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Cayman Airways bans hoverboards from aircraft
Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) joins with many international airlines in announcing the banning of “hoverboards” on its aircraft. Effective immediately, the lithium battery powered self-balancing personal transportation devices, commonly referred to as hoverboards, are banned from being transported on all…
Stranded for Christmas: Brit ‘held to ransom’ on Caribbean island over unpaid hospital bills
By Alex West From The Sun UK A British holidaymaker is stranded on a Caribbean island until he pays a £45,000 medical bill. Allan Cox, 45, fell ill while in the Dominican Republic and needed emergency surgery to remove his…
NFL great Dan Marino inspires Cayman Islands medical leader
Dan Marino Inspires Medical Leader In The Caribbean Island of Cayman Islands CAYMAN ISLANDS – Dan Marino, NFL great inspired one of the world’s leading orthopedic surgeons in the Caribbean, Dr. Alwin Almeida. Dr. Almeida was inspired by meeting the…
Kassirer Asset Management purchases new position in WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (WX)
From American Banking News WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) logoKassirer Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE:WX) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The hedge fund…
CARPHA continues to battle Dengue and Chikungunya and prepares for Zika
By CARPHA PRESS RELEASE – Vector borne diseases, such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, continue to emerge in the Caribbean, threatening health, tourism, social and economic development. According to Dr. Joy St. John, Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control…
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Cayman Islands government announce applications open for medical specialization scholarships
The Ministry of Education and the Health Services Authority are pleased to announce that the scholarship application process for the doctors’ specialisation program is now open and will run through January 31, 2016. As was recently announced in the media,…
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Universal health coverage saves lives, alleviates poverty and boosts growth
The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a short statement for Universal Health Coverage Day, which was, Saturday 12 December. Message by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day12 December 2015 On Universal Health Coverage…
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Disparities in hypertension among black Caribbean populations
Disparities in hypertension among black Caribbean populations: a scoping review By the U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR) Aurelian Bidulescu , Damian K. Francis, Trevor S. Ferguson, Nadia R. Bennett, Anselm J. M. Hennis, Rainford Wilks, Eon…
Coordinated response by first responders successfully saves two fishermen near Pedro Bluff, Grand Cayman
From RCIPS Around 8:30AM on Sunday, 6 December, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched emergency units to Pedro Bluff area, where a report of two persons in distress in the water had been received. Two men had been catching whelks that…
CIBC Firstcaribbean’s Walk For The Cure raises $70k for Cayman Islands Cancer Society
George Town, Grand Cayman, December 4, 2015 – Bringing to a close what has been by far its most successful ‘Walk for the Cure’ charity fundraiser, CIBC FirstCaribbean delivered a cheque for US$70,822 to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society, representing…
