Health City Cayman Islands performs brain surgery with patient awake
CAYMAN ISLANDS (September 15, 2017) – In a first for the English-speaking Caribbean, neurosurgeons at Health City Cayman Islands have successfully performed another advanced procedure by surgically removing part of a brain tumor while the patient was awake. The procedure…
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USS Lincoln heads home after Irma relief effort
By MarEx From The Maritime Executive The U.S. Navy has ordered the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to return to Norfolk, Virginia after a one-week mission to provide aid to the Florida Keys. The Keys were hit hard by Hurricane Irma,…
Caribbean tax haven begins to bounce back after Irma
By Tom Metcalf , Ezra Fieser , and Lynnley Browning From Bloomberg Corporate registry up and running for British Virgin Islands Damage to the territory from Irma estimated at $1.4 billion It took two days after Hurricane Irma ripped through…
UN chief to urge world leaders to prevent sexual abuse
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press From Journal Review UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited world leaders to a special event Monday on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse — an issue that has left a black mark…
Destinations of the week
The 23 most relaxing vacation destinations in the world Part 2 By Madeline Diamond, INSIDER From Business Insider While the whole point of taking a vacation is to unwind, there are many resorts, retreats, and even entire cities known for…
Helmet to help the blind
Smart helmet invented by college students could help the blind ‘see’ with laser radar BY YVETTE TAN From mashable These college students could be onto something big. Five students from China have developed a smart helmet that could aid the…
Cayman Islands Permanent Residency decisions total 235
By Georgina Wilcox The various boards looking at Applications for Permanent Residency (PR) have now reviewed 322 with 235 decisions. 147 persons have now been granted PR with 88 persons being refused. Please see attached for the totals. The backlog…
Parsons Green: Armed police search house over Tube bombing
From BBC Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of a terror offence in connection with Friday’s attack on a London Tube train. Armed police are searching a house in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. The arrest is “very significant” and the…
More than 100 prisoners re-captured after escaping jail during Hurricane Irma
By Richard Hartley-Parkinson From Metro UK More than 100 prisoners have been captured after escaping from a jail on the British Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma. The governor of the islands said the prisoners of Balsam Ghut prison, in Tortola,…
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Scotiabank CONCACAF League Trophy unveiled, will visit Panama and Costa Rica ahead of semifinal matches
Four Teams Remain in Battle for Regional Supremacy, and to Lift the Confederation’s Newest Prize this October Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today unveiled the new trophy for the inaugural ScotiabankCONCACAF League,…
