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PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the University of the West Indies (UWI) for investing $4 billion to create a state-of-the-art faculty of medical sciences.

Delivering the keynote address at the ceremonial opening of the UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex (FMSTRC), at the Mona Campus in St. Andrew, today (February 4), the Prime Minister said the facility “embraces the positive role of technological application for national and regional advancement.”

Jamaica’s Ziggy Marley Wins Grammy

Kingston, Jamaica — Ziggy Marley won his third solo Best Reggae Grammy at The Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre, on Sunday.

His set, the 10-track album, Fly Rasta .

Marley, 46, got the nod over SOJA’s Amid the Noise; Sly & Robbie featuring Spicy Chocolate (The Reggae Power); Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (Back on The Controls); Sean Paul (Full Frequency); and Shaggy (Out of Many, One Music).

Marley’s first solo Grammy came in 2007 for Love is my Religion. Three years later, he won a Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children with Family Time.

Grenada is the top trending beach destination – KAYAK

Grenada is the top trending beach destination according to KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide. Research spanning 2013 to 2014 revealed an increase of 31% in flight searches from the previous year for round-trip flights from North America.

As more persons are looking towards the tri-island state for holiday, they are also willing to pay for a quality experience. Of the top ten trending beach destinations, Grenada was the second most expensive with median airfares ranging from 708 to 899 USD.

“Victory for Labour,” as PM Douglas signals next election is last as St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party leader

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUYARY 5TH 2015 (CUOPM) - Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, who is seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, has signalled that the February 16th general election will be his last at the helm of the ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP).

"I have said to you I will not be here forever, it is during this term we will see succession, we will see the hand-over of the leadership of our party and our Government," said the 62-year-old leader at the launch of the SKNLP team of candidates.

Haitian children benefit from free heart surgeries

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (CANANEWS) – Four Haitian children, including a critically ill six-year-old girl with severe pulmonary issues, have received free life-saving surgery at Health City Cayman Islands,

Medical and Facility Director at Health City, Dr. Chandy Abraham, said the surgeries were done free of charge by a team led Dr. Sripadh Upadhya, an interventional paediatric cardiologist.

CARPHA Observes World Cancer Day 2015

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 3, 2015.  In the Caribbean cancers are the second leading cause of death. Nearly one half of cancers are preventable or treatable if detected early.   Among females, breast cancer is the main cause of death, followed by cervical cancer. Prostate cancer is ranked as the leading cause of cancer death among males, with lung cancer being the second main cause of cancer death.

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