The Editor speaks: Friday 13th that was and wasn’t
Were you quaking in your boots last Friday? If you are just a tiny bit superstitious you were probably trembling a little in at least one of them. If you were Jeremy Corbin, the UK Labour leader (that is nearly…
Study increases controversy over hormone replacement therapy
From Newsmax The ongoing debate about postmenopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk may have turned even more muddy: A large new study suggests that two different types of hormone therapy have opposite effects on women’s long-term risk of the disease….
5 ways you’re destroying your gut biome
By Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, MDs From Nnewsmax From your passage through the birth canal to your first taste of breast milk, a first encounter with your pet dog or cat, and first handful of not-so-tasty dirt…
Boris Johnson is showing western politicians how to win
By Andrew Sullivan From New York Mag The sea of Tory blue seats that now envelop Labour’s heartlands on the electoral map of Britain is one kind of future for Western democracies. Unleashed by a revolt by ordinary people to…
US$1.29 million from Green Climate Fund to enhance Caribbean civil society’s access and readiness for climate finance
Port of Spain, December 13, 2019 – Efforts to enhance civil society’s access and capacity to deliver climate finance and build resilience in the Caribbean have been bolstered by a US$1.29 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Principal…
Melatonin: Magic potion or unregulated danger?
By Kate Johnson From Medscape “The most magical sleep supportive potion I’m aware of is melatonin,” says Rubin Naiman, PhD, sleep specialist, psychologist, and clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Although major sleep societies don’t recommend it…
15 Dec 2019 Weather in Cayman
15 Dec Sun 2019 Weather in CaymanSYNOPSIS Light winds and slight seas are expected today as the pressure gradient across the Northwest Caribbean remains slack. Radar images show isolated showers, mainly south of the Cayman area, which are slowly drifting…
14 Dec 2019 Weather in Cayman
14 Dec Sat 2019 Weather in CaymanSYNOPSIS Light winds and slight seas are expected today as a stationary cold front in the Gulf of Mexico weakens the pressure gradient across the Northwest Caribbean. Radar images show isolated showers, around the…
UK: Election results 2019: Boris Johnson returns to power with big majority
From BBC Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labour in its traditional heartlands. With just a handful of seats left to declare in the general election, the BBC forecasts a…
13 Dec 2019 Weather in Cayman
13 Dec Fri 2019 Weather in CaymanSYNOPSIS A decrease winds and seas are expected over the next 24 hours as a stationary cold front in the Gulf of Mexico weakens the pressure gradient across the Northwest Caribbean. Radar images show…








