A 23-million-year old lizard fossil was found preserved in amber
Dina Spector From Business Insider A 23-million-year-old lizard was found preserved in amber in Chiapas, Mexico, Spanish international news agency EFE reports. Amber, or fossilized tree resin, can contain plants and insects that are tens of millions of years old,…
‘This is a Public Health failure’: New York City’s troubling silence on Morning-After HIV Meds
By Tim Murphy new York Magazine On Wednesday (17), in scorching midday heat, about twenty members of the longtime HIV/AIDS activist group ACT UP held a protest in front of Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s entrance at Madison Avenue and 100th…
Bahamian gospel legend Kevan ‘Kevi Kev’ McKenzie dies at age 51
From Bahama islandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian Gospel Legend and Marlin Award winner Kevan “Kevi Kev” McKenzie passed away yesterday, Monday July 15th at 8:15pm at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas with his family by his side. He was 51…
A common obstetrical intervention used inappropriately
By Doula Delight From bahama islandsinfo The most common obstetrical intervention during labor and birth is fetal heart rate monitoring even though fetal heart rate patterns are poor predictors of the baby’s well-being.1 When first begun, electrical heart rate monitoring…
HMRC ramps up pursuit of tax evaders
From Brookson HMRC is stepping up its efforts to combat tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance schemes, according to a leading law firm. Data obtained by lawyers Pinsent Masons shows that 72 requests for information were made by the taxman…
Ban Ki-moon says Caribbean region’s concerns are United Nations concerns
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been pioneers in raising the world’s awareness on climate change and the unique challenges of Small Island Developing States, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday in opening remarks to the Seventh UN-CARICOM general meeting. The…
Advance Foam appointed distributor to Cayman for Protect-A-Bed
CHICAGO — Protect-A-Bed has appointed four new distributors. The sleep accessories company has named Advance Foam Limited, serving Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Tobago and Trinidad;, Matsushita Greatwall Corp., serving Singapore; and Valmar Export Group, serving Colombia, as sole distributors…
Sony Music Caribbean talent search
Posted by Philline From Tropical Fete SONY MUSIC’S talent search for a young male Caribbean reggae/pop artiste closes on Monday 29th, July 2013. “We know there is undiscovered talent in the Caribbean, so it’s an opportunity for an artist or…
Cartoon of the Day
Berserk Alert! By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects…
Food stamp scammers shipping groceries to Caribbean
By Newsmax Wires Some New Yorkers on welfare assistance are using their food stamps to buy and ship groceries to relatives in Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic, The New York Post reports. They buy food with their benefit cards…
