Jamaica gets 68 new doctors
By Hg Helps, Editor-at-Large Jamaica Observer Cuban university graduates returning to serve public hospitals HAVANA, Cuba — The Jamaican medical system will be boosted by the injection of 68 newly trained medical doctors within weeks. The Jamaican doctors graduated from…
The Caribbean needs more local digital content, says VP at Columbus Communications
From South Florida Caribbean News PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Producing more local digital content remains one of the most effective means of increasing internet penetration in any market. Local content production can also create significant opportunities and positively impact…
Frigate that visited Cayman detects cannabis plantations
The Royal Navy’s 436-foot frigate, the HMS Lancaster that arrived in Cayman for a familiarization visit in June as part of a support tour in Britain’s Caribbean Overseas Territories, has been involved in a drugs bust operation. HMS Lancaster involved…
World’s largest debt collector to pay $3.2M penalty for harassing consumers
By Chris Morran From Consumerist It’s highly possible you’ve never heard of Expert Global Solutions, but it’s the largest debt-collection operation in the world. It also is the subject of a recent Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that the company…
Stunning Pictures Of American National Parks
By Anmargaret Warner From Business Insider With everything from vast deserts and gorgeous beaches to sprawling mountain ranges, America is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in the world—and nowhere is that more evident than in the national parks….
Comfort Suites Cayman Islands: renewed, refreshed and re-energized
All 119 guest rooms as well as the public areas have been redesigned, reconfigured and refreshed. The newly renovated Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman is embracing the principles of sustainable tourism by positively impacting the local community…
A 23-million-year old lizard fossil was found preserved in amber
Dina Spector From Business Insider A 23-million-year-old lizard was found preserved in amber in Chiapas, Mexico, Spanish international news agency EFE reports. Amber, or fossilized tree resin, can contain plants and insects that are tens of millions of years old,…
‘This is a Public Health failure’: New York City’s troubling silence on Morning-After HIV Meds
By Tim Murphy new York Magazine On Wednesday (17), in scorching midday heat, about twenty members of the longtime HIV/AIDS activist group ACT UP held a protest in front of Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s entrance at Madison Avenue and 100th…
Bahamian gospel legend Kevan ‘Kevi Kev’ McKenzie dies at age 51
From Bahama islandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian Gospel Legend and Marlin Award winner Kevan “Kevi Kev” McKenzie passed away yesterday, Monday July 15th at 8:15pm at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas with his family by his side. He was 51…
A common obstetrical intervention used inappropriately
By Doula Delight From bahama islandsinfo The most common obstetrical intervention during labor and birth is fetal heart rate monitoring even though fetal heart rate patterns are poor predictors of the baby’s well-being.1 When first begun, electrical heart rate monitoring…
