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Cayman Islands earnings better than expected Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said the Government’s Operating Bank account balances at September 30th 2014 totalled $67.1 million. This equates to over $2.5 million more than expected and spending was also down $5.5million,…
Carnival Magic cruise ship confirmed safe from Ebola
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public advisory confirming that the Carnival Magic cruise ship is safe to continue its normal operations cruising the Caribbean. Following its review of all of the evidence pertaining…
Imbalanced media reports: Ebola vs ChikV
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life It might be irresponsible to describe the incessant media coverage about the Ebola virus in Shakespearean terms — much ado about nothing. However, every day Americans die from cancer, influenza, heat-stroke, freezing temperatures,…
Caribbean travel bans unfair, says Sierra Leone national
By Ken Richards From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A national of Sierra Leone residing in Britain has criticized the travel ban imposed by St Kitts and Nevis and a number of other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member…
OECS ministers call Chikungunya, Ebola the “most urgent” public health priorities
From Caribbean360 Bed CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Monday October 20, 2014, CMC – Health ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the Chikunguyna and Ebola viruses are the “most urgent” public health priorities facing the region at this…
Facebook’s ‘egg freezing’ perk rekindles debate on role of women at the company
By Fabienne Faur, AFP From Business Insider Washington (AFP) – Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook’s latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the company. The move aims…
Ebola could be mutating to become more contagious, scientist warns
From Caribbean360 VIRGINIA, United States, Monday October 20, 2014 – Amid warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week within 60 days, a leading US scientist has said…
Ebola is ‘jerking us back to the 19th century’
By Erin Fuchs From Business Insider Americans being quarantined for Ebola experience a terror and isolation that recalls long-past epidemics like cholera, typhus, and the bubonic plague, an expert on the history of medicine told The New York Times. “Ebola…
Chikungunya in the Caribbean: A backgrounder for non-specialists
By Deborah Almond, Antillean Media Group From Caribbean360 IMAGE: Blood sucking Aedes mosquito with blood at its stomach BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 16, 2014, AMG – Chikungunya (CHIKV) was detected for the first time in the western hemisphere in December…
33 Easy Tips To Grow Your Hair Faster
By Alissa Ward From olwomen Having long hair is a treasure. It is an unlocking key, there comes a point in one’s life when everyone wants long hairs. Women are big fan of long hairs and so are many men….
