Must Read! AIDS in the Caribbean: The second-most affected region in the world.
June 12, 2008
At the end of 2007, an estimated 230,000 people were living with HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. Some 17,000 people were newly infected during 2007, and there were 11,000 deaths due to AIDS.
In three of the larger countries in this region - the Bahamas, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago - more than 2% of the adult population is living with HIV. Higher prevalence rates are found only in sub-Saharan Africa, making the Caribbean the second-most affected region in the world. More than half of adults living with the virus are women. Read more
May 1st: Workers Celebrate Labor Day in Guyana
May 2, 2008
Amidst the marches of the more prominent labor unions in Georgetown yesterday, workers found the occasion to be an ideal setting to voice their concerns over the HIV/AIDS epidemic that is now a visible part of Guyanese life. In efforts to create awareness, one of the placards noted that “Aids is no Joke.” (Guyana Chronicle, 05/02/2008) Indeed that is the case but if read into it; one could assume that Aids was probably thought of as a tale in Guyana as in most parts of the world during the earlier years. Now that the disease has found its’ way within the cornerstones of the earth, due to man’s nomadic capabilities, HIV/AIDS has become a global problem and responsibility. Read more
Germany Pledges Eight Million Euros to Fight HIV/AIDS in the Caricom, Guyana not included
February 28, 2008
According to a editorial publish in the Kaieteur News, Germany will grant eight million Euros to Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS. Countries that will benefit from this grant are Haiti, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Eastern Caribbean Islands and St Marten. Where is Guyana mentioned in all of this? It is not as if Guyana is devoid of the disease. Read more
AIDS: Will the Cycle be Repeated?
November 11, 2007
The most effective weapon against AIDS is Education, but young people need to inculcate in their minds a determination, to use this education to do combat with thus fatal disease. In this respect they must develop an attitude that will rebound beneficially to themselves and to their fellow youths. Read more