US: FDA gives blood cancer drug breakthrough status
From Newsmax AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators had awarded its blood cancer drug acalabrutinib “breakthrough” status for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision…
US Navy pilot explains how he shot down a Syrian fighter jet
By Daniel Brown From Business Insider On June 18, a US Navy pilot shot down a Syrian fighter jet south of Tabqah after it dropped bombs near US-backed forces, also known as Syrian Democratic Forces, according to US Central Command. It was the first…
Dogs attack armed Cayman Islands Police Officer during Warrant Operation on 29 July; Dog Wounded in Leg
From RCIPS Around 5PM on Saturday, 29 July, armed officers were in the Boatswain Bay area of West Bay making checks to locate a man wanted on a court-issued warrant. While one of the officers was leaving the man’s residence,…
Sierra Leone News: 3 children with heart disease flown to India [and Cayman Islands]
By Betty Milton From Awoko Three young children, below the age of five and suffering from a variety of different heart diseases, were yesterday flown out of the country to India for life-saving surgery. Mariatu, mother of 3-year old Umaru…
Cayman Islands police warn of uptick in injury accidents this past weekend, 28-30 July
From RCIPS Last weekend saw a total of 26 motor vehicle accidents reported to police, six of which are highlighted below. The suspected causes of these accidents are speed, alcohol, inattentiveness and impatience behind the wheel, and police are asking…
Eclipze Hair Design & Day Spa hosts Cut-A-Thon for Cayman Islands breast cancer awareness
Every year Eclipze Hair Design & Day Spa hosts a Cut-A-Thon in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year’s event will be our 17th Cut-A-Thon! The event will be held on Sunday October 1st at Eclipze Hair Design &…
Jamaica Emancipation Day Tue Aug 1 2017
Emancipation When full Emancipation came in 1838 a system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth century came to an end. Slavery had within itself the seeds of its own destruction, whether because slaves resisted…
Cayman Islands Chamber members benefit from free intellectual property session
The new Trade Marks & Design Laws coming into effect on August 1 were explained in detail by HSM Chambers’ Intellectual Property expert Sophie Davies on Wednesday, July 19 at a BE INFORMED session for Chamber members. Ms. Davies worked…
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An eagle’s kiss
By Jeff Guidry An eagle’s kiss This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is spiraling out of control….. Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them!…
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David Jessop: Should it matter who pays for Caribbean development?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner By any measure, the Caribbean’s infrastructure requirements are substantial. If the region is to be able to increase its competitiveness and give citizens the quality of life they desire, its transformation has become a…
