In Guadeloupe, the question of drinking water is far from being resolved

2023-11-03 16:07:18 After the passage of Hurricane Tammy, in Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe, October 22, 2023. CEDRICK ISHAM CALVADOS / AFP It took more than a week after Hurricane Tammy hit on October 21 for water to be consumed everywhere again. Things were even anticipated: the weather phenomenon was not yet in sight of the coasts of … Read more

Dengue Epidemic Warning: How to Prevent the Spread of Dengue Fever in Guadeloupe

2023-07-16 04:25:49 The Guadeloupe Regional Health Agency alerted on Wednesday July 13 to a possible dengue epidemic of an expansive nature. The fears of the ARS are due to the steady progression of new cases. Since April, the local agency has seen an increase in the number of reported cases every week, with the phenomenon … Read more

Discovering the Hidden World of AI-Created Characters: How They Are Spreading Disinformation and Propaganda

2023-06-01 16:17:27 These are characters created using artificial intelligence, presented as working for American channels, then taken up by public television as if they were journalistic investigations, “ it is not Venezuelan television that says it, it is a media established in the United States and in a good part of Latin America “, proclaims … Read more

Viral circulation continues to decline even if the virus remains present

The epidemic situation has remained stable for 15 consecutive weeks. Contamination figures are falling week by week. Last week, 287 people tested positive out of 2,876 screenings (compared to 325 the previous week). No cluster has been declared. Unfortunately, 2 deaths are to be deplored. On the evening of October 18, the hospital situation remains … Read more

Covid-19 in Guadeloupe: fifteenth consecutive week of drop in contamination but two deaths

The authorities have communicated the figures for the health situation linked to the spread of COVID 19. According to the Regional Health Agency, 287 new cases have been recorded against 325 last week. The predominance of the BA.5 sublineage of omicron continues. This Wednesday (October 19), the authorities communicated by press release the new Covid-19 … Read more

Get to your drawing boards with the Center de la francophone des Amériques!

The Center de la Francophonie des Amériques launches the 2nd edition of the comic book creation contest across Canada and the Americas “Adventures in the Americas”. The first edition featured 206 comics. The invitation is extended across Canada and throughout the Americas, as well as the Caribbean. The contest runs until November 1, 2022. Participants … Read more

The new American drug against sickle cell disease, Oxbryta, has been acquired by Pfizer – Teller Report

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has acquired the Global Blood Therapeutics group for just over $5 billion. The latter succeeded in designing a new treatment for sickle cell disease. A financial agreement of 5.4 billion dollars has been reached. Oxbryta is the first drug approved to target the cellular malformations that cause this disease. Today, it … Read more

The first case of monkeypox detected in Saint-Martin

The Regional Health Agency (ARS) informed on Monday August 1 of the discovery of a first confirmed case of Monkeypox (commonly called monkeypox) in Saint-Martin. Monkeypox has been diagnosed in a person on the island of Saint-Martin. The patient, placed in isolation, had been taken care of as soon as the first suggestive signs appeared. … Read more