribbean Council for the Blind Biennial and 42nd Anniversary General Conference at the Hyatt Regency.

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'Consider us' - Disabled community laments lack of inclusion in disaster-mitigation plans

The Jamaica Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities is calling for greater consideration of the needs of members of the disabled community in mitigation planning for instances of natural disaster.

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A Son's Heartache - The tragic death of Esmeralda Evans

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Rate of Diabetes Doubles since 1980 to Hit 347 Million

LONDON/SAN DIEGO – The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980 to 347 million, a far larger number than previously thought and one that suggests costs of treating the disease will also balloon.

In a study published in the Lancet journal, an international team of researchers working with The World Health Organisation found that rates of diabetes have either risen or at best remained the same in virtually all parts of the world in the past 30 years.

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