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Hatchery handover of broiler chicks
Cayman’s first commercial chicken hatchery sees success. “N-Dees” farm celebrated its inaugural hatching only a few weeks into the first stages of its government partnership towards food stability.
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Opinion: Healthier foods would lead to a healthier society
Caymanians should be upset. They are dying earlier than they should, from diseases that are preventable, and paying higher healthcare costs than they need to.
Let’s look at the evidence: On page 54 of the Economic and Statistics Office’s 2023 ‘Compendium of Statistics’, there is a damning data point: 37% of deaths in the Cayman Islands are due to cardiovascular disease.
Compared to other countries, that’s an extremely high percentage. Bluntly put, Caymanians are dying from something that can be prevented.
