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Cayman Islands Daylight Savings Time survey closes soon Do you want Cayman Islands to implement Daylight Savings Time in line with the USA? Or do you want it to stay as it does now – the clock does not move?…
Guardian partners with Caribbean GIS to track chikungunya in the Caribbean
From Spice Islander Everything about chikungunya is painful. Even the virus’ name comes from a Kimakonde word describing the contortions of one suffering severe joint ache. Fever, rash, cramps, headache, nausea and fatigue are just some of the symptoms of…
More than 7 suicides per hour in the Americas/Caribbean says new PAHO report
From Pan American Health Organization Mexico City, 22 October 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Some 65,000 people take their own lives in the Americas each year—more than 7 per hour—according to a report released today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),…
Scientists question 21-day quarantine period for Ebola
By Chukwuma Muanya From allAfrica A NEW study “On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus” published, last week, in the PLOS Currents: Outbreaks suggests that 21 days might not be enough to completely prevent spread of the virus. The study…
Cayman Islands to purchase $800k Ebola unit and implements travel ban
All travelers will now fill out health questionnaires. A travel ban is also now in place, restricting those who have traveled to Ebola-struck countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, from crossing our borders. If a person has visited any…
Human skin cells reprogrammed directly into brain cells
From Science Daily By Washington University in St. Louis Summary: Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington’s disease, an ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Unlike other techniques…
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The Emissary of Evil By Peter Polack Evil does not always arrive on our doorstep in the form of crime. Sometimes it will arrive in a most insidious form, unseen. Crime is a very open form of evil committed and…
Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital responds to Ebola Outbreak
The Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital (CTMH) is taking extra precautionary measures with the Ebola outbreak by educating its staff with the latest information on the outbreak, guidelines to protect health care professionals and the public and future projections of the…
HSA physiotherapy department receives donation from local charity I AM CO
Local charitable organisation, I AM CO, recently made a generous donation to the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s (HSA) physiotherapy department. With approximately forty children regularly using the physiotherapy department, I AM CO saw the need for a selection of…
Cayman Islands has 26 confirmed cases of chikungunya and 1 case of dengue
Chikungunya Update as of 20 October 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases reached 26 this week (20 October 2014). The distribution of confirmed cases (26) has been: George Town – nine; Cayman Brac – three; West Bay –…
