Network of laboratories in the Americas seeks to strengthen the diagnosis of mosquito-borne disease
Panama, May 18, 2017 (PAHO / WHO)- The Arbovirus Diagnostic Laboratories Network (RELDA), coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), is working to strengthen the diagnosis of mosquito-borne diseases to ensure a timely response to outbreaks and epidemics caused…
Cayman Islands University’s business programmes achieve IACBE accreditation
It took four years and thousands of hours of evaluation, development, and refinement, but the hard work bore fruit this week when the University College of the Cayman Islands UCCI) received the formal communication confirming that the International Accreditation Council…
ODAAT leads Cayman Islands Guides through Community Badge
The Sixth George Town Girl Guides were surprised on Monday 8th May when puppies arrived! Two of the directors, Paula Blane and Caroline Johnston from One Dog At a Time (ODAAT), visited their weekly meeting, held at St. Ignatius, to…
The Editor Speaks: Government schools
The Cayman Islands Ministry of Education released a statement regarding the Cayman Islands Examinations Results in 2016 – see iNews Cayman story “Statement from the Ministry of Education on Cayman Islands Examinations Results in 2016” published May 15 2016. The…
Exploring breast cancer screening and treatment options
This week being ‘Women’s Health Week’, experts at Cleveland Clinic are reminding women that, when it comes to breast cancer, it is important to explore options with healthcare teams in order to ensure the best treatment journey. Due to recent…
A ‘body farm’ where researchers can study decomposing bodies is opening in Florida
By Tamara Lush, Associated Press From Business Insider LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A scientific facility where researchers can study how corpses decompose will open next week in the Tampa Bay area with the burial of four donated bodies. Colloquially…
Statement from the Ministry of Education on Cayman Islands Examinations Results in 2016
From The Cayman Islands Ministry of Education The National Education Data report 2016 was published on the Ministry of Education’s website (www.education.gov.ky) on April 24th, 2017. This information was shared at the 2016 Annual Teachers Welcome and was previously reported…
Public Lecture to be given by Chris Cozier in Cayman Islands
From The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands Actions Between Territories Friday, 19 May 2017, 6:00 PM at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands About the Lecture Cozier’s lecture, titled Actions Between Territories, will discuss the potential free/play…
New Gymnasium for JG School
New Cayman Islands John Gray High School Gymnasium handed over to the school in time for exams The Ministry of Education is pleased to announce that the new John Gray High School (JGHS) Gymnasium was handed over to the school…
Statement attributable to UNICEF’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean on health data in Venezuela
From UNICEF PANAMA CITY, 12 May 2017 – “Data on infant and maternal deaths released last week by the Ministry of Health in Venezuela provides stark evidence of the impact of the prolonged crisis on women and children in the…