Gangwon 2024 marks 200 Days to Go with reveals of medal design, uniforms and recycling initiatives
IOC 06 Jul 2023 – With only 200 days to go to the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024, the Organising Committee (YOGOC), under the leadership of its two Co-Presidents, Lee Sang-hwa and Jin Jong-oh, celebrated the milestone in Seoul, Republic…
975 pounds of plastic collected at first RePLAST collection point!
Monday, January 25, 2021 — On Saturday, January 16th, 2021, 60 residents from Gros Islet and its environs delivered 975 pounds of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) and HDPE (High-density polyethylene) plastic waste to the first of three RePLAST Collection Points (RCP) to…
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Jamaica: Plastic ban begins, Vaz updates the public
From Jamaica Gleaner Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Daryl Vaz called a press conference to address concerns about ban on single-use plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam. Here are highlights from his presentation. Regulating…
Baptist Health International inaugurates PET and CT Imaging Center in Grand Cayman
New center will benefit patients throughout the Caribbean MIAMI, FL – December 6, 2018 – Baptist Health International announces the opening of its first PET and CT Imaging Center in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Equipped with state-of-the-art positron emission tomography…
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Cayman Islands DEH supports more than 5,000 volunteers for Earth Day
From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health As part of community outreach for Earth Day activities this weekend, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is providing support to more than 5,000 clean-up volunteers. This includes the provision of dumpsters, grab…
Scientists accidentally produce an enzyme that devours plastic
By Rachel England From engadget The mutant enzyme breaks down plastic in a matter of days. There are research teams around the world dedicated to finding a remedy for the growing plastic pollution crisis, but now it seems that one…
Some people with Alzheimer’s seem to resist memory loss
By Sharon Begley, STAT From Business Insider The defective proteins that are widely thought to kill brain neurons and cause, or at least indicate,Alzheimer’s disease do not always have that calamitous result, scientists reported on Monday, raising more doubts about…
