Registration for the 2018 Cayman Islands Marathon is open
Online registration for the 2018 Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon, Half Marathon, Team Relay and Kids Fun Run is now open at www.CaymanIslandsMarathon.com. The race will take place on Sunday, 2 December, and Race Director Rhonda Kelly says there is no…
Cayman Islands’ Proud of Them Finalists Bios: Anja Ruth van Genderen and Bradley McLaughlin
Anja Ruth van Genderen, 17, – Bodden Town – Academics Anja excelled academically throughout her high school years at Cayman Prep and High. She started high school in year 8 after completing grade 6 at Montessori by the Sea. Each…
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The Editor speaks: Social media
Former US President Barack Obama said social media platforms can lead people to make snap judgements about complex decisions, “Social media is a really powerful tool for people of common interests to convene and get to know each other and…
Retired cop Derek’s marathons and volcanoes challenge boosts Caribbean reef research project
By Alan Thompson From Leicester Mercury Programme will enable scientists to broadcast live from ocean floor to classrooms across the islands A retired Leicestershire detective living and working in the Caribbean can look back with satisfaction on a challenging year…
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Caribbean Coral reefs damaged by hurricanes ‘Natural Experiment’ of recovering from disaster
BY HIMANSHU GOENKA From I B Times While the greatest threat to coral reefs worldwide is from warming waters and ocean acidification, the marine communities are also vulnerable to other disasters that are generally thought to wreak havoc on land…
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Marriage equality isn’t quite there yet, so same-sex couples can now get married at sea
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Not living in a country where same-sex marriage is legal? Even though your own government isn’t recognising your civil right to marry whoever the heck you like, the sea will. Cruise ship company Celebrity Cruises…
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Cayman Islands police warn of suspicious Instagram and Whatsapp messages soliciting photos from minors
From RCIPS Last Thursday, 21 December, police received a complaint from a parent on island of suspicious Instagram posts and Whatsapp communications with minor children. An Instagram message had been circulated on 16 December purportedly from a prior Miss Universe,…
Tax havens and U.S top list of foreign countries with most investments in Israel
By Hagai Amit From Haaretz Israel has the highest rate of foreign investment relative to gross domestic product, according to a report by the Finance Ministry’s chief economist The United States leads the list of foreign countries with the most…
Gadget of the week
It’s the beginning of the algorithmic blockbuster By Devindra Hardawar From engadget Will Smith’s ‘Bright’ is terrible, but that doesn’t matter to Netflix By most accounts, Netflix’s big-budget Will Smith blockbuster Bright is one of the worst movies of the…
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Another cruise line increases daily gratuity fee
By Doug Parker From Cruise Radio Get ready, cruisers, because it looks like 2018 will kick off another round of gratuity increases. This week, Royal Caribbean’s website indicated that as of January 2, 2018, the daily gratuity charge will go…
