IDB issues grant to improve Regional tourism health in the Caribbean
From The San Pedro Sun Belize is among six Caribbean countries that will benefit from an $800,000US Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant aimed at the development and implementation of a Regional tourism health information, monitoring and response system. The grant…
UPDATE: Canover Watson found guilty on 5 charges – receives 7 years jail sentence/Former FIFA watchdog member Watson jailed for seven years
Former FIFA watchdog member Watson jailed for seven years BY SIMON EVANS From Reuters A former member of world soccer body FIFA’s financial watchdog has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Cayman Islands after being found guilty…
Cayman Islands supports World Cancer Day
Remarks on Cancer Day By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Thursday, 4 February, 2016 Today we pause to reflect on one of the ravages of mankind – cancer. Under the theme We can. I can. the world marks…
Air Canada backs down, will refund pregnant Manitoban’s Caribbean trip over Zika concerns
From CBC News Brandon’s Samantha Dellezay planned to fly to Saint Lucia in February A Brandon, Man., woman will get a refund from Air Canada Vacations after she cancelled a trip St. Lucia in the Caribbean because of concerns about…
Study: Many lawyers suffer from alcoholism, depression
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer There has been much discussion around the topic of substance abuse and mental health issues in the legal profession. But now, for the first time in decades, a team of researchers has verified and…
Toilet problems causes BA flight from Bahamas to London to land in Canada
By JOHN HUTCHINSON FOR MAILONLINE British Airways plane en-route to London from the Bahamas diverts to Canada due to ‘problem with the toilet’ Flight 252 had set out of Nassau in the Bahamas en route to Heathrow Airline says it…
French Caribbean facing Zika epidemic, taking extra measures
PARIS (AP) — Two French regions in the Caribbean face an epidemic of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which was just declared a global public health emergency, and France’s government is sending extra hospital equipment and preparing extra medical staff to…
Baptist Health International physicians position with Miami Cancer Institute
Baptist Health International is pleased to announce that Dr. Leonard Kalman, Dr. Jeff Boyd and Dr. Michele Ryder will position with the Miami Cancer Institute. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE NAMES LEONARD KALMAN, M.D. DEPUTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER…
NEVER eat this salad dressing
By Joe Marion From Bio Trust Nutrition Hey it’s Joel and I’m just getting back from a quick grocery store run to grab some food for good ol’ din-din tonight. While there I stopped in the salad dressing aisle, not for…
Gilead can’t escape patent trial over hep c drugs
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder It looks as if Gilead Sciences will have to roll the dice on trial next month if it wants to protect the patent rights to its blockbuster hepatitis C treatment. It wouldn’t be the…
