Green Globe members sweep the Top 10 list of Greenest Hotels in the Caribbean
LOS ANGELES, California – Several Green Globe members have made the Top 10 list of Greenest Resorts in the Caribbean Journal for 2013. Green Globe’s Caribbean representative, Wendy Walker Drakes says, “These Green Globe member hotels and resorts are some…
Death wears bling: the glory of London’s Caribbean funerals
From The Spectator Ian Thomson applauds the grand rituals of West Indian funerals in his review of Charlie Phillips’s How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art: Fifty Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London Charlie Phillips King/Otchere Productions, pp.130,…
How red meat could raise risk of Alzheimer’s
By Larisa Brown From iol lifestyle The accumulation of the mineral abundant in red meat was found to have begun in the part of the brain which is generally damaged in the early stages of the disease. London – Eating…
Why just one exam in labor is ordinarily enough
By Doula Delight From Bahama islands info Ordinarily, the only necessary vaginal exam in labor is the one that determines if the mother is indeed in active labor. It is true, that in cases of arrested labor, additional exams may…
Jingle Bell Walk Run for Cayman Islands Crisis Centre
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: 26 November 2014: The charity fun-run of the year is almost upon us. On Sunday 14 December, hundreds of enthusiastic runners and walkers will be hitting the pavement at the Holiday Inn Resort in support of…
Woolly mammoth skeleton to fetch up to £250,000 at auction
By Blathnaid Healy From Mashable LONDON — It’s not an item you would usually expect to find in an auction house, but someone will walk away Wednesday as the new owner of a woolly mammoth skeleton. Lot 92 in the…
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Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
By Paul Hay From Caribbean Journal The fifth “Global Ministerial Summit” was held in Washington, DC on Sept. 21. Ministers of health, tourism and economic development, trade commissioners, and health attachés from 25 nations gathered to discuss medical tourism challenges…
Prince Harry enjoys three-day visit to Oman, picks up present for Prince George and performs with traditional sword dancers
By Jenalyn Villamarin From International Business Times Prince Harry arrived in Oman on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for a three-day visit that reflects on the relationship between the Royal families of the two countries. The 30-year-old prince enjoyed his stay in…
Scientists tested therapy against antidepressants — here’s what
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider There’s a reason depression can be so difficult to treat: Scientists are still figuring out exactly how and why it strikes. Different treatment methods impact the brain in drastically different ways, and in a…
