Is climate change pushing the Caribbean towards a health crisis?
By Advira Shand, From Voices of Youth I still cringe when I remember the agony I encountered when I was brought to my knees by the chikungunya virus in late 2014. Almost everyone within my community in South Manchester got…
Questions remain as NHI registration looms in BVI
From BVI Beacon With registration for the National Health Insurance programme set to begin on Tuesday, residents are bracing for widespread changes to the territory’s health care system. Many of those changes are expected to be positive, with thousands of…
Dishin’ with Dody: Aging and cod filets
Thoughts to Ponder….on Aging A dear friend of mind from the Netherlands recently wrote me a long letter. She caught me up on the happenings of her life, along with some difficulties of aging. She then asked, “How do you…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45 years of excellence” Date: 10/10/2015 Time: 6:30 PM Ritz Carlton Seven Mile Beach Phone: 749 3360 Register Event Description: The 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45…
Cayman Islands Walk for the Cure Sunday October 4
CIBC First Caribbean International Bank’s Walk for the Cure Starting October 04, 2015 All proceeds benefit the Cayman Islands Cancer Society Date: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015 Time: 7-Mile Public Beach (grouping from 6:30) Start time 7 a.m. Route: 5k Walk…
The benefits of breadfruit: How this Caribbean crop can improve your health
By Tamiya King From Atlanta Black Star On his recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago for Emancipation Day, Julius Garvey, son of legendary activist Marcus Garvey, emphasized the need to boost agriculture as an effective method for restructuring post-Colonial economies….
Olwomen story of the week
7 best exercises to lose weight fast you should aware of By Amy Reid From Olwomen If you want to live a healthy life and look smart, exercise should be an integral part of it. Regular exercise enhances the working…
Dog owners looking for answers to “wires” found in Pedigree food
By Krista Boehm From Valley News “I held a magnet upside down and it stuck to it and wouldn’t fall off” “It looks like little black and white hair pieces but it’s actually really coarse and it feels like plastic,”…
Cayman Islands police officers resuscitate unconscious man in bathroom
From RCIPS Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 12:34 PM Police Officers Resuscitate North Side Man At about 10AM on Monday, 24 August, Police Constables Zachary McLaughlin and Carlyle Nation responded to an emergency call for service to an address in…
Medical Tourism Association® forges roadmap to Caribbean — certifies first hospital in Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Looking to show the world that the Dominican Republic is more than a beach paradise in the Caribbean, Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud has achieved International Patient Services…





