Cayman Islands is “Proud of Them”
“Proud of Them” Celebrates Fifth Awards Round A dozen dynamic young people received recognition for their efforts, achievement and potential last Wednesday, 18 February, 2016, during the latest “Proud of Them” (PoT) awards. Youth Minister Osbourne Bodden presented this year’s…
First cheque presentation for Cayman Islands DG’s 5K Ambulance Challenge
The first cheque presentation for the 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge has taken place with silver sponsor Cayman National Bank for $2,000. The funds will go to the $50,000 target that this year’s 5K Challenge has set towards a new…
weden plans to use Caribbean cruise ship to accommodate refugees
Sweden’s migration agency aims to convert the 1,790-passenger Ocean Gala luxury cruise ship into an asylum centre for migrants The ship, formerly known as ‘MS Island Escape’, has served for decades the cruising holidays of the Caribbean, Bahamas and the…
Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida joins Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer alliance
Miami-Based Healthcare System Marks Third Addition to National Collaboration FEBRUARY 2016 (MIAMI) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health South Florida announce the beginning of a dynamic and forward-thinking collaboration aimed at improving…
Cayman Islands’ Anglican Church Cook Rum
Georgina Wilcox On Tuesday Feb. 9th it was Shrove Tuesday, also called Fat Tuesday (Mardis Gras in French), the day before Ash Wednesday that starts the somber 40 days and 40 nights of Lent. In the United Kingdom and some…
Boozy plane passenger drops his trousers and URINATES in aisle in midair during flight to UK
BY ROSS MCCARTHY From Daily Mirror UK Jinu Abraham had to be restrained until the plane had landed after being aggressive to cabin crew Incident: Jinu Abraham admitted being drunk on board an aircraft A drunken plane passenger on a…
Exclusion rates for black Caribbean students remain disproportionately high, says leading academic
By Jon Severs From tes Black Caribbean pupils are still much more likely to be excluded than other students in mainstream English schools, according to new research, despite an overall reduction in exclusion rates since the 1990s Professor David Gillborn and…
GM mosquito expansion announced
From BBC A company producing GM mosquitoes says it is to open a new factory in Brazil as it expand its operations. Small-scale studies in parts of Brazil, Panama and the Cayman Islands suggest engineered sterile mosquitoes can reduce wild…
The Caribbean Voice backs call for integrated health care to tackle mental health
From Guyana Times The Draft Mental Health Strategy of Guyana 2015-2020 has confirmed that there are minimal numbers of general health human resources with the necessary mental health competencies to provide mental health services at any level of general healthcare…
Veteran loses custody of children for using medical marijuana
By Cody Fenwick From Care 2 Petitions Tens of thousands of Care2 petitioners have signed a petition asking Kansas officials to return a veteran’s children who were taken away by Child Protective Service. This case is particularly heartbreaking, and reveals…
