Via Christi’s self-insurance company in Caymans intended to ‘keep our costs down’
By Kelsey Ryan The Wichita Eagle Via Christi Health, the largest nonprofit health care system in Kansas, maintained an insurance company in the Cayman Islands for nearly 20 years, according to forms the group files with the IRS. The company,…
Chikungunya Update
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar has issued an update on the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus disease in the Caribbean. From 6 December to 31 December 2013, 111 cases of Chikungunya were…
Trees on the pond
From Stuck In Customs Buying things when you travel If you buy stuff when you travel, do you usually send it back via mail or take it back? I’ve taken to just getting things shipped. I’m so lazy and hate…
The polar vortex looks terrifying from space
By Dina Spector from Business Insider The whirlpool of cold air, known as a “polar vortex,” bringing frigid temperatures to half of the United States was captured on Monday, Jan. 6, by one of NOAA’s satellites. In the image, the…
Caribbean Project: Review: The Big Truck That Went By
From Before It’s News Haiti Jonathan M. Katz’s The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster is a memoir by the only full time AP reporter who was stationed in…
2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Schedule Set
Eight teams will battle for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 MIAMI (January 6, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the schedule for the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions…
Rumoured Rihanna break trashed as Aussie tour announced
From Caribbean360 SYDNEY, Australia, Friday March 15, 2013 – Rumours of Barbadian superstar Rihanna’s fabled year-long break from music abruptly bit the dust on Wednesday when promoters Live Nation confirmed that the “Talk That Talk” girl will be taking her…
New York State Will Loosen Marijuana Laws
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to announce executive action that would loosen marijuana laws in the state, officials tell Susanne Craig and Jesse McKinley of The New York Times. From The Times: Mr. Cuomo’s…
CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship 2014 Cayman Islands – Group Stage
Thursday, January 9, 2014 Guatemala vs Jamaica – 5:00 pm ET USA vs Costa Rica – 7:30 pm ET Friday, January 10, 2014 Honduras vs Trinidad & Tobago – 5:00 pm ET Cayman Islands vs Mexico – 7:30…
Lindsey Vonn withdraws from Sochi Olympics due to knee injury
By Fran Berkman From Mashable The U.S. women’s Ski Team will be without its most prominent star at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. Two-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn, 29, announced Tuesday morning that she would forego the competition…
