Half of US breast surgeons may advise unneeded lymph node removal
From Newsmax For women with early-stage breast cancer, many surgeons would advise extensive removal of the lymph nodes under the armpits even though recent evidence shows this doesn’t improve survival or the odds of cancer recurring, a U.S. study found.Nearly…
Syria war: IS ‘seized women and children’ in Sweida attack
From BBC Islamic State (IS) militants are holding more than 30 women and children hostage in south-western Syria, a monitor and local media say. They are thought to have been seized during a wave of deadly IS attacks in Suweida…
ECLAC promotes family planning and community empowerment at local event
From ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC) SUBREGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CARIBBEAN Family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and empowerment of individuals and families took centre stage as World Population Day (WPD) 2018 was celebrated through a…
Miss Universe GB: First black winner Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers on ‘great achievement’
By Gena-mour Barrett From BBC The first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe Great Britain in the pageant’s 66-year history has called it “a great achievement”. Dee-Ann Kentish Rogers, who’s also a competitive athlete and recently passed her exams…
The Caribbean woman who shocked the world as the first black Miss Universe in 1977
BY MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR From Miss Universe She was not considered to be the favourite to win the Miss Universe competition in 1977 but she eventually sailed through, becoming the first woman from the Caribbean and the first woman of…
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They’re going home and none too soon…why the Caribbean never got behind England
By Kwesi Mugisa From SportsMax If a flamboyant France unit has cheekily been designated the last African team remaining at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, one could easily surmise that the Caribbean’s last hope was England. A quick poring over…
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Jamaica to host final round of the 2018 Concacaf Caribbean Women’s Qualifier
The final round of the regional qualifier will determine the three Caribbean representatives for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Championship Miami (Thursday, June 7, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced today that Jamaica…
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accessing finance to become a reality for Caribbean women-owned businesses
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 31, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank has kicked off the inaugural activity of the Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport) programme with a two-day workshop aimed at increasing…
Caribbean women in business to showcase at European Development Days 2018
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 30, 2018. Caribbean Export will showcase at Europe’s leading forum on international cooperation and development, European Development Days (EDD) bringing greater publicity to their women focused programme Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport). WE-Xport was launched in March…
Women, Protagonists in UNESCO’s Latin America and the Caribbean Week
Paris, May 29 (Prensa Latina) The 2018 edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Week was inaugurated today at Unesco, a date that on this occasion is dedicated to highlighting the role of women in the development of the region….
