Call the Midwife: Who were the real West Indian nurses of the 1960s?
By Eleanor Bley Griffiths From Radio Times The real history behind Nurse Lucille Anderson’s experiences on screen as Nonnatus House’s first West Indian midwife The lovely Nurse Lucille Anderson (Leonie Elliott) has already brought a dose of warmth and love…
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100 Women in Finance names The Special Needs Foundation Cayman as 2018 Cayman Beneficiary
January 25, 2018 100 Women in Finance (100WF), a global, practitioner-driven nonprofit organisation that serves more than 15,000 professionals in the finance and alternative investment industries, today announced that it has named The Special Needs Foundation Cayman (SNFC) as its…
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The Caribbean is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman
From The Tempest I recently attended a memorial service to mark the one year anniversary of a woman who was kidnapped and found dead a few days later. It shook me to my core. For the last decade or so,…
Breastfeeding: Maintaining a nutritious diet
From Baptist Health A breastfeeding diet is much the same as during pregnancy, with a few differences. It’s important to have a variety of foods to make sure that your baby is getting all the vitamins and nutrients they need…
Pregnancy and the Flu..doc source
We are experiencing one of the worst flu seasons that we have seen in many years. The CDC has new research showing that the flu can be spread just from the breath of someone who has the flu. The flu is…
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Five Charleston women tapped to serve on Atlanta Food & Wine’s all-female advisory council
By Stephanie Barna From Post and Courier The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival’s 2018 advisory council is made up of more than 60 women, including five from Charleston: Ann Marshall of High Wire Distilling, Michelle Weaver of Charleston Grill, Cynthia…
Breastfeeding halves diabetes risk in women
From Siasat Daily Washington: Women who breastfeed their newborns for six months or longer significantly reduce their risk of developing diabetes by half as they get older, finds a recent study. The findings indicated that women who breastfed for six…
Cayman Islands: Two robberies of purses reported 12-15 January, one arrest made
From RCIPS Two Robberies of Purses Reported this Weekend, 12-15 January, One Arrest Made Police received two reports of street robberies this weekend where women were threatened with a knife and their handbags stolen. The first incident occurred just before…
Final 20-player rosters announced for the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Trinidad & Tobago
Miami (Monday, January 15, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) made public today the official rosters for the eight Member Associations that will participate in the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship. The Women’s…
Cayman Islands woman charged with Assault GBH
Woman Charged with Assault GBH From RCIPS A woman, age 29 of East End, was arrested on Monday, 8 January, and has been charged with Assault GBH. This charge is in relation to an incident on 8 January where the…
