Cayman: HSA introduce testing against COVID-19
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) has confirmed testing for COVID-19 will be available locally this week at their internationally accredited forensic laboratory, in partnership with the HSA clinical laboratory. The introduction of local testing will significantly reduce the…
Cayman: 27-year-old-man of North Side dies from stab wound – UPDATE
From RCIPS March 17 2020 UPDATE: Police are confident that the victim from the stabbing incident that took place in North Side on Sunday, 15 March, is 27-year-old Marvin Xavier Conolly Armendarez, who was living in the North Side District at…
New York – based; Saint Lucian entrepreneur on a global quest
Saint Lucia’s son of the soil, Vaughn Constable, Creator and Founder of Twist By Vee LLC, a New York-based company which specializes in handmade bow ties, hair and neck bows, and accessories as well as corporate branded products through the…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
The Cruise Industry pressured Caribbean Islands to allow tourists onto their shores despite coronavirus concerns
By Alleen Brown From The Intercept SAM DUNCOMBE, head of the Bahamian environmental organization reEarth, looked on with concern Thursday as island authorities debated whether to allow passengers to disembark from Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Braemar, the latest ship hit by…
Sanders: Financial measures necessary to ride-out coronavirus
(commentary) By Sir Ronald Sanders From St. Lucia news Online Regardless of the number of Coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that occur in the Caribbean, the economies of each of them, particularly those dependent on tourism, will suffer in the immediate to…
ALERT! Polar Bear with Corona -FUNNY!
From Facebook From a classmate at North High School: *EMERGENCY ALERT* A Polar Bear has been spotted on the North Side of Des Moines and is confirmed to have a case of Corona. DO NOT approach the bear and use…
Cayman: CIRMC worship service March 15, 2020
Please see below the link to view on YouTube the pre-recorded worship service prepared by our ministers expressing our faith, our hope and our love in these trying times. (Many of you may have received it from your respective church…
Virgin Islands makes EU ‘white list’
By Claire Shefchik From BVI Beacon The Virgin Islands is one of 16 countries and territories newly whitelisted by the European Union on Tuesday, with the reveal of the EU’s revised “white list” of “non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.” “I welcome the European Union’s…
Don’t Touch! The top 12 most dangerous corona-spreading surfaces
By Bill Hoffmann From Newsmax It seems the coronavirus causes a secondary contagion: Fear. Just ask anyone trying to buy hand sanitizer or toilet paper at their local supermarket. In part, the angst stems from the fact virtually every surface…