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Cayman Islands man pleads guilty in boating incident Richard Morrison Stein pleaded guilty to causing damage to another vessel, Miss Michelle, in the Cayman Islands Summary Court last Tuesday (16). Stein admitted he was navigating the vessel, The Flying Scotsman,…
Cayman Islands HSA offering the ‘gold standard’ for endovascular repair
The repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is a difficult procedure normally only offered in centres with large populations; such as the United States and the United Kingdom however Dr Robin Windhaber, a surgeon at the Cayman Islands Health Services…
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Information for Cayman Islands students planning to study overseas Did you know that as a British Overseas Territory Citizen you are entitled to pay the ‘home rate’ of university fees if you choose to study in England? This means that…
Cancer specialists join Baptist Health South Florida
Physicians from one of the largest hematology and oncology practices in the region, Advanced Medical Specialties, have joined Baptist Health Medical Group – an organization of more than 180 physicians integrated within Baptist Health – as the founding physicians of…
UN says Ebola-hit nations at risk of hunger
From Aljazeera Up to one million people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone face starvation due to border closures and quarantines. Up to one million people are at risk of going hungry in West African nations battling the Ebola virus…
First-ever Universal Health Coverage Day urges “Health for all – everywhere”
By: PAHO/WHO, In Latin America and the Caribbean, 30% of the population lacks access to health care for financial reasons—a situation PAHO member countries have pledged to change. Washington, D.C., 12 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World…
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Cayman Islands Police Christmas Safety Campaign – Operation Dasher – 188 prosecutions Since Wednesday 10th December 2014 and start of Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Christmas Safety campaign, Operation Dasher, 188 persons have been prosecuted. From these figures 13 persons…
Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) lessons for children with special needs or learning challenges
From Chatterbox Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) is a new and exciting way to get your kids active and outside! Learning the sport of SUP helps build confidence in and around the water and is a fantastic way to meet new…
Trauma kits for police could save lives says Cayman Commissioner
Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines is also President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police. At a recent meeting in Miami it was decided to try and equip every police officer in the Caribbean with trauma kits, This…
Read this before you join Weight Watchers
By Ashley Lutz From Business Insider Weight Watchers is in trouble. Sales have declined for seven quarters, with executives blaming the popularity of new apps from competitors. But a troubling statistic could show why Weight Watchers is struggling. “The program…





