Historical surgical milestone achieved in the Cayman Islands
A key milestone in the history of medicine in the Cayman Islands was achieved last week with the country’s first ever coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) performed. The patient, a 65 year old woman with diabetes and high blood…
How Caribbean media content is being disrupted by digital
By Marcia Forbes, PhD From Caribbean Journal What is Content? The much maligned but highly useful Wikipedia defines content creation as: “the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience….” Today, content comes…
Introducing Caribbean Curry
With Stephanie Bullen From Savoury Spice Shop Curry is one of the oldest foods known to man, with roots dating to pre-historic times. The practice of using spices to prepare meats has long been common throughout the Indian subcontinent but…
Resist urge to control e-cigarettes’, WHO told
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Some doctors argue it is too early to know whether benefits outweigh potential risks, as Jane Dreaper reports A letter signed by more than 50 researchers and public health specialists is urging the…
Gaza conflict: Israel rejects truce ‘as it stands’
From BBC Israel launched its offensive on 8 July, saying its aim was to stop Hamas firing rockets across the border Israel’s security cabinet has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry “as…
Discussions underway to address nursing shortage in Caribbean
By Alphea Saunders From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaica’s minister of health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, says that discussions are underway to facilitate the seamless movement of nurses throughout the Caribbean in order to address needs in various…
Sunsail reveals premium line up as new fleet heads to Caribbean
By Marion Telsnig, Sunsail From Yachts and Yachting Sunsail is delighted to announce a number of premium additions to enhance its world-class fleet. From December 2014, Sunsail’s Caribbean-based charter fleet will offer customers a choice of three exciting new monohulls,…
Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ (CPHD) Forum announced
Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure & Department of Agriculture has announced the opening ceremony for the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors’ (CPHD) Forum will take place at 9.00 am on Tuesday, 29 July…
Why Grand Cayman is my favorite Caribbean Island (So Far)
By The Miles Professor The other day, a reader asked in a comment which is my favorite Caribbean island. Without having to think twice, I answered Grand Cayman and listed a number of reasons why I like it so much….
Haiti to launch cholera vaccination with PAHO/WHO support
Campaign will target 200,000 people in three departments. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented the vaccines, which were financed with UN emergency funds Port-of-Prince, Haiti, 23 July 2014 (PAHO/WHO) – Haiti is set to vaccinate 200,000 people in three departments against…
