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Genetically modified mosquitoes to battle disease-carrying bugs closer to approval
By William Axford From KeysInfoNet Genetically modified mosquitoes created to decrease the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes in the Lower Keys could be released by the spring, officials say. Scientists from Oxitec, a British company that has released genetically modified mosquitoes…
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Inadequate response to Ebola should not be repeated with Chickungunya
By Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday November 20, 2014 – The good news is that a prophylactic vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH, is reported to induce a significant neutralizing immune response to…
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Canover Watson, FIFA member, charged with fraud in CarePay probe in Cayman Islands Canover Watson (43), a Cayman Islands businessman, a past winner of the Young Caymanian Leadership Award and member of FIFA’s financial monitoring panel has been charged with five…
Treasure Island Resort in receivership/DEH Bulk Waste schedule
Treasure Island Resort in receivership Zolfo Cooper appointed to act as Joint Receivers of Restoration Cayman Ltd. George Town, Grand Cayman, 20 November 2014, Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher of Zolfo Cooper, PO Box 776, Canella Court, Camana Bay, Grand…
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Cayman Islands police warn of numerous scams Over the past few weeks the RCIPS – Financial Crime Unit has been receiving reports of numerous scams taking place within the Cayman Islands. One of the scams involves fraudulent advertisements being placed…
No new cases of chikungunya in Cayman Islands
Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 17 November 2014 From Cayman Islands Public Health Department The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases in the Cayman Islands remains at 34 to date with 10 locally transmitted cases. The distribution of confirmed cases has…
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Iguanas need our help in many locales [including Cayman Islands]
Keith Winsten From Florida Today How much can you learn from a lizard? A lot, it turns out. Next year the International Iguana Foundation (IIF) turns 20 — and I’ve been associated with the group for the last seven years….
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Government companies to be scrutinized closely by Cayman Island government Speaking at a press briefing, last week, Cayman Islands Premier, Alden McLaughlin, said government was bringing in a new law in the New Year that will change the rules regarding…
The State of the Ebola crisis
By Ashley Kindergan From The Finacialist For the first time since Ebola surfaced in Uganda in 1976, an outbreak has exploded beyond rural Africa to reach eight countries, including the U.S. and Spain. For all its notoriety, the most serious…
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Man pleads guilty of theft at Cayman Islands gas station (stealing a drink) Logan Bodden (41), pleaded guilty to stealing a drink from Delworth’s Esso Gas Station Friday (14) located on Eastern Avenue in George Town, Grand Cayman on 8th…
