Cayman Islands CTMH Doctors Hospital – Breast Cancer Foundation Annual Gala Dinner
October 6th, 2018 marked the 11th Cayman Island Breast Cancer Foundation Annual Gala Dinner. This major annual fundraiser for BCF is paramount to maintaining the reserves required to provide not only financial assistance to all those individuals/ organizations desperately needing…
Maui caregiver accused of stealing life savings from elderly woman extradited from Cayman Islands
By Lynn Kawano From Hawaii News Now Rosemarie Delatorre will finally face the charges, more than a decade later Maui caregiver accused of stealing life savings from elderly woman extradited from Cayman Islands Deputy U.S. Marshals brought Delatorre back from…
Caribbean countries and territories are better prepared to keep imported measles from sparking outbreaks
A recent PAHO-organized workshop trained 35 Caribbean health officers on how to respond rapidly and effectively to any imported cases of measles or rubella Washington, DC, October 19 2018 (PAHO/WHO) — It’s been more than 25 years since the Caribbean…
Caribbean Ministers approve plan to prepare for the health impact of climate change on small island developing states
Third Global Conference on Health and Climate: Special Focus on Small Island Developing States, concluded on Wednesday with an Action Plan to be implemented in the Region Washington, D.C., October 18 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — Ministers from across the…
PAHO Director participates in inauguration ceremony of Princess Alice Smart Hospital, Grenada
The Princess Alice hospital is the first hospital in the Eastern Caribbean Region to have been fully refitted to smart standards to protect the health of the population against climate change-related events. St George’s, Grenada, October 16 2018 (PAHO /…
Cayman Islands joins International Infection Prevention Week IIPW: October 14-20 2018
From The Cayman Islands Public Health Department The Health Services Authority joined the world in observing International Control Awareness Week. Annually the third week of October is observed as International Prevention Week. In this week, awareness is raised on the…
World Bank says Caribbean could still benefit from Human Capital Index Report
From St. Lucia Online (CMC) – The World Bank Saturday said that the new World Bank Human Capital Index released earlier this week gives policymakers in the Caribbean and around the world compelling evidence that delivering better outcomes in children’s…
The Editor Speaks Mental health
Today (Wed 10 Oct) is World Mental Health Day. Did you give it a thought in your busy schedule? Did you read Cayman Islands Minister of Health, Dwayne Seymour’s Message we published today? I hope you did. This year’s theme…
Robots reign supreme
Robots reign supreme in new VR games for Oculus headsets By Andrew Tarantola From engadget Insomniac Games As Oculus hosts its annual OC5 event in San Francisco this week, the company isn’t just looking back at its five years in…
Young people are the loneliest age group but smartphones aren’t to blame
BY LAURA BYAGER From Mashable Youth is a period most often associated with great promise, many possibilities, and an overall sense of freedom. But, youth can also be a time in life when many of us feel very lonely. A…