RCIPS Press Release On Monday, 7 October the RCIPS reported a case of two juveniles who were rushed to hospital, due to medical issues experienced after ingestion of a drug. Investigations have revealed that the drug consumed comes in...
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By Alric Lindsay In response to questions raised by MP Barbara Conolly in Parliament yesterday, October 10, 2024, MP Sabrina Tuner, the Honourable Minister of Health and Wellness and Home Affairs, confirmed that $22 million had been spent to...
By Alric Lindsay According to a notice published in the Cayman Islands Gazette yesterday, September 9, 2024, Dr Diane Hislop-Chestnut, Sally Peedom, Keisha Monique Powery-Roberts, and Kurt Walton were reappointed to the Human Tissue Transplant Council in accordance with...
By Alric Lindsay Data from a 2022 Compendium of Statistics published by the Economics & Statistics Office shows that three landfills were used in the Cayman Islands to manage over 100,000 tons of waste for most of the period...
Today, August 14, 2024, World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu declared a public health emergency of international concern in relation to a surge in mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries which...
The Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO), has announced that as of 9 August 2024, they will be offering home insurance policies featuring a first-in-market benefit, Parametric Insurance coverage, which pays out pre-agreed amounts automatically to cover incidental expenses,...
By Alric Lindsay In a sitting of Parliament on July 24, 2024, the Honorable Minister of Health and Wellness and Home Affairs, Mrs Sabrina Turner, confirmed that although the Department of Planning issued special permission for occupancy (“SPO”) for...
According to publication in the Cayman Islands Gazette today, July 15, 2024, appointments and re-appointments were made to the Pharmacy Council. The publication is reproduced below.
Regenexx Cayman is thrilled to announce that world-renowned interventional orthopedic specialist, Dr. Chris Williams, has joined the medical team as the first, permanent, Cayman based, physician. The addition of Dr. Williams signifies a major milestone for regenerative medicine in...
With a looming hurricane on the horizon and the possibility of extreme weather and utility outages hitting the Cayman Islands, the Doctors Hospital Cayman team collaborated to evaluate and execute a plan for the welfare of laboring mothers and...