UNHCR expresses concern over deaths at sea in the Caribbean
By Brian Hansford in Washington, DC., USA From Relief Web Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees WASHINGTON, DC, United States, November 28 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has expressed concern at the recent deaths at sea following a…
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force blacklists Belize; is banking sector in jeopardy
By DEAN BARROW from News5 Belize As you know by now, the European Union has blacklisted Belize for not doing enough to curb illegal fishing. That is bad, but even worse is the news of the blacklisting by the Caribbean…
Glasgow helicopter crash: Ninth body found
BBC A ninth body has been found in the wreckage of a Glasgow pub where a police helicopter crashed on Friday night, Police Scotland says. It earlier named three dead helicopter crew as pilot David Traill, 51, and Police Constables…
Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor
By Kukil Bora Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor creates fear of new ‘climate-change-driven factor’ The Arctic seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than double the amount of methane as previously estimated, a…
HPC warns of illegal “beauty” injections
Health Care Practitioner Licence necessary to provide cosmetic-type injections The Health Practice Commission (HPC) has recently been made aware that there may have been instances of persons, who are not medically trained or licensed, offering injections for “beauty” purposes. By…
HSA receives fetal monitors from Rotary
The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman recently donated two fetal heart monitors to the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) Maternity Ward. The machines were presented to the Maternity Unit by past and present Rotarians Eric Bush, Chris Bailey and…
Caribbean Museum Center to celebrate anniversaries 2014 calendar
By Stephen Cheslik (Daily News Staff) From Virgin islands Daily News If they haven’t already, art lovers on St. Croix should circle Saturday on their calendars to take note of the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts’ 10th anniversary gala….
Chrissie Tomlinson to close obstetrics
In a press release Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital said: The board of directors and management, in consultation with our obstetricians, have decided to close the obstetric wing of the Chrissie Tomlinson Memorial Hospital effective Dec. 31, 2013. This is to…
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin through to Top 6 on The Voice
From Caribbean360 In a nerve-wracking votes results show, the 28-year-old songstress was the fourth to be named to advance to the next round. CALIFORNIA, United States, Friday November 29, 2013 – Jamaican songbird Tessanne Chin is one step closer to…
Independent Scotland would keep the pound, the Queen and oil and gas reserves
Scottish leader Alex Salmond unveiled on Tuesday (26 Nov) what he called a “mission statement” for the country’s future: a 649-page paper detailing many of the terms for an independent Scotland. The country’s first minister released his Scottish National Party’s…
