Cayman Islands: Flu vaccine now available
The Director of Primary Health Care, Dr Samuel Williams Rodriguez is advising of the arrival of this year’s flu vaccine. Vaccines for the seasonal flu will be available at the Cayman Islands Hospital, District Health Centres in Grand Cayman, Faith…
US Coast Guard detains dozens of Caribbean migrants in unseaworthy vessels
By Carl Prine From Navy Times The Coast Guard cutter Thetis detained 84 undocumented Haitian migrants approximately 30 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands and repatriated them to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. (Coast Guard) While debate rages over…
CUC president empowers Cayman Islands international college
Richard Hew, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) was the guest speaker at ICCI on October 25. 2018. The Utilities boss spoke before a diverse audience of new and returning students pursuing Associates, Bachelors, and Master’s…
Paul Parchment fired from Cayman Islands NRA
Statement – NRA Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the National Roads Authority (NRA) has completed its investigation into possible misuse of NRA resources by a senior employee. As a result of the findings, the Board has terminated…
KG basin will play crucial role in India’s move towards natural gas-based economy, says GlobalData
At a time when production at traditional offshore assets on the west coast is set to decline over the next decade, the upcoming deepwater and ultra-deepwater projects in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin at the Bay of Bengal will play a…
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Virgin Voyages sets sail for Cuba
From Virgin.com Delighted to share that Cuba will be the first destination for Virgin Voyages, our new cruise line. When Scarlet Lady sets sail for her inaugural season from Miami in 2020, Havana will be one of the destinations we…
May reaches tentative Brexit deal on financial services for the UK and EU
From WN The Times was reporting Prime Minister Theresa May had struck a deal with Brussels on Wednesday which would give the United Kingdom’s financial services companies continued access to European markets after Brexit. Government sources said British and European…
Dear G-d, an open letter from a Jew in Pittsburgh
From Chabad On the Pittsburgh Massacre On Shabbat morning, Pittsburgh’s peaceful Jewish enclave of Squirrel Hill wasshattered by gunshots as a crazed anti-Semite attacked worshippers at the Tree of Life congregation. Reeling from the pain, Pittsburghers struggled to make sense…
Caribbean says Zika no longer an issue. Doctors say not so fast [Cayman Islands listed as risk free]
By Nikki Ekstein From Bloomberg The truth is complicated. On Oct. 18, the Caribbean Public Health Agency was celebrating and promoting good news: the World Health Organization (WHO) was no longer classifying its islands as having active virus transmission. Anguilla…
Jamaica to host Bamboo Symposium from November 27-28
By Ainsworth Morris From JIS Story Highlights Cabinet has given approval for the hosting of the first Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre on November 27 and 28, 2018. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the…
