Gay in Jamaica: J-FLAG talks impacts on LGBT health and rights
We spoke to J-FLAG for its take on the Human Rights Watch report ‘Not Safe at Home’, and gay men’s access to healthcare in Jamaica
New strain of Chikungunya in Brazil could spur North American outbreak
A strain of the Chikungunya virus common in parts of Africa and Asia has adapted to spread via the Tiger mosquito, widely distributed on America’s East Coast
Caribbean governments missing the plot with Ebola travel bans
Travel bans give a false sense of security, and if Caribbean health systems cannot handle even a single case of Ebola, there is a larger crisis
How the BBC and WhatsApp are spreading the Ebola message
Combining the BBC’s public information strengths with the ubiquity of Whatsapp to spread Ebola awareness
Diplomatic considerations weigh heavily on Caribbean’s Ebola-wary travel bans
The Government of Trinidad & Tobago has lifted an entry ban on travellers from Nigeria, which it imposed as a response to the Ebola crisis
Despite Ebola fears, cancellation of Trinidad’s carnival is off the cards
Amid worry about the ongoing Ebola epidemic in parts of West Africa, the Trinidadian Minister of Health assures that Carnival 2015 will go on as planned
