Death toll from Chikungunya hits 113 in the Caribbean, PAHO says
From The Montserrat Reporter Fox News (EFE) At least 113 people have died in the Americas, with all the fatalities reported in the Caribbean region, after becoming infected with the Chikungunya virus, the Pan American Health Organization, or PAHO, said,…
Lions Club of Tropical Gardens launches month of Breast Cancer Awareness activities
Opening Ceremony The launch of the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens month of Breast Cancer Awareness activities – Opening ceremony will be held at Camana Bay, on Wednesday Oct 1st at 5:30pm. All are invited, especially breast cancer survivors. Breast…
Tai Chi in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands’ Jackie Balls – “Miss Jackie” – invites everyone to take a look at their new Tai Chi Schedule starting on Wednesday October 1st. Why not join her to see why over 250 million people from all walks of…
Local Cayman charity for recovering drug addicts gets backing from NDC
From The Bridge Foundation Cayman Following an evaluation of The Bridge Foundation’s new half-way house in West Bay for women recovering from drug addiction has been given the backing of the National Drug Council. The Bridge Foundation is a local…
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“Right is might”- the reality and the dream
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday September 26, 2014 – Activities at the United Nations in New York this week may have looked like a celebration of internationalism and a recognition that territorial wars, terrorism, religious intolerance,…
Ebola scare in Jamaica
From DaVibes September 27, 2014 THE Ministry of Health says there is no truth to information circulating about a case of Ebola in Jamaica. “We are not investigating a suspected case, and we have no reason to consider that anyone…
Conference shines spotlight on Caribbean healthcare facility in the Cayman Islands
WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2014) – The Caribbean’s newest medical facility was the subject of much interest at the World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress held in the Washington, DC area this week. At the Caribbean and Island Ministerial…
CARPHA awards Cayman Islands Public Health for vigilant surveillance
The Public Health Department last week received an award for excellence in public health surveillance from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar accepted the award at the 12th meeting of Caribbean National Epidemiologists…
EEOC accuses hospital of pregnancy discrimination
By Sheri Qualters, From The National Law Journal The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Chicago hospital in an early test of fresh agency guidelines addressing discrimination by failure to accommodate pregnancy-related medical restrictions. The agency filed EEOC…
7 Cases of Chikungunya confirmed in Cayman Islands
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Chikungunya Update in Cayman Islands as of 22 September 2014 The total number of confirmed cases of chikungunya has reached seven as at 22 September 2014. Since the last update on 15 September 2014,…
