Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,500 [Latest –Mon (27) estimate is now over 4,000 dead]
From BBC More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal’s deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, police say. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara. There…
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CONCACAF-supported pilot project to use football as vehicle to improve health
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Friday, April 24, 2015) – Seven pilot countries participated in a two-day FIFA 11 for Health workshop for the Caribbean, which concluded today in Puerto Rico. The program, launched last year by CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb…
Cayman Islands: fresh frozen vegetables & Jamba products recall
Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that Inventure Foods, Inc. has issued a voluntarily recall on certain varieties of its Fresh Frozen line of frozen vegetable as well as select varieties of its Jamba “At Home” line of smoothie…
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Community Events FRI 24 APRIL Models of Influence Book Signing As part of Fashion Week there will be a Models of Influence Book Signing by Nigel Barker on Friday (24 Apr) at 530pm at NKY Collections. Plastic In…
Scientists create first genetically modified human embryo
By Andrew Tarantola from engadget For the first time in history, a team of researchers have successfully edited the genes of a human embryo. The researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou reportedly used the CRISPR/Cas9 technique to knock a…
NFL concussion settlement approved
By Saranac Hale Spencer and P.J. D’Annunzio, from The Legal Intelligencer The highly contested settlement between the NFL and its former players who allege they suffered head injuries while playing for the league has gotten final approval from the federal…
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Cayman Islands Events for Thu 23rd April Culture and Style Welcome Party As part of Fashion Week there will be a Culture and Style Welcome Party on Thursday (23 Apr) at 8pm at Cayman Cabana. Wesleyan Christian Academy Open House…
Mysterious disease kills Nigerian patients within a day
From AlJazeera The unknown disease has so far killed 17 people in a southeastern Nigerian town and officials have ruled out Ebola. A “mysterious” disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 17 lives in a southeastern…
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Historic legal ganja tree planted at UWI
By Balford Henry From Jamaica Observer THE University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, planted its first legal ganja (marijuana) plant yesterday, symbolising its position as the pioneer in legally cultivating and researching the benefits of the drug in Jamaica….
Observing Vaccination Week – Cayman Islands joins the Americas
The Cayman Islands join other member states of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), i.e. North, Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, for the 13th anniversary of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA). This year, Vaccination Week takes…
