Cuban Migrants – Update
From RCIPS Wed Nov 12 2013 at 9:02 At approximately 6 pm on 11 November 2013 a report was received that Cuban migrants were sighted in the vicinity of Scotts Dock. Police and Immigration responded. There were 28 men and…
News from Health City Cayman Islands
Local Health City Team On Tuesday 05 November 2013, Gene Thompson, Richard Parchment and Harry Chandi met with Hon. Mark Simmonds – Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and discussed Health City Cayman Islands progress and benefits…
Lung Cancer Awareness Month & Stomach Cancer Awareness
From CTMH (Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital) Lung Cancer Awareness Month November is the official month of lung cancer awareness. Are you at risk for lung cancer? Talk to your doctor if you have any of the below risk factors: Tobacco…
Bahamas denies billionaire designer helped draft stem cell legislation
From Caribbean 360 NASSAU, Bahamas, Wednesday November 6, 2013, CMC – The Bahamas government has denied reports that controversial billionaire fashion designer Peter Nygard had assisted in drafting legislation for stem cell research and centres on the island. “There has…
Trinidad and Tobago among highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas – report
From Caribbean 360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday November 6, 2013, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is among three countries with the highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas, according to a new report released by the Pan American Health…
Calm wives may make for happier marriages
Posted by Yasmin Anwar-UC Berkeley From Futurity Northwestern University, Stanford University, University Of California, Berkeley When it comes to keeping the peace after a heated argument, it may be more important for wives than for husbands to stay calm and…
Scientists inch closer to banishing baldness
A joint UK and US team has developed a technique to grow human hair from tissue samples in a laboratory. LONDON, England, Friday November 1, 2013 – A joint British and American research team has developed a technique with the…
Hands off! Don’t touch the pregnant woman’s belly
By Robin Marty From Care2 No one would ever consider placing a hand on the stomach of another man or woman without permission under normal circumstances. Yet for many people, a visibly pregnant woman is often seen as an open…
Asahi Unit, Tingyi to form china baby milk tie-up on high demand
From Bloomberg News Asahi Group (2502) Holdings Ltd., the Japanese beermaker, said it will form a joint venture with Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. to start importing its milk formula into China next spring. Asahi’s Wakodo baby nutrition unit signed…
Potential effects of agrochemicals in Argentina
From Boston.com Agrochemical spraying in Argentina has increased ninefold, from 9 million gallons in 1990 to 84 million gallons today. Yet the South American nation has a hodgepodge of widely ignored regulations that leave people dangerously exposed, and chemicals contaminate…
