Cayman Islands product recall and consumer reminder
From Foster’s Food Fair General Mills expands retail flour recall. Foster’s Food Fair – IGA would like to announce that General Mills has further expanded the flour recall effective in June and is reminding consumers to not eat uncooked dough…
Homegrown Zika raises more questions about the evolving risk
By The Associated Press From Caribbean Business WASHINGTON – Homegrown mosquitoes apparently have infected four people in the Miami area with Zika and now it’s up to tried-and-true public health measures to stamp out the birth defect-causing virus before it…
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Terminix offering $87M to family sickened by Industrial pesticide during Caribbean vacation
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist The Delaware family that was sickened by toxic pesticide during their stay in a luxury condo in the Caribbean last year could be getting $87 million from Terminix as part of a proposed settlement….
Caribbean bone marrow registry gets 143 new registrants in Cayman Islands
The Caribbean Bone Marrow Registry has hosted two donor registry drives in Cayman in the past month courtesy of Davenport Development Ltd and Decco Ltd., a Dart Enterprises contracting company. In total, the two drives helped to add 143 new…
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Zika infections increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico
From Caribbean News Now SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As of July 7, zika has been diagnosed in 5,582 people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published on Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality…
CARPHA urges the region to take action against hepatitis
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — “Hepatitis claims the lives of many people and puts a heavy economic burden on communities and health systems,” stated Dr. C. James Hospedales in observance of World Hepatitis Day 2016. The…
Gastroenteritis outbreak reported in Grenada
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) — Health officials in Grenada are stepping up their response to manage and control what appears to be an increase in the number of gastroenteritis cases (gastro/stomach flu) in some parts of the island. On Wednesday,…
GM mosquito release commences in Grand Cayman
The Cayman Islands Government has strengthened its efforts to protect residents and visitors from Zika, dengue and chikungunya with the launch of additional mosquito controls today (28 July 2016). The public health programme was delayed by two weeks due to…
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USVI reports nine new zika cases
From Caribbean News Now ST THOMAS, USVI — The US Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) has reported nine new cases of zika in the territory. According to the weekly surveillance report, the total number of confirmed positive cases…
This doctor was so frustrated trying to find freelance work, he founded a company to make it easier
By Avery Hartmans From Business Insider When Alexi Nazem first tried to find freelance work as a physician — otherwise known as locum tenens jobs — he didn’t realize he was signing up for nearly a year-long process. “I’ve done…
