Machete attack victims to sue Caribbean island for £2million
From Somerset County Gazette A COUPLE who survived a horrific machete attack at their Caribbean retirement home are suing the island’s government for £2million. Peter and Murium Green, from Wellington, say they deserve to be compensated for the lasting physical…
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Cayman Islands NCVO Chair says it has been a challenging year for the voluntary organisation
Chairman’s Report for the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 2014 NCVO Annual General Meeting. This year has seen a variety of challenges to our abilities…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Islands to consider banning cigarette smoking?
I can understand ministers becoming frustrated when measures are put into place to curb unhealthy habits and they have little or no effect. I can understand how ministers want to take “drastic steps” to force people to curb their unhealthy…
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Cayman Islands chemo unit receives $100K from Movember
The Movember Committee has donated US$100,000 towards the new Chemotherapy Unit at the Cayman Islands George Town Hospital. The donation is the biggest, single gift so far towards the new ‘state-of-the-art’ Chemotherapy Unit, being provided by the Cayman Islands Cancer…
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Inadequate response to Ebola should not be repeated with Chickungunya
By Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday November 20, 2014 – The good news is that a prophylactic vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH, is reported to induce a significant neutralizing immune response to…
Haitian cholera epidemic compared to Ebola
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The top United Nations coordinator for cholera response in Haiti says support for initiatives to combat the disease has been disappointing, noting that while it may be possible to eliminate cholera in about…
A Caribbean lesson from Cuba
By Dennis Chung From Caribbean Journal Last month I was a member of the delegation that visited Cuba with Jamaica Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson to look at that country’s preparation for Ebola, and thus take back some lessons for…
Chikungunya preparedness: What happened?
Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: A Caribbean subregional workshop introducing the new guidelines for preparedness and response for chikungunya virus was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel from May 28-30, 2012. The big question is what…
Focusing on men in the Cayman Islands
Several events will help celebrate International Men’s Day, which is observed on 19th November each year. Organized by the Family Resource Centre (FRC), activities will highlight men’s contribution to society as well as areas that may need strengthening. The Cayman…
Exercise for dogs
From ASPCA Dogs are born to work for a living. They’ve worked alongside us for thousands of years, and most are bred for a particular purpose, like hunting, herding livestock or providing protection. Dogs’ wild relatives spend most of their…
