Topic: Health and Wellness Minister Sabrina Turner

Wayne Panton made a $1.64 million loan to Health Minister Sabrina Turner to buy a house in Patrick’s Island last year, at a time when he was premier, according to public record documents reviewed by the Cayman Compass.

With one in every eight children entering primary school last September being obese, local medical professionals say Cayman's battle against obesity has to start before school age to get health challenges under control.

Health and Wellness Minister Sabrina Turner told Parliament on Monday that while Cayman has fewer hospital beds than the benchmark cited by World Health Organization, it nonetheless has enough beds to cater to the islands' growing population.

Alternative space is being sought for the continuation of landfill operations should the dump hit full capacity before the completion of the long-awaited waste-to-energy facility, Health and Wellness Minister Sabrina Turner confirmed on Monday.