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Jamaicans denied bail for robbery in Cayman Islands From RJR News Two Jamaicans charged with robbing a money transfer business in the Cayman Islands earlier this month were denied bail on Monday. The court heard that Paul Martin, 28,…
Third Outbreak of Zika virus found in Florida
By Maureen Foody From WN.com Florida has another possible outbreak of the Zika virus on the Gulf Coast in Pinellas County according to NBC News. At least one person has been infected locally near St. Petersburg as the state also reported…
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Zika fears are leading some to book away from the Caribbean and Florida
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ – AP Business Writer From PCH Front Page NEW YORK (AP) — With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation….
UN accepts blame for spreading cholera in Haiti but refuses to pay compensation
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN360 – The United Nations has finally acknowledged that it played a role in an outbreak of cholera in Haiti in 2010 that has since killed about 10,000 people and continues to sicken…
ExxonMobil is being investigated
By Charles Kennedy, OilPrice.comFrom Business Insider The investigation by a handful of attorney generals into ExxonMobil has much more to do with the oil major misleading investors than it does about covering up climate science. The legal headache stems from…
Bahamas National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC) grants provisional approval status for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd
By Med Cell Bahamas Ltd Nassau, Bahamas, August 18th, 2016 – The Bahamas National Stem Cell Ethics Committee (NSCEC) grants provisional approval status for Med Cell Bahamas Ltd. to conduct stem cell research and therapies. Med Cell Bahamas Ltd. is…
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Scientists’ 3D print cartilage to repair damaged windpipes By Jon Fingas From engadget Believe it or not, scientists aren’t yet finished discovering new ways to 3D print body parts. A team at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has developed…
Cayman Islands: West Bay officers render first aid to stabbing victim Saturday night, 20 August; Suspect arrested and charged
From RCIPS: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 4:36 PM Just before midnight, on Saturday, 20 August, a man came to West Bay Police Station bleeding profusely from a wound to his left forearm. Officers on duty rendered emergency First Aid…
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Oxitec CEO: This is the worst-case scenario for unleashing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Public-health officials are doing everything in their power (and budget) to prevent infectious diseases like Zika, yellow fever, and dengue from spreading. But the bugs that transmit those diseases, specifically the Aedes Aegypti mosquito,…
Puerto Rico reports first death from Zika-linked paralysis
By Harriet Agerholm From Independent UK ‘What does this tell us? That all of us are susceptible,’ says epidemiologist Puerto Rico has reported its first death caused by paralysis relating to a Zika infection. The US territory in the Caribbean has…
