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Day: August 4, 2025

UPDATE: Police Confirm Identity of Deceased in Linford Pierson Highway Fatal Collision, 4 August

From RCIPS UPDATE (4 August): Police can now confirm the identity of the deceased in the fatal collision which occurred on Sunday, 27 July, on the Linford Pierson Highway. He is 29-year-old Kheon Robinson, of Bodden Town. The RCIPS once…

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – August 4, 2025

The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. August 4, 2025 Jennifer Matarangas King selected to lead USVI Tourism U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated…

OECS and Sunrise Airways Sign Landmark MOU to Transform Eastern Caribbean Air Connectivity and Integration

In a remarkable advancement for regional connectivity, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and Sunrise Airways Ltd. entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 31. This strategic, non-binding partnership focuses on enhancing air travel and transportation, both…

Grenadian Blue Economy Entrepreneurs Empowered by UBEC Business Development Services Information Sessions

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through the World Bank–funded Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project, successfully hosted two (2) impactful Business Development Services (BDS) Information Sessions in Grenada, targeting Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in…

Most People Inhale 68,000 Microplastics per Day

Adobe Stock Scientists say the average person may be inhaling microscopic, lung-penetrating plastic particles at a rate that’s 100 times what was previously assumed: 68,000 per day.  “Everywhere we look, we find microplastics, even in the air we breathe inside…

Aisha Maina Secures USD 40 Million St Kitts Port Deal And Takes Trade Roadshow From Grenada To Jamaica And Trinidad

At the signing of the USD$ 40m Port deal for St Kitts & Nevis: L-R (Middle): 1. Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, PM, St. Kitts & Nevis, Hon Minister Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture et. Al, St. Kitts and Nevis, Miss…

Scientists Developing Artificial Blood to Save Lives in Emergencies

(Lightfieldstudiosprod/Dreamstime.com) By Lynn C. Allison From Newsmax There are tens of thousands of preventable deaths each year due to hemorrhagic shock, a life-threatening loss of blood after injury. In fact, blood loss is the leading cause of preventable death after trauma. That’s…

Higher Biological Age May Raise Dementia Risk

From Newmax Health People whose bodies are aging faster could be more likely to develop dementia than those with normal or slower aging, a new study says. Folks with advanced biological age are about 30% more likely to develop dementia,…

Cayman: MRCU Ramps Up Response to Mosquito Emergence

Dr Alan Wheeler, Director Mosquito Research & Control Unit While you’ll likely notice improvements in the next few days, another spike is likely mid-month due to the recent rainfall. The black salt marsh mosquito (Aedes taeniorhynchus) – the main species…