Caribbean leaders agree on 10-point plan to tackle Ebola and Chikunguyna
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday November 4, 2014, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a three-hour special summit here on Tuesday agreeing to a 10-point plan to deal with the outbreak of the Chikunguyna virus and any possible…
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In Memory of James Ladner Watler From Helen and Joan (Laddie’s sisters) Laddie’s ship was torpedoed and lost at sea November 1942. This was shortly after Laddie obtained his Second Mates Licence at the age of 27 years. Confirmation of…
Cayman Islands Emergency Exercise for mock aircraft crash scheduled For Thursday (6)
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (4 November, 2014) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) and local emergency responders are gearing up for a mock Aircraft Emergency Exercise, scheduled for this Thursday, 6 November. The emergency exercise called, “The Real Deal”, will…
MOvember Cayman Islands 2014
Welcome back to the month of MOvember, the month where men can proudly grow a moustache, all in the name of creating awareness and raising money for men’s health. All proceeds raised from Movember Cayman are donated to the Cayman…
FIU in D.C. update: FIU Ebola expert visits White House
From FIU News In the week leading up to the mid-term elections, FIU’s strength in global health response, coastal ecosystems and local educational reform were promoted in Washington D.C., while alumni in the region supported the university’s first generation scholarship…
States’ treatment of Ebola nurse puts focus on risk analysis
By Charles Toutant, New Jersey Law Journal The conflict involving Kaci Hickox, the nurse who defied state restrictions on her freedom after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, could yield improvements to the way state governments evaluate public health risks,…
Heart Institute of the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is the leading cardiac care centre in the Caribbean. Since its opening in 2005, the Heart Institute has been dedicated to preventing and treating heart and blood vessel diseases through…
Malaria cases on the decline in Guyana
From Caribbean360 Health authorities gave no figures regarding deaths but said malaria mortality rates however, continue to fall as increased malaria prevention and control measures continue to dramatically reduce the impact of the disease. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana recorded…
Trinidad and Tobago eyeing more Pinoy health workers
From GMA News Filipino health workers are in demand in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. said over the weekend. In an article posted on its website Sunday, the embassy said Trinidad and Tobago…
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24 Migrants return to Cuba from Cayman Islands detention centre 24 Migrants Repatriated, One Remains OOnly one female Cuban migrant is currently housed at the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) after 24 of her fellow migrants were repatriated to Cuba on…
