m

Bermuda records seventh COVID-19 death

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC –  Bermuda recorded its seventh COVID-19 death on Saturday as Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson announced that he would need to rewrite this year’s budget because of the battering from the global...




m

2020 hurricane season will be more active than normal - CSU forecasters

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A few weeks before the official start of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecasters at the US-based Colorado State University are warning that the six-month period will be more active than normal. The CSU...




m

Family held for re-entering Belize illegally

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Police Commissioner Chester Williams said there would be “absolutely no room for negotiation” after a family of four, including two minors, were arrested over the last weekend for illegally entering Belize...




m

Vincentian students in Jamaica told to pay over US$1,000 to return home

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines students in Jamaica wanting to return home amid the coronavirus (COVID-19, including locked borders, must each pay an estimated US$1,3339 for a return flight. In a letter to the...




m

Dominica going ahead with national examinations

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC –A senior education official Thursday said students would sit the Grade Six National Assessment examinations later this year, despite the disruption caused to the education system by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dominica...




m

CARPHA urges public to guard against mosquito-borne diseases

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging people in the region to remember that despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they must be mindful that other public health threats still...




m

Use of antiviral drug in poultry is blamed for drug resistant strains of avian flu




m

Lords recommend “passive immunisation” if bird flu reaches UK




m

Rotating night shift work and adherence to unhealthy lifestyle in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes: results from two large US cohorts of female nurses




m

The growing problem of diabetes




m

Type 2 diabetes: 5000 patients to test feasibility of “remission service”




m

Rammya Mathew: Liquid diets offer promise, but we still need upstream solutions




m

Diabetes: precision approach will improve outcomes, says research director




m

Partha Kar: Dieting and body shaming




m

Public health leaders slam Boris Johnson over “sin tax” review plan




m

Quality of dietary fat and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: individual participant data meta-analysis




m

Progress in diabetes care has not improved outcomes in US, study finds




m

Obesity: raising price of sugary snacks may be more effective than soft drink tax




m

Thousands more patients with type 1 diabetes are getting flash glucose devices, data show




m

Diabetes technology: specialists are blocking access for some patients, say experts




m

Physical activity: a (mobile) call to action




m

Obesity: medical leaders call for end to “stigmatising” language




m

Partha Kar: Covid-19—we must keep faith in our experts




m

Partha Kar: What will come after the covid-19 crisis?




m

Reds load up for 1,825-mile trip to Arizona

Led by vice president of home clubhouse operations Rick Stowe, who began working for the club in 1981 and became head of the clubhouse in 1997, the Reds have a well-oiled machine with regard to packing up and moving out.




m

Get ready to watch: MLB.TV available for 2019

Spring Training is imminent, Opening Day is within sight and the big league season isn't complete for fans without a subscription to MLB.TV. The most comprehensive streaming service in professional sports is now available for the 2019 season.




m

Reds' statement on passing of Frank Robinson

Frank Robinson is considered one of the greatest players to ever wear a Cincinnati Reds uniform. His talent and success brought dynamic change to the Reds and to our City.




m

Asking price for Realmuto too steep for Reds

One of the best catchers in baseball was available all winter in J.T. Realmuto, and the Reds were very much one of the teams in hot pursuit in trade talks with the Marlins. But on Thursday, it was the Phillies who acquired Realmuto from Miami.




m

Loss of Robinson reverberates around MLB

Jon Miller is having trouble believing that baseball legend Frank Robinson is gone. Robinson, 83, passed away Thursday morning.




m

Top 10 moments in Frank Robinson's career

Few figures in baseball history have accomplished as much as Frank Robinson. A feared slugger, a World Series champion, a pioneer for minority managers and an ambassador for the game, Robinson had an impact that can be felt in all corners of the sport.




m

Uniform patch to mark 150 years of pro baseball

All 30 Major League teams will wear special "MLB 150" patches on their uniforms for the entire 2019 season in honor of the 150th anniversary of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first openly all-salaried professional baseball team.




m

Reds may play Lorenzen in OF during spring

Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen's top priority in Spring Training will be to get innings and prepare himself to pitch in what could be a multitude of roles. However, Lorenzen's offseason workouts also included outfield work and batting practice -- and that could continue in the spring.




m

Bell names likely starting 5, staging 'pen battles

Unlike recent Reds Spring Trainings, much of the drama about who would comprise the rotation was already removed on the first day of camp. That's when manager David Bell revealed the starting five would likely be -- in no particular order -- Sonny Gray, Tanner Roark, Alex Wood, Luis Castillo and Anthony DeSclafani.




m

Senzel expected to compete for starting CF gig

As the Reds consider their regular center-fielder options, they are not just humoring career infielder Nick Senzel by letting him compete for the spot. Senzel believes he can do it. Perhaps more importantly, so does new manager David Bell.




m

Disco embraces fresh start after tough end to '18

Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani hated how his 2018 season ended and didn't need any motivation to make improvements over the winter.




m

Garrett impresses with D as Reds shake up PFP

During some Reds pitchers fielding practice, or PFP drills, on Friday, Amir Garrett was playing first base. Alex Wood was at shortstop and Brandon Finnegan was flashing some skills all over the infield.




m

Reasons for optimism for each MLB club

On this opening week of Spring Training, all 30 Major League teams have one thing in common: optimism. Here's an optimism cheat sheet for each of them.




m

Votto aims to improve after 'frustrating' 2018

Even before the Reds underscored their determination to improve by making major offseason acquisitions for the club, first baseman Joey Votto was already working to improve his hitting and his overall game.




m

Bell facing tough decisions for OF alignment

Reds manager David Bell has great corner outfield depth, but he doesn't have a regular center fielder. Determining who will get to play where and sorting out the log jam should be a challenge for Bell in his first season as a skipper in the big leagues.




m

Reds add Dietrich on Minor League deal

Upon the passing of his physical on Tuesday, the Reds signed infielder/outfielder Derek Dietrich to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league camp for Spring Training.




m

Puig ready to take Cincy by storm: 'I love red'

New Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig has been in camp for about a week, often hitting on his own on the backfields. With the first full-squad workout taking place on Monday, Puig was able to warm up, throw and hit with his teammates.




m

Commissioner excited for first OD in Cincy

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has never been to an Opening Day in Cincinnati. Manfred is excited to experience one for himself, now that he has the honor of being the grand marshal of the 100th Findlay Market Opening Day Parade on March 28.




m

Letter of the Day | Discrimination and stigma hurt

THE EDITOR, Madam: The devastating news of Jodian Fearon’s death has resulted in public outrage and concern. The controversy and seemingly negligent actions of the hospitals involved have left many Jamaicans anxious about our health system and...




m

Private sector should rally with Jamaicans

THE EDITOR, Madam: In times of great challenge and hardship we must continue, as a people, to uphold the values and attitudes that make us truly Jamaican. It is a time for true patriotism and for us to reach down and pull up those among us with...




m

Re-registration process for persons with disabilities cumbersome

THE EDITOR, Madam: THE JAMAICA Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) – an agency of the Ministry of Labour...




m

Safeguard against virus being blamed for everything

THE EDITOR, Madam: COVID-19 can be made to be the blame bearer for every ill, unless careful disaggregation is done to separate what is truly attributable to both its real scope and the understandable ripple effects of the virus. The quality of...




m

Stop mismanaging our country

THE EDITOR, Madam: TO THE Jamaican Government: there are no trade laws that say you have to buy poison – foreign chicken, beef, produce and other agricultural staples are poisonous. They are chock-full of hormones, antibiotics, fillers, excess...




m

Kudos to the Government

THE EDITOR, Madam: As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through across the world, causing stress, and pain for everyone; I would like to commend Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Dr...




m

Pandemic demands proper nutrition, exercise

THE EDITOR, Madam: On Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., while watching TVJ, I saw Get Moving home workout series. Very good, TVJ and the Ministry of Health, for bringing this workout programme into our homes. Minister Tufton was a participant; he truly...




m

Letter of the Day | Tap into the cultural gold mine

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican Government and local private-sector power brokers are still way behind and woefully lacking in investing, financially and otherwise, in Jamaica’s number one most powerful, most famous, most influential, and most...