Daphne Ewing-Chow

1 week ago | caymancompass.com | Daphne Ewing-Chow

The Cayman Islands consistently ranks among the world’s top performers in voter turnout, far outpacing most Caribbean nations and even global powerhouses like the United States and Canada. But, over the past decade, the rate of those showing up at the polls has been exhibiting a slow decline, reflecting a global trend of decreasing voter participation.

1 week ago | caymancompass.com | Daphne Ewing-Chow

With women winning 26% of the seats in Wednesday’s general elections, the Cayman Islands has surged past the Anglophone Caribbean average of 22% female political representation, according to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. While it’s not the first time women have secured more than a quarter of Cayman’s 19 constituency seats, this election marks a significant moment for women in the nation’s political history. Here’s why.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Daphne Ewing-Chow

Once revered as a mystical symbol in ancient mythology, the pomegranate is now experiencing a major revival as a darling of the health food industry, the star of TikTok snack trends, and the heart of functional food innovation. As global demand swells— projected to nearly double to — nations with sprawling orchards and industrial export capacity are scrambling to scale up.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Daphne Ewing-Chow

I hate to bring this up at a time when nationalism is at an all-time high, but the world needs a cohesive and coordinated approach— all hands on deck— if we want to achieve the 2030 goal of zero hunger. Let’s start with a hard truth: Hunger isn’t a supply problem. If it were, we would’ve solved it long ago. Look at the numbers: In 2021, the world produced 9.5 billion metric tons of primary crops— a 27% increase since 2010. Actual consumption that year was just 2.5 billion metric tons.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Daphne Ewing-Chow

A harrowing new study published in Nature warns that sweeping cuts to global nutrition funding could result in 369,000 additional child deaths every year. The analysis, conducted by the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (ST4N), a global network of leading development and nutrition experts, finds that up to 2.3 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM)— the most lethal form of undernutrition— are now at risk of losing access to life-saving treatment.