Health City Cayman Islands surgeons save young Haitian heart patients
Health City, Digicel, Have a Heart and Haiti Cardiac Alliance partner to offer free heart surgeries GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (November 6, 2014) – Four young Haitians returned to their home country last week having recently undergone life-saving heart surgery…
More than one million people in the Americas have been infected by a strange, painful African virus – Chikunguny
From TheBlaze After less than a year in the Americas, an African disease is ravaging Latin America and, as sun-resistant mosquitoes spread the virus to more than one million people, the U.S. remains threatened by the alien affliction. The disease:…
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AMEC awarded contract for solid waste management consultancy for Cayman Islands
Multi-national engineering company AMEC has been awarded a consultancy contract to prepare a national strategy to determine the direction of solid waste management in the Cayman Islands for the next 50 years. AMEC will also prepare an outline business case…
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Cayman Islands Governor involved in car crash From RCIPS Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:47 PM Approximately 1:35pm Wednesday 5th November 2014, RCIPS were informed of a motor vehicle collision along the West Bay Road in the vicinity of 7…
Cayman Islands now has 30 confirmed cases of Chikungunya and Chikungunya spreading to western Jamaica
Cayman Islands Chikungunya Update as of 3 November 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases in the Cayman Islands has reached 30 to date. Meanwhile the number of locally transmitted cases is now six. The distribution of confirmed cases…
Cayman Islands Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar
For many local residents, the holiday festive season starts with the Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar and this year will be no exception as the popular family event is scheduled for Saturday 29th November 2-5pm at ARC Camana…
Makers of KitKat and MilkyWay join Ebola fight
By Ben Rooney From CNN The world’s largest chocolate companies are joining the fight against Ebola. West Africa is where most of the world’s cocoa beans are grown and the companies are concerned that the virus could disrupt supply of…
Wastewater reuse a hard sell in the Caribbean
From Style With the Caribbean facing water security challenges due in part to climate change, the reuse of treated wastewater has emerged as one possible solution, but getting public buy-in is proving a mammoth task. It has been equally difficult…
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…
