Amazónia

Vaccinodrome at L’ENCRE, the future center of reference for the coast which opens its doors in a week!

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Vaccinodrome at L’ENCRE, the future center of reference for the coast which opens its doors in a week!

Following the announced closure to the general public of the CHC vaccination center, which will now only vaccinate its patients and staff, the health authorities have just determined the final details concerning the new place which will welcome candidates for vaccination against covid in anticipation of increasing demands. For appointments and registrations for this new … Read more

The history of Jean-Martial Hospital – Subscription

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The history of Jean-Martial Hospital – Subscription

A NAME, A STORY A venerable building, witness to Guyanese health history. Pass the remarkable porch and have a look. It was in 1821 that the Cayenne hospital, formerly on the port, was transferred to a new building, Place des Palmistes. From 1823, the hospital gained a floor and two wings, which gave it the … Read more

Amazonia. “Rivers of gold” revealed by NASA images

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Amazonia. “Rivers of gold” revealed by NASA images

NASA recently released aerial photographs of the Amazon showing “rivers of gold” running through the thick forest. The picture was taken last December by an astronaut aboard the station of the International space station (ISS) over the Madre de Dios region in south-eastern Peru, reports the BBC relayed by Slate. These “rivers” are in fact … Read more

Roland Thésauros is gone

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Roland Thésauros is gone

The former president of the University of the Antilles-Guyana from 1977 to 1982 has died. It was under the evocative title: “Roland Thesauros, an unfinished itinerary of Guadeloupe nationalism” that Germain Beautin’s book on the life and career of activist and academic Roland Thesauros appeared in September 2019. It was the last public appearance of … Read more

Covid-19 point: 118 new people infected with the virus and one patient released from intensive care

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Covid-19 point: 118 new people infected with the virus and one patient released from intensive care

The number of new cases is down slightly this Friday but it remains in the same dynamic of increase in cases observed recently. Two people were able to leave the hospital. Three: it is now the number of patients in intensive care. One of them left this department and was able to leave the hospital, … Read more

Saïna Manotte finds her Guyanese audience

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Saïna Manotte finds her Guyanese audience

P.R. / Photos : Kathryn VULPILLAT Sunday December 13, 2020 – 10:27 a.m. The singer Saïna Manotte found her Guyanese audience this weekend, through two concerts given at L’ENCRE in Cayenne. Initially, only one date was scheduled, but it quickly sold out, a second was opened to allow fans of the singer to discover live … Read more

REPAM: Seminar on traditional indigenous medicine

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REPAM: Seminar on traditional indigenous medicine

In the fight against COVID-19 in the Amazon, the Panamazonic Ecclesial Network is holding a Webinar Seminar on December 10 on the experiences of how indigenous peoples have found a way to resist the pandemic using medicinal plants to combat the virus. prevent its spread and save lives Vatican News The axis of Socio-environmental Justice … Read more

Greta Thunberg in New York: “Our war against nature must end”

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Greta Thunberg in New York: “Our war against nature must end”

Escorted by a colorful flotilla from the Statue of Liberty, the sailboat docked among the yachts of the North Cove Marina, a stone’s throw from the luxurious malls and skyscrapers of Manhattan’s Financial District. 16-year-old Swedish Greta Thunberg arrived in New York on Wednesday afternoon, after two weeks of crossing the Atlantic aboard the Malizia … Read more

Defender of indigenous peoples dies hit by arrow in the Amazon

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Defender of indigenous peoples dies hit by arrow in the Amazon

JN / Agencies Today at 10:18– An official at the National Indian Foundation (Funai), an organ for the protection of indigenous peoples in Brazil, died on Wednesday, struck by an arrow fired by isolated indigenous people living in the Amazon. Rieli Franciscato, 56, who dedicated himself for more than three decades to the protection of … Read more