Cayman Islands Premier opens Environment Workshop in London
LONDON, UK – As President of the Political Council of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), The Premier, Hon Alden McLaughlin, opened and hosted the first UKOTA Environment Workshop in London on Monday 3 December. The workshop was organised…
OECS Diplomats attend International training cycle in Morocco
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 — Diplomats from OECS Member States recently completed a two-week training programme in International Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in the Moroccan capital of Rabat. The main objective of the programme was the strengthening of capacity within…
High cost has 1 in 4 diabetics cutting back on insulin
By HealthDay From Newsmax More than one-quarter of people with diabetes have skimped on needed insulin because of the drug’s soaring price tag, according to a new small study. Surveying nearly 200 Americans with type 1 or type 2 diabetes,…
Advancing geothermal energy in the OECS for economic development and resilience
Monday, December 3, 2018 — A major gathering of regional and global geothermal experts will be convened in Saint Lucia to chart the way forward to transform the energy landscape of the OECS to deliver lower energy prices, reduce the costly…
4 Dec Weather in Cayman
4 Dec Tue 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Isolated showers along with light to moderate easterly winds and seas are expected for the next 24 hours in association with a weak ridge of high pressure over the northwest…
Cayman Islands Commerce Minister set to travel
Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Joseph Hew will travel to Nassau, Bahamas early this week to take part in the Third Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) on 4-5 December 2018. The role of infrastructure, energy development and finance in building regional…
Cayman Islands: Second annual AICPA Summit promises insight and inspiration
TEDx alum, four-time Hawaii Ironman triathlete, and Girls on the Run Founder Molly Barker is coming to Cayman for the 2nd annual AICPA CIIPA Summit. AICPA partnered with CIIPA for the inaugural summit in 2017 to provide professional development for…
Scientists more accurately gauge the brightness of the universe
By Jon Fingas From engadget They’ve conducted the most comprehensive study yet of light in the cosmos. You’d think that it would be virtually impossible to determine the collective brightness of the observable universe, but a team of scientists has…
Snoring may be bigger health threat to women than men
From Newsmax The hearts of women who snore appear to become damaged more quickly than those of men who “saw lumber” at night, a new study suggests. Evaluating nearly 4,500 British adults who underwent cardiac imaging, researchers also learned that…
Energy pulse relieves pain from herniated disk
What if a simple zap to the spine could relieve the debilitating lower back and leg pain brought on by a herniated disk? Such is the promise of “pulse radiofrequency” therapy (pRF), which sends inflammation-reducing pulses of energy to nerve…