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$350 million hospital planned for Grand Cayman

Government on Monday announced plans for a new US$350 million, 500-bed hospital in Grand Cayman, called Aster Cayman Medcity. Dubai-based Aster DM Healthcare is the company behind the project, which will be managed by local developer Gene Thompson, who previously had been involved in Health City Cayman Islands. The new health facility, which will be built in phases over several years, will … [Read more...]

IDB mobilises US$1billion for COVID-19 vaccine financing in the Caribbean

[Reprinted: Jamaica Observer, 12-17-2020] The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Wednesday that it will mobilise US$1billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.  The Washington-based financial institution said the funds will complement US$1.2 billion in resources that the IDB has committed in 2020, as well as other … [Read more...]

Shetty aiming to build Cayman medical school

[Reprinted: Cayman Compass,  12-14-2020] Producing homegrown doctors and health workers has become a national security issue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr. Devi Shetty, the celebrated surgeon behind Health City Cayman Islands. Shetty said his group still aims to build a medical school in Grand Cayman that he believes could help train and inspire the next generation of … [Read more...]

Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 322,681

  [Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 12-14-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of today, December 14: Dominican Republic- 155,184 cases, 2364 deaths, 121,007 recoveries Puerto Rico- 60,348 cases, 1282 deaths  French Guiana- 11,800 cases, 71 deaths, 9995 recovered Jamaica- 11,792 cases, 273 deaths, 8098 recovered  Cuba- 9492 cases, 137 deaths, 8484 … [Read more...]

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