THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE Study: Binge drinking on the rise in Barbados 9/9/2015 Binge drinking is on the rise in Barbados. This was revealed by Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joy St. John, as she reported on the core findings of the Barbados Health of the Nation Survey, during the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade…
By LAUREL V WILLIAMS Wednesday, August 5 2015 SECOND-TIME offender for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol, Brian Harripersad, 27, has been suspended from driving for the next three years, he having pleaded guilty yesterday in the Siparia Magistrates’ Court. Senior Magistrate Armina Deonarinsingh, presiding in the First Court, also fined Harripersad the…
CHEERS: A recent PAHO/WHO survey shows TT ranks very high in terms of the amount of alcohol consumed. … TRINIDAD and Tobago and two other CARICOM countries were identified in a Pan American/World Health Organisation report on alcohol use as having the highest rates of alcohol consumption in the Americas, and Health Minister Dr…
CARIBBEAN360JULY 22, 2015 WASHINGTON, United States, Wednesday July 22, 2015 – Three CARICOM nations have been identified as having the highest rates of harmful alcohol consumption in the Americas, and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is recommending that countries limit availability, restrict marketing and increase taxes on alcohol. Releasing its first…
By CAROL MATROO Thursday, July 16 2015 Drunk driving: A youth drinking while driving. TT police report students account for most DUI arrests…. Young drivers were more at risk of having a road vehicular accident, especially when they have been drinking and speeding. In fact, close to 50 percent of persons arrested for…
By STACY MOORE Tuesday, July 14 2015 A MAN charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, told a magistrate that he was celebrating the news of the birth of his son when he was caught consuming alcohol and driving. Navindra Moonoo, 33, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Sherene Murray -Bailey in the San Fernando…
…Hefty fines not enough says Arrive Alive head Sharlene Rampersad Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 . Sharon Inglefield Although hefty fines are imposed by local courts for driving under the influence of alcohol, Arrive Alive president Sharon Inglefield says fines alone are not enough to deter errant drivers. However, Inglefield said a recent push to…
Jamaica Observer July 7, 2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Ministry of Health, through the National Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases (2013-2018), plans to reduce the harmful consumption of alcohol by three per cent by 2018. The plan has been approved by Cabinet. This was stated by Health…
Published on Jul 12, 2015, 8:38 pm AST Four people were arrested during a police exercise in the Western Division yesterday morning for driving under the influence. The exercise was coordinated by Senior Superintendent Huggins together with members of the Western Division Task Force throughout several communities in Diego Martin and St James. The exercise…
Educator decries parents who encourage alcohol consumption Dominica News Online – Thursday, June 18th, 2015 at 8:59 AM Some of the students who took part in the anti-alcohol consumption program Educator at the Goodwill Primary School, Julienne Martin, is lamenting the fact that some parents in Dominica think that it is alright for children…
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