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22 Caribbean Times | November 3-16, 2016 what’s happening with caryle harry Boro Prez hosts Citizenship Training and Community Health Day The Office of the Borough President of Brooklyn--Eric Adams is holding two significant events during early November. On Saturday, November, fifth, the Office is holding a core-training program on ‘Citizenship’; On Sunday, November sixth, the TZU- CHI Foundation is hosting a Community Health Day...Both events will take place at 209, Joraleman street. For further information, call 718-802-3832. Fundraising Ball The Guyana United Youth Development Association(GUYDA) is holding its annual Fund-Raising Ball on Saturday, November 12th. from 9.00a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at Antun’s Catering Hall, 96-43, Springfield Boulevard, Queens Village. The money raised from this function will be used to provide developmental activities for young people in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean. For additional information, call Beryl James at 917-754-8313. Fighting Breast Cancer Shavana Abruzzo has announced that a Multi-Disciplinary Team of experts is now in place at the Center for Cancer Care and Blood Disorders at the Woodhull Medical Center in order to help fight breast-cancer. Caribbean Lecture Series The twelfth annual Caribbean Lecture Series will be addressed by Professor attendants Continued from page 12 public its ineffective management and incompetence in airline operations. LIFAA confirmed the accuracy of the recent statement made by Leeward Islands Airline Pilots’ Association (LIALPA), in that there is indeed an existing roach infestation problem, but it is not only in the cockpits but in the passenger cabins as well. “We have already expressed our concerns about the type of chemicals being used to rectify this situation and have asked management for more details as to the harmful effects these chemicals can have Trevor Munroe-Executive-Director of the National Integrity Action. The Lecture is going to take place on Thursday, November 17th. at the Schomberg Centre, 515, Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, from 7.00p.m. Professor Munroe will speak on”Curbing corruption--Jamaica’s Imperative”. Combating infectious outbreaks in T&T The Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean Public Health Agency(CARPHA) has given notice that the region might have to deal with epidemic type Infections next year. Dr.James Hospedales--Head of CARPHA has disclosed steps that are being taken to combat the possible outbreaks. Meanwhile Dominica’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Davd Johnson has announced that the island was seeing a record increase of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes. Guyana Consulate Town Hall Meetings The Guyana Consulate in New York is holding two Townhall meetings during November, in order to explain its role and functions. The first meeting will be held on November eleventh in Brooklyn, and the second one will be held in New Jersey on November, 18th . Both Town Hall meetings will be addressed by High-Commissioner, Barbara Atherley. For further information, call 212-947-5110. Donations for Haiti The Caribbean Disaster Emergency on human health,” the flight attendants said. LIFAA also agreed with LIALPA’s statement that, even though LIAT recorded a profit in the first half of this year, management has yet to recognize that this would not have been achieved without dedicated and hard working flight and cabin crew. There would have been no profits achieved if cabin crew did not make the sacrifice of working 12-13 hours per day, and without the company scheduling meal breaks, the flight attendants noted. “LIALPA is telling the travelling public the truth, and we stand in solidarity with them, because hiding the truth to cover managerial and operational flaws does not Management Agency is continuing to coordinate donations of financial and material assistance to hurricane victims in Haiti. Fundraising Dance The Mahaicony Association of New York is holding its annual Fund-Raising dance from 10.00 p.m.to 2.00 a.m. at Africa House on Bedford avenue. Jamaican Petition The Jamaican Government is joining in a petition to President Barack Obama to pardon National-Hero, Marcus Garvey of a conviction of mail fraud in 1923. The petition is contending that the trial and conviction of Garvey were designed to tarnish the Hero’s image, as well as his global influence. Fundraising Social The Guyana American Patriotic Forum is holding a Fund-Raising Social on Saturday, November fifth, from 8.00p. m. to 2.00 a.m. at 1074, Rogers avenue, near Cortellyou avenue. For information, call 917-915-6762. Raising Money for Canine Companions The littleneck/Douglaston Lions- Club is hosting its twentieth annual dance-fundraiser on Sunday, November 20th. from 6.00 p.m. at Leonard’s Palazoo, 555 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck. The money raised from this fund-raising event will be used to purchase canine companions for blind persons. help LIAT to be successful,” LIFAA said. LIFAA assured the travelling public that it will continue to be committed and dedicated to serving passengers to the best of its ability, and to ensure that they receive the “reliable” product that they desire and deserve. “However, we can only do so much, as we are not responsible for making managerial decisions such as crew employment, working conditions, operational scheduling, and other critical matters. “We hope that management will refrain from making inaccurate statements to the public, where we will always be ready to clarify and set the record straight, LIFAA concluded. zika virus Continued from page 8 meaningful insights into how the two illnesses are linked. “What are the chances that if you have the zika virus, you will develop Guillain-Barré syndrome? That’s something that we want to know,” said Thomas Langerak, a PhD student in virology at the Erasmus Medical Centre who is researching the neurological complications of the zika virus. In October, Langerak visited the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences in Mount Hope, Trinidad, to meet with neurologists, medical researchers and laboratory technicians interested in collecting data for the international research project. “We are collecting the data through an online, secure database. Only investigators will be given access to upload and view data. All the data is private and anonymous, and everything is done with the full consent of the patients,” Langerak said. The project in Trinidad and Tobago is the first step to establishing a Caribbean-wide network of data contributors. “You need quite a large group to be able to say something about an infection and a complication of the infection. And so, our aim is to collaborate with more Caribbean islands so that we have a larger number of patients involved in the study, so that we can have faster answers and more trustworthy results,” Langerak said. He added that the Virology Department at Erasmus would be offering to conduct laboratory tests on samples for zika and the Guillain-Barré syndrome antibodies for any researchers in the Caribbean contributing to the online database. The launch of the Caribbean Guillain-Barré syndrome database comes a few months after the establishment of the UWI regional task force on zika, an initiative spearheaded by Vice Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles. The creation of the task force is intended to improve information-sharing among Caribbean countries, in order to reduce duplicated effort and maximise scarce resources within the region. to advertise your business, call michael babwar (718) 909-1841

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