Region 9’s healthcare transformation: Over 1,300 surgeries, 95% drug access

Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) has made significant gains over the last five years, including the delivery of more than 1,300 surgeries per year and a 95 per cent drug availability rate in the region. This is according to the Regional...

Alex Eala heads to Brazil after US Open debut

(UPDATE) FILIPINO tennis hotshot Alexandra “Alex” Eala is set to compete in Brazil after her US Open debut. Hitting right after the US Open that will end on Sept. 8, Eala will take her act to the Sao Paulo Open which will run until Sept. 14. Eala...

Brazil’s bioeconomy – hope or hype?

Strategic investment initiatives like the Brazil Climate and Ecological Transformation Investment Platform (BIP) are also central to this growth. Safeguards The bioeconomy also encompasses biotechnology, strategic minerals, the restoration and...

Açaí  — The Healthier Alternative 

By Alicia Doyle Sunday Signal Writer The sun-drenched streets of Santa Clarita hum with energy, but nothing captures the city’s vibrant, health-conscious spirit quite like a spoonful of its signature treat: the açaí (ä- sä- ē) bowl . An açaí bowl...

With a healthy Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG ‘of course have belief’ against Chelsea

Eleven months on from their last visit to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, Paris Saint-Germain return on Wednesday looking for confirmation of their place among the Champions League elite. In last season’s quarter-finals, PSG came to London with a 3-1...

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medi…

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro left his home where he is under house arrest to undergo medical exams on Saturday, weeks before the Supreme Court rules whether he is guilty of plotting a coup. The right-wing politician is accused of...

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medical exams

Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro left his home where he is under house arrest to undergo medical exams on Saturday, weeks before the Supreme Court rules whether he is guilty of plotting a coup. The right-wing politician is accused of...

Brazil Bolsonaro Hospital

Brazil's former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

SAO PAULO – Brazil's Former President Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams in Brasilia, after a judge authorized him to spend six to eight hours at a hospital. Doctors at DF Star hospital said Bolsonaro...

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medical exams ahead of coup trial

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro briefly left house arrest on Saturday to undergo medical tests in Brasilia, weeks before the Supreme Court rules on whether he plotted a coup to stay in power after his 2022 election defeat. Brazil’s...

Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro temporarily leaves house arrest for medical exams

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for court-approved medical exams

BRASILIA - Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro left his home where he is under house arrest Saturday to undergo medical exams, weeks before the Supreme Court rules whether he is guilty of plotting a coup. READ: Brazil court to rule from 2...

Bolsonaro leaves house arrest for medical tests ahead of coup trial

BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro temporarily left his house arrest on Saturday for medical examinations. The 70-year-old right-wing leader faces a Supreme Court ruling next month over alleged coup plotting after his 2022 election...

Health Policy, Trade Wars, and Big Yields Drive the Ag Agenda in 2025

The public is anxiously awaiting the release of the second Make America Healthy Again Commission report. On this episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, Cathy Burns, president and CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association, discussed the...

Brazil Bolsonaro Hospital

A supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro gathers to await his arrival at the hospital, after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized him to leave his house arrest for medical exams, in Brasília, Brazil, Saturday, Aug....

Guyana records 1st case of Oropouche Fever; over 12,000 cases in the C’bean

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has confirmed a surge of Oropouche fever cases across the Americas, with more than 12,000 infections reported regionally, as Guyana now records its first case of the mosquito-borne illness. Health...

Brazilian President Defends Cuban Medical Assistance despite US Sanctions

Havana, Aug 15 (ACN) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed his stance in favor of Cuba as he defended the More Doctors program (Mais Médicos) after Washington revoked entry visas to Brazilian officials for being involved in...

Bolsonaro sale de prisión domiciliaria por unas horas para exámenes médicos

Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El expresidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro salió de prisión domiciliaria por unas horas este sábado para que le realizaran exámenes médicos a dos semanas de que inicie el juicio en su contra por su presunta...

Bolsonaro allowed to leave his home for medical exams

BRASLIA: Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro left his home where he is under house arrest to undergo medical exams on Saturday, weeks before the Supreme Court rules whether he is guilty of plotting a coup. The right-wing politician is accused of...

No Kaka or Robinho in Brazil’s Fifa World Cup squad

SAO PAULO // Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari announced his Fifa World Cup squad on Wednesday without any major surprises. Scolari’s 23-name list includes 16 players who were in the team that won last year’s Fifa Confederations Cup by beating...