Dr. Alejandro Badia in Cayman Islands for Health City Grand Opening
Dr. Badia will also take this opportunity to visit local VIP’s and Physiotherapists in Grand Cayman. PRLog – GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Dr. Alejandro Badia, World-Renowned Hand & Upper Limb Surgeon, President of the ISSPORTH, will be attending The…
Cayman’s Chamber questions why more fact finding needed on GT dump
Letter to Hon. Osbourne Bodden Minister for Health, Sports, Youth and Culture Government Administration Building George Town, Grand Cayman Cayman Islands From Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce 4th February 2014 RE: Media Reports of Steering Committee to evaluate strategies, the…
Operators of unlicensed youth centre shut down in Kelowna now setting up shop in the Cayman Islands
By Don Plant, Kelowna Daily Courier Three families are suing a private Kelowna facility that cared for troubled youth after their children were allegedly mistreated and then abruptly removed from the home by the B.C. government. Emails written by owner…
PDL helps the Cancer Society fund Chemotherapy Unit
Progressive Distributors Ltd. (PDL) recently made a donation to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) in support of a new chemotherapy unit. CICS is aware that patients may not always be able or willing to travel overseas for treatment and…
Boxing to health in Bodden Town
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Government and the CI Boxing Association are taking aim at youngsters and adults in the District of Bodden Town. A boxing club opened Monday at the Bodden Town Civic Centre. “The goal…
Caribbean must adopt laws to control tobacco epidemic – PAHO
From Caribbean360 PAHO, the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), applying large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging could help prevent one million deaths annually. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC –…
E-cigarettes in the workplace – no smoke without fire
From Shoosmiths The charity, Action on Smoking and Health, estimates that 1.3 million people are currently using electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) in the UK. What stance should employers take to this growing phenomenon? What the law says E-cigarettes…
Avoiding the Norovirus the Navy Way
By Angela T From News Chanel Daily Following the recent outbreak of norovirus on the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas the US Navy has spoken how it combats the virus. The illness on the cruise ship affected nearly 700…
Cases of Chikungunya disease on the rise in Dominica
From Caribbean360 Health authorities say persons who have contracted the mosquito borne disease, Chikungunya, should remain home as Dominica recorded more than 31 cases of the disease so far. ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday February 17, 2014, CMC – Health authorities say…
Genetically modified mosquitoes released in Panama
By Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times “biosafety laws are lax in the Cayman Islands” Starting Feb. 15, UK bio-tech company Oxitec began releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Nuevo Chorillo, Panama. It will release 240,000 GM mosquitoes a week. Female Anopheles…
