Hope on the horizon: Cayman Islands
By: Laura Butz From Mission Blue Sylvia Earle Alliance Recently, the George Town Harbor in the Cayman Islands was named a Mission Blue Hope Spot- one of fourteen newly designated Hope Spots. This is incredible news for environmentalists both locally…
Jamaica: March Pen carnage – 3 children, 2 adults murdered by gunmen
By TANESHA MUNDLE From Jamaica Observer Three children and two of their mothers were killed in March Pen, St Catherine, early yesterday morning, after gunmen swooped down on their houses, sprayed the homes with bullets, and set the structures ablaze. Family…
Cayman Islands utility company hosts MAN User’s Group Conference
CUC hosts MAN User’s Group Conference Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) recently hosted over 60 representatives from electricity utilities and power industries from around the world at the annual MAN User’s Group (MUG) Conference at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach…
Terror Hits Home in the Caribbean
By Juan Jacomino From National Network On Cuba This October 6, the Caribbean Sea appeared troubled, its blue waters no longer crystal blue, tossed and whirled in the whims of Matthew, one of the worst storms hitting the area in…
Fly Like an Eagle Ray!
CAYMAN AIRWAYS MILES AHEAD PROGRAMME The Central Caribbean Marine Institute is enrolled as a charity in the Cayman Airways Miles Ahead Programme. This program allows for flyer miles to be donated to CCMI to be used for items including: airline…
IMF praises Eastern Caribbean for tackling correspondent banking issues
By Ivan Cairo From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wrapped up its annual meeting in Washington, DC, this weekend, managing director Christine Lagarde praised the Eastern Caribbean on its effort to address problems…
UK minister reaffirms strong links with Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — British Foreign Office Minister Baroness Anelay stressed the importance of a modern partnership based on shared interests during her first visit to Barbados on 7 October. During the one-day visit Anelay met with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart…
Powered by LNG and fuel cells, Royal Caribbean International’s new ships will ride the wave of the future
New Icon-class design to advance clean-power technologies at sea NEWS PROVIDED BY Royal Caribbean MIAMI, Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The newest class of ships from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and…
Whither the Caribbean?: Stuart Hall’s Intellectual Legacy
From The Caribbean Commons 2017 Stuart Hall Conference Place: the University of West Indies, MONA Conference: 1-3 January 2017 CFP Deadline: 1 February 2017 The Institute of Caribbean Studies and Reggae Studies Unit in association with the Stuart Hall Foundation…
Cricket: West Indies falls in rankings
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life West Indies has plunged to number nine in the International Cricket Council (ICC) International rankings after Pakistan pulled off an emphatic 3-0 series whitewash against the regional team in the third and final One-Day…





