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Heading to boiling point – regional climatologist says Caribbean to get hotter, may lead to heat stress
By Anastasia Cunningham From Jamaica Gleaner WITH DATA showing that the world is getting hotter, governments across the Caribbean are being warned to seriously plan for the impact of heat stress on their populations. A predominantly tropical climate environment, heat…
US health officials are investigating Silicon Valley’s ‘suicide contagion’
By Mary Papenfuss, IB Times UK From Business Insider A large number of suicides among teenagers in a Silicon Valley town has convinced officials at the US Centers for Disease Control to investigate “suicide contagion” in the California community. Five…
Women protest Northern Ireland abortion ban by handing themselves over to police
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable LONDON — Three women from Derry in Northern Ireland have publicly handed themselves in at a police station and requested they be prosecuted for buying illegal abortion pills. The women — Diana King, 71, Colette…
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Cayman Islands Budget Address by Minister of Finance
Securing Cayman’s Future Introduction Madam Speaker, I thank God for the privilege to rise today to speak to The Appropriation (July 2016 to December 2017) Bill, 2016 and for the success that He has bestowed upon us. The 2016/17 Budget…
Cannabis use linked to gene mutation
From Medical Express Scientists from The University of Western Australia have identified how using cannabis can alter a person’s DNA structure, causing mutations which can expose them to serious illnesses, and be passed on to their children and several future…
New York’s Zika fight turns to travel precautions and safe sex
By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS From New York Times At a clinic in Harlem where many of the patients have roots in the Dominican Republic, Dr. Juan Tapia-Mendoza talks to patients about the Zika virus every day. He asks if they…
News Americas names top 10 Caribbean-born female doctors in the US
From Jamaica Observer Respected Internet-based information provider News Americas has rated five Jamaican female doctors in its top 10 list of leading Caribbean-born female doctors across the United States of America. The New York-based organisation traced the overall medical achievements…
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Hugo Chávez dismantled Venezuela’s businesses on purpose to create Socialist Paradise
From Generational Dynamics I was startled to hear analyst Yolanda Valery on the BBC describe some of the history of the tenure of Hugo Chávez, as he worked to create his Socialist paradise. In the mid-2000s decade, Venezuela was swimming…
Is an unruly immune system responsible for dementia?
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard From Newsmax Scientists have struggled for years to understand the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Genetic factors, the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain, damage to blood vessels, traumatic brain injury, and numerous…
US tanning salon gets no coverage in Peeping Tom case
By Ben Seal, From The Legal Intelligencer A Westmoreland County tanning salon that was the site of a man’s surreptitious recording of undressed patrons is not entitled to insurance coverage for a negligence lawsuit brought by 37 plaintiffs who were…
