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Running for Care: Promise House T&T launches 5 K for paediatric cancer and hospice support
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) The San'ta Cruz-based fa'cil'i'ty fo'cus'es on three dis'tinct arms: the House, a free fa'cil'i'ty for chil'dren with can'cer or chron'ic dis'eases; the Hos'pice, a com'pli'men'ta'ry unit for ter'mi'nal'ly ill adult can'cer pa'tients; and the Haven, a sus'tain'able-cost res'i'dence for the…...
'UWI facing competition for students"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1167+ words) In the world of busi'ness, ed'u'ca'tion is a prod'uct and ser'vice and if the con'sumer is not hap'py at one in'sti'tu'tion, then there are count'less oth'er op'tions on the mar'ket both lo'cal'ly and in'ter'na'tion'al'ly, Gon'za'les said. Ac'cord'ing to a CNC3 re'port…...
Misshapen from adverse early-life experiences
2+ week, 2+ day ago (589+ words) When I en'tered the field of pub'lic health, my jour'ney, learn'ing, and de'vel'op'ment in the fac'ul'ty and field of med'ical sci'ences opened my eyes and mind to schol'ar'ship that helped me make sense of so many things I had en'coun'tered…...
From home kitchen to big dreams: Mindy's cooks up her future
2+ week, 4+ day ago (734+ words) There is al'ways some'thing de'li'cious cook'ing in Mindy Mc Ken'zie's kitchen. And al'though her nat'ur'al cook'ing skills are al'ready more ad'vanced than the av'er'age per'son's, she re'mains open to learn'ing more. "My fam'i'ly is in'to food, so I learned from…...
Bubbles & Benevolence" marks start of WAND"s 2026 events
3+ week, 2+ day ago (317+ words) Women in Ac'tion for the Needy and Des'ti'tute (WAND) Foun'da'tion opened its 2026 fundrais'ing sea'son on Sat'ur'day with its Bub'bles & Benev'o'lence " A Tea Par'ty Af'fair at the new'ly opened Le R've at C3, Corinth, San Fer'nan'do. Guests were greet'ed by a Bridger'ton-in'spired…...
Families, inequalities and child well-being
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (235+ words) The theme for In'ter'na'tion'al Day of Fam'i'lies (May 15) is: Fam'i'lies, In'equal'i'ties and Child Well-be'ing. The UN re'minds us that this day pro'vides an op'por'tu'ni'ty "to pro'mote aware'ness of is'sues re'lat'ing to fam'i'lies and to in'crease the knowl'edge of the so'cial,…...
Digital exposure: A generation at risk
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (427+ words) When the par'ents of an 11-year-old girl first al'lowed her ac'cess to so'cial me'dia, it seemed harm'less " a way to con'nect with friends and share fun'ny videos. With'in months, how'ev'er, sub'tle changes emerged. She checked her phone the mo'ment she…...
Scotiabank partners with TTCS to educate Tobago youth on smoking and vaping risks
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) Trinidad Guardian Scotiabank partners with TTCS to educate Tobago youth on smoking and vaping risks A young woman is seen vaping. The Trinidad and To'ba'go Can'cer So'ci'ety (TTCS), in part'ner'ship with the Sco'tia'bank Foun'da'tion, is ex'pand'ing its an'ti-smok'ing and an'ti-va'p'ing…...
T&T U-16s netballers dominate Dominica to reclaim top spot
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (734+ words) T&T's goal-shooter Curleen Lara, centre, completes another goal against Dominica goal-keeper Kaylenn George left, at the 22nd Jean Pierre Caribbean Youth Netball Tournament at UWI SPEC in St Augustine, on Tuesday. T&T won 44-9. Goal'keep'er and cap'tain Jerusha Des Vi'gnes…...
A sister's perspective on autism: 'My brother is not the problem, society is"
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (71+ words) Anaya Persad and her brother Aidan. As we con'tin'ue to ob'serve Autism Aware'ness, we hear from those clos'est to autists'their loved ones. This week, Anaya In'dar Per'sad tells us what is has been like grow'ing up with an autis'tic sib'ling…...