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Cayman Compass A motherâs mission: The journey to open a mental health group home
LOUD Silent Voices President Jackie Neil stands outside the mental health group home in West Bay that she has been working to open for the community. â Photo: Taneos Ramsay.
Jackie Neil was no stranger to mental health issues touching her wider family, but the mother-of-two never expected that these challenges would eventually reach her inner circle.
However, in 2004, life changed for her when Hurricane Ivan struck Cayman, triggering a mental breakdown in a close relative who had been off-island at the time.
âThe predisposition to mental illness was there and then hearing on the news CNN announced that the Cayman Islands is no more⦠when he heard that… â Neil said, her voice trailing off and tears welling. âHeâs never gone back to school. He has been able to work. Heâs been able to hold down part-time jobs⦠heâs well now, but it certainly chang
Economy
Grenada’s economy is relatively diversified, with several sectors making tangible contributions to GDP annually. In the past, agriculture was the most dominant sector and the main foreign exchange earner for the country. Though the sector has lost its traditional economic dominance, it is a major pillar in the rural economy and forms the largest portion of Grenada’s goods exports. Since the mid-nineties however, the economy has shifted to being more service based, with tourism, construction, transport and private education being the leading contributors to GDP. These four sectors combined accounted for 50.1 percent of GDP in 2017. The country s principal export crops are the spices, nutmeg and mace, from which it gets its reputation as “the spice island.” Other crops for export include cocoa, sour sop, citrus fruits, cloves, and cinnamon. Grenada also exports large amounts of fish, specifically, yellow-fin tuna, to the United States and Europe. Manufacturing indu
for almost thirty-seven years (37) and the prime minister for more than twenty years, the question we should ask ourselves, is what has Dr Keith Mitch.
It all started with a friendship between a rock collector and silversmith.
Heather Rieder s grandfather loved uncovering Oregon stones, a passion she shared as a 9-year-old growing up in the Boring area. Rieder would scour her backyard finding stones she would send through a tumbler to polish and smooth. She was drawn to the brilliant colors and intricate patterns.
She built up quite the collection, storing them in a box she kept with her through the years.
Rieder eventually would marry the son of the silversmith Alan Stockam a pairing that would prove to be a match made in jewelry-making heaven. About 7 years ago, the couple brought out Rieder s box of rocks, and decided to see what was inside.