Caribbean looks to protect its seafood from mercury
By Jewel Fraser From IPS PORT-OF-SPAIN, Nov 5 2018 (IPS) – Four Caribbean countries have done an inventory of the major sources of mercury contamination in their islands, but a great deal of work still needs to be done to…
5 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
5 Nov Mon 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 AM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected…
Caribbean makes significant strides In HIV reduction
By Jodi-Ann Gilpin From Jamaica Gleaner Dr Bernadette Theodore-Gandi believes that while the Caribbean has made significant strides in reducing the number of new HIV infections, more has to be done to improve access to treatment, as well as ensure…
First US drug with marijuana-derived ingredient goes on sale
From Newsmax The first Food and Drug Administration-approved drug containing an ingredient derived from the marijuana plant went on sale Thursday in the United States. Epidiolex is a twice-daily oral solution — a cannabidiol, or CBD liquid — made by…
9 Plants that contain healing cannabinoids, besides marijuana
By: Brian Syuki From Care2 For many of us, cannabis is the first thing that comes to mind when we hear of cannabinoids. This makes perfect sense, since cannabis contains many cannabinoids that have not been found in other plants….
OECS Health Ministers endorse deeper cooperation with French territories
Friday, November 2, 2018 — Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ Health Ministers have advanced new health initiatives including deepening cooperation with French Territories to ensure no citizen of OECS Member States ‘are left behind’. The fifth Health Ministerial meeting held on the…
Artificial Intelligence will change the nature of Caribbean tourism
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner Among the extra-ordinary technological advances that will take place globally over the next decade, the most potent for the Caribbean may be artificial intelligence or AI. This is because its rapid introduction into almost…
4 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
4 Nov Sun 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 AM EST Sun Nov 4 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected…
3 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
3 Nov Sat 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected…
2 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
2 Nov Fri 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected…