4 harmful foods that benefit us too
Contributed by Meera Nair From Times of India Maintaining a healthy diet isn’t easy as one has to be careful of every morsel of food or sip of drink that they consume. So when research reveals a positive angle to…
ON THE RIGHT: Caribbean just not keeping up
By Dr Peter Blair Henry From Barbados Nation News If we look at the world over the last three and a half decades, the Caribbean actually sticks out in a very important way, and not in a good way. If…
More evidence breastfeeding makes babies smarter
By Maggie Fox From NBC News A new study shows more benefits of breastfeeding Babies who are breastfed for at least a year grow up to be significantly more intelligent as adults and they earn more money, too, a new…
Our plan to combat and prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria
By Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary Ash Carter From The White House Blog Antibiotics save millions of lives every year. Today, however, the emergence of drug resistance in bacteria is undermining the effectiveness of current antibiotics and…
Honoring Women’s Month in the Cayman Islands: Laura Ribbins – am extraordinary fitness journey
Laura Whitney Ribbins came to the Cayman Islands in 1977 seeking four “S” — sea, sand, sun and a salary. Eventually, she gained a fifth — status. What she founded and developed has made her one of the premier fitness…
Honoring Women’s Month in the Cayman Islands: Elevation is Eleanor’s game
To Eleanor Berry, sport is like the air people breathe and her trophy case is proof of her prowess. She has a trophy for every sport she has competed in — softball, volleyball, soccer, flag football and netball — and…
Cayman Islands Civil Service family fundraises for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers and Big Sisters got a helping hand from the Civil Service today, 27 March 2015. Public sector employees on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac dressed in purple to raise funds for the charity and to promote awareness within…
Cayman Islands Governor hosts Caribbean Overseas Territory colleagues for Conference
Her Excellency the Governor hosted the Governors from Bermuda and the other Caribbean Overseas Territories for a Conference to discuss regional matters and issues of common interest. The Conference, hosted at Government House on Friday 27 March, was attended by…
Afro-Caribbean men are less predisposed to be investigated for prostate cancer
From Prostate Cancer News A recent study from the University of Exeter Medical School found that Afro-Caribbean men are less willing to be evaluated for prostate cancer than white men. However, these men have higher mortality rates and are more…
High Court raises burden for employers on pregnancy bias
By Marcia Coyle From Supreme Court Brief Employers are not required to give pregnant workers the same accommodations that they offer workers with similarly temporary disabilities, but need to establish a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for any difference to avoid liability…