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Month: February 2018

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Cayman Islands: 2018 CIFA Youth Leagues kickoff with exciting first round games

The 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues kicked-off this past Saturday, February 3rd with exhilarating play from all participating clubs. Scores were high in certain boys and girls games but that did not detract from the overall positive…

Cayman Islands: CIAA honors long serving staff

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (5 February 2018) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), which owns and operates the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) and the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA), recently honored its long-serving staff at ORIA and CKIA in…

The Editor Speaks: Black History Month

Black History Month is February. One of our stories today, “Bichotte commemorates Black History Month’ had prompted my attention that we had not mentioned it. We should have done, but as it is a predominantly American celebration perhaps that will…

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Cayman Islands filmmakers reminded to rate their films

As the arts festival season kicks offs in the Cayman Islands, the Film Control Board (FCB) is reminding filmmakers to have their films rated. Under the Film Exhibition Control Law (2015), films that will be screened locally and have not…

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Turks and Caicos: $7.1m paid out for overseas treatment from July to October [Cayman Islands – 19 referrals]

By Delana Isles From TC Weekly News Under the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIP) the Government paid out some $7.1 million in overseas medical treatment to several countries over a four month period in 2017. This was disclosed by Minister…

Now this is a class act: This school helps you save money on travel

J. Keith van Straaten From orlando Sentinel How to get best travel deals Maybe it’s wrong to look at a university education as your ticket to more money — unless you’re attending Frequent Traveler University. I was one of about…

Tourism leaders hold community meetings in Cayman’s Sister Islands

The Ministry and Department of Tourism kicked off the first of its nationwide community meetings throughout February and March in the Sister Islands this week. Residents on Cayman Brac gathered at the Aston Rutty Centre on Thursday, 1 February to…

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Westworld returns to HBO on April 22

A new chapter begins. The Emmy®-winning drama series WESTWORLD returns for its ten-episode second season Sunday, April 22, exclusively on HBO. All ten episodes of the critically acclaimed first season of WESTWORLD are available on HBO GO. Debuting on HBO…

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How to keep anxiety at bay when travelling

By Ashyln Molly From Travel Blissful Traveling a lot for work and pleasure sounds like an amazing thing to many. However, for some travelers, it can be a tense time, with anxiety kicking in for all sorts of reasons. Leaving…

Painful Reality! – European Union’s decision to ditch preferential trade agreements hurting Caribbean

By Romario Scott From Jamaica Gleaner A high-ranking official of the European Union (EU) has admitted that its decision to retreat from offering preferential treatment on commodities such as banana and sugar has had a devastating impact on the region’s…