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Network calls for amicable talks on rent payments owed Sandrine Rattan of the International Women's Resource Network (IWRN). - The International Women's Resource Network (IWRN) head has appealed to landlords to engage in dialogue with their tenants to reach workable and amicable agreements to treat outstanding rent payments. A media release from Adriana Sandrine Rattan on Thursday said there have been heightened calls from clients, some of whom are owing outstanding rent due to challenges brought on by the pandemic. “The organisation notes that at least 40 per cent of its clientèle repres...

5 tips for getting a coronavirus vaccine appointment at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid Updated Apr 12, 2021; Posted Apr 12, 2021 If you find a vaccine appointment, but it’s weeks or even a month away, still book it. You can always cancel that appointment if you’re able to find one sooner. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Any New Yorker over 16 years old can make an appointment and receive a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine — but it could take some time to snag a coveted appointment. There are several ways to make a COVID-19 vaccination appointment — an...

Adriana Sandrine Isaac-Rattan. International Women’s Resource Network (IWRN) head Adriana Sandrine Issac-Rattan says the organisation welcomes the move by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to introduce new laws to criminalise sexual harassment, voyeurism and revenge posting of nude photos and videos. In an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Issac-Rattan said she hopes these new laws will bring justice to victims of sexual harassment. “What we have been experiencing and this is with two of our clients, is that women who have been affected by sexual harassment in one way or another, some...

About PFIC Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a rare disorder that causes progressive, life-threatening liver disease. Patients have impaired bile flow, or cholestasis, caused by genetic mutations. The resulting bile build-up in liver cells causes liver disease and symptoms. The most prominent and problematic ongoing manifestation of the disease is pruritus, or intense itching, which often results in a severely diminished quality of life. Other symptoms include jaundice, poor weight gain and slowed growth. In many cases, PFIC leads to cirrhosis and liver failure within th...

Professor Dr Gerard Hutchinson, psychiatrist and university lecturer Even as gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most earnest threats facing women in T&T, there were still too many not admitting they were being abused which could be counter-productive in the fight to eliminate violence against women. This was said by psychiatrist and university lecturer, Professor Dr Gerard Hutchinson while responding to Guardian Media’s question about the importance of clinical intervention in GBV. In an email response, he wrote: “In many cases, the victims do not admit that their injuries or ...