Cayman: The Inflation Rate was 1.7% for the Second Quarter of 2024
The second quarter inflation rate was 1.7 percent, and among the main contributors was a 10.3 percent rise in the communication index. The main contributors to the increase in the communication index were a 23.6 percent rise in the cost…
Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories – Workers Party of Bangladesh Claims Political Revenge /Hezbollah Launches Massive “First-Phase Strike” /Guatemala’s New Leader Continues to Face Attacks/ Scale up Mpox Response
Headline: Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories By Global News Service Credit Line: from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service Headlines in This News Package: Workers Party of Bangladesh Claims Menon’s Arrest Is Political Revenge The President of the Workers…
USA: Cirque du Soleil aerial acrobat injured in Portland fall
By Beth Slovic |From The Oregonian/OregonLive Performers in Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza rehearse the day before opening night on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2024.Allison Barr | The Oregonian/OregonLive A Cirque du Soleil acrobat was injured in Portland during the 7 p.m. Saturday performance…
US: Black Women Need to Stay Ahead of Breast Cancer, Maimo Can Help [dedicated]
From Caribbean Life Early Detection Can Save Black Women’s Lives It’s unfortunate but true: Black women who develop breast cancer have a higher risk of dying from it than women from other groups.That difference begins with inadequate screening. Which is…
Suburbs Beat City, Country for Happiest People
Adobe Stock From Newsmax City dwellers are less likely to be healthy, happy and well-off than people living outside urban areas, a new study reports. Instead, there’s a suburban “Goldilocks zone” between cities and rural areas where people are happiest,…
Wegovy Cuts Heart Attack in Heart Failure Patients
From Newsmax Adobe Stock Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person’s odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the same trial suggests that’s even true for very ill…
Choose These Grains to Lower Cholesterol
Dreamstime By Lynn C. Allison From Newsmax People may shun grains because they think they’re high in carbohydrates and empty calories. But nutritionists say that whole grains, not those that are refined, play an important role in a balanced diet when it…
Who Should Get the New COVID Vaccine, and When?
By Lynn C. Allison From Newsmax Dreamstime The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine and experts suggest getting your shots soon to protect against the winter surge of the virus. As of Monday, the Centers for…
New Cancer Drugs May Also Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
Adobe Stock From Newsmax A new type of cancer drug might help treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, mouse studies suggest. The drugs block an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), researchers reported. IDO1 inhibitors are being developed as a treatment for cancers…
OECS Commission & Direct Relief Announce Partnership Agreement to Enhance Climate Health Resilience in OECS Member States
From Malika Thompson-Cenac Communications Specialist, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and Direct Relief are pleased to announce the signing of a grant agreement, marking the beginning of a significant partnership aimed at enhancing climate…
