Cayman Islands retailer fined for failing to pay Health Insurance fees
On 10 March 2015, the Summary Court fined local retailer Marcelo Franca CI$8,500.00 for failing to pay health insurance fees, for one of his employees in 2011, and his dependents in 2012. Following a court hearing Acting Magistrate Angelyn Hernandez…
Baptist Health South Florida named one of world’s most ethical companies for fifth year in a row
Ethisphere Institute award recognizes exceptional ethical leadership CORAL GABLES, Fla. – March 19, 2015 – Baptist Health South Florida announced today that the Ethisphere Institute has named it a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company® – marking the fifth straight year…
Deadly mosquito infecting soaring numbers of Brits with potentially fatal disease
By Andrew Gregory From Daily Mirror UK The number of people affected by disease from the insect has rocketed more than 12-fold in the space of one year Soaring numbers of Brits are catching a potentially deadly disease from mosquitos,…
The trickiest part of a penis transplant? Finding a donor
By Rachel Nuwer From Smithsonian Magazine The doctors who announced the first successful procedure last week had a particularly difficult time finding willing organ donors Three years ago, an 18-year-old man checked himself into a South African hospital under grim…
One in five maternal deaths in the Americas results from obstetric hemorrhage
From WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org PAHO/WHO initiative seeks to reduce maternal deaths from hemorrhage in the Americas One in five maternal deaths in the region results from hemorrhage during the third trimester of pregnancy or…
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Unemployment rate in Cayman Islands fell to 4.7 percent as employment grew in 2014 The overall unemployment rate in the Cayman Islands was 4.7 percent in 2014. The unemployment rate among Caymanians was estimated at 7.9 percent, this is lower…
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Kraft issues big Mac & Cheese recall, metal pieces reported – applies to Cayman Islands, too
Foster’s Food Fair – IGA would like to announce that Kraft Foods Group has voluntarily recalled some 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner – due to the…
“Scrubbers” to cut cruise ship pollution
By Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau From Alaska Public Media Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. It’s aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive…
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Quiz Obama on medical marijuana, says Pengelley
By Edmond Campbell From Jamaica Gleaner When United States (US) President Barack Obama visits Jamaica on April 9 to hold talks with Jamaican officials and other Caribbean leaders, one of the issues that Brian Pengelley, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers’…
Herbal supplements class actions piling up
By Amanda Bronstad, from The National Law Journal The plaintiffs bar has filed more than 50 class actions in the past month that accuse retailers like Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of widespread fraud through the sale of herbal…
