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Omega Fatty Acids and the placebo effect.
“I cyah understand dat tanty; fish oil doh work?!” In the dappled dance of daylight, Margaret’s granddaughter, Chaconia, a vibrant vision of the island’s youthful zest, lent her ears to the lore of her lineage. Her abode, a humble harmony of weathered wood and woven wonders of memory, presented a poignant portrait against the polish…
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Covid-19
“Ah go dead! I catch d virus.” -E. N. Allen || Eddie N. Allen, is concerned that he has covid-19, a new virus which he has heard about in the news. What will happen if I get the virus? As of April 2020, we are unsure of what will happen to each individual who contracts…
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HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the Caribbean.
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Self Directed Learning, Placebos and Gambling.
07.01.25Happy New Year Readers! Bzzzz-bzzzz! Yara’s new phone jittered on the cracked tabletop like a panicked mosquito, shaking out a sticky-sweet tune in a boy’s thick Jamaican sing-song: “Mi want a hippopotamus fi Christmas…” The sound bounced off the peeling walls of the little, broken-down house, filling it with a strange kind of cheer. Malïa…
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Imaginal Method: Religion & Spirituality at Christmas
24.12.2024 Story (Soft organ chords: G, C, A minor) “Merry Christmas, my dear family in Christ! Can I get a Hallelujah for the goodness of our Lord?” Congregation solemnly: “Hallelujah!” I stand here tonight in the glow of this holy Christmas Eve. Antigua’s warm breeze brushes against my brown skin as we gather to celebrate…
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“As Trini as Bhagi”
A post for Universal Health Coverage Day 12.12.24 Scene: A grand community centre with a timeless backdrop inspired by Deborah Anzinger’s work. The Prime Union’s Minister stands at a simple, pearly podium. A small but attentive audience fills the room. The air is heavy with solemnity but charged with hope. Prime Union’s Minister: (Adjusts papers,…
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“Helena Hahn and the Map of Taboo”; A post for International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
03.12.24 Helena Hahn lived on the tropical, wind-swept island of Sint Maarten, a place filled with traditions, tightly woven relationships and gossip. While she excelled in mathematics and could memorize pages of poetry effortlessly, Helena often struggled to decode the subtleties of human behavior; including her own. Her cat, Blavasky was always near her side.…
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“Hexis: Don’t switch off!”; A post for World AIDS day 2024.
Scene 1 INT. A MODEST HOUSE IN RURAL TRINIDAD – NIGHT (Christmas lights twinkle outside. The sound of parang music wafts through the air as a small radio plays a lively tun one. “🎶Ah want a piece of pork… 🎶” The camera pans to HEXIS, 21, sitting at a kitchen table. He looks older than…
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Warts wrong?
Bab Elon moved to the British Virgin Islands a few years ago, chasing the promises of warm breezes and opportunities in a land foreign to his native Glasgow, Scotland. Widowed and of modest means—by Caribbean standards—Bab made his living doing odd jobs around the island. Despite his reclusive life, he was a man of bountiful…
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Trinidad and Tobago in Talks with Trump’s Team Over Deal to Accept Venezuelan Aliens Amid Forex Crisis
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — Trinidad and Tobago is reportedly in covert negotiations with the incoming administration of U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump to accept thousands of Venezuelan illegal migrants. Sources close to the matter suggest that Trinidad’s government is seeking a significant financial injection in USD before Christmas, as the country grapples with…
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Foreign Exchange in a Caribbean Island
“Wuh yuh mean, I cyah spen’ meh own money?… You eh know who is me?!” StoryIn the verdant vista of Zapata, where the swamp’s waters shimmered with the golden glow of a sunset, lived Pawi, a splendid bird draped in sunrise-yellow. There, twilight toasted to tomorrow. One fateful day, Pawi fluttered towards the fiery-red bank,…
