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Building back better: increasing resilience in the Caribbean water sector
By Dr Nigel Walmsley From HR Wallingford With climate change bringing the prospect of an increase in the frequency of high intensity hurricanes in the Caribbean region, Dr Nigel Walmsley explains why action for long-term resilience is needed now to…
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Miami Cancer Institute names Horacio Asbun, M.D., FACS, Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
MIAMI, FL – February 25, 2019 – Surgeon Horacio Asbun, M.D., FACS, has joined Miami Cancer Institute, the region’s premier cancer treatment and research destination and part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Asbun will serve as Chief of Hepatobiliary and…
Caribbean to experience drier than usual wet season
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean countries have been warned that the rainfall over the next three months may be “drier than usual” in some islands resulting in a progressively increase in wild fires. The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate…
This Australian rodent is the first mammal extinct due to climate change
By Susan Bird Frpm Care2 A moment of silence, if you please, for the poor little mosaic-tailed rat. She’s become the first mammal officially killed off by climate change. The Australian government formally announced the extinction on February 18, 2019. In truth,…
26 Feb Weather in Cayman
26 Feb Tue 2019 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Moderate to fresh winds and rough seas will continue over the Cayman area for the next 24 hours in association with a high pressure system over the western Atlantic Ocean. Radar images…
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Cayman Islands MS Foundation to host International guest speaker at upcoming fundraiser
The MS Foundation of the Cayman Islands is pleased to announce the date for their 3rd Annual “Pretty on the Outside” fundraiser. The cocktail gala-style event will be held on Saturday 16th March, at the National Gallery, from 6 pm onwards. The…
Are antibiotics nearly obsolete?
By Michelle Schoffro Cook from Care2 Antibiotic resistance has become a global health crisis of massive proportions. Our overuse and abuse of antibiotics (like demanding our doctors prescribe them for colds and flus), veterinary abuse of the drugs, and antibacterial soaps and…
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Longevity secrets of the world’s healthiest seniors
By Lynn Allison From Newsmax Okinawa is a group of islands just south of mainland Japan and is known as “the land of immortals.” Residents not only have one of the longest lifespans and number of centenarians in the world,…
Caribbean countries seek to learn from Haags Bosch
From Kaieteur News As Government prepares to award another contract to open another cell area at the Haags Bosch landfill, Eccles, officials said that current practices and the modern systems at the site are being looked at closely by a…
The People’s Parrot inspires first community-sponsored Genome Project
By GrrlScientist From Forbes Conservation genomics is a new discipline that is beginning to provide important information to scientists that could help us save endangered species and protect the global environment The critically endangered Puerto Rican Amazon parrot, Amazona vittata, known…
