Snow falls in Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. First time in recorded history
From What Really Happened No, it is not an April Fools Day joke, snowflakes actually fell in the neighbouring French island of Guadeloupe. The event, which was described as ‘exceptional’ by a French meteorologist took place on Thursday, March 31…
Will Cuba’s rise obscure other Caribbean destinations?
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Word on the street is some Caribbean travel stakeholders are looking over their shoulders following President Obama’s recent measures to ease travel and commerce between the U.S. and Cuba, all highlighted by his recent…
Missing the Cayman Islands
By Andrea Nine It is officially Spring Break kids and Mr. Nine and I are home while 2 of our children are scattered amongst the country. So you can only guess, not only am I missing them, but I am…
Cayman Islands: Chris Humphries honoured with CCMI “Coral Award”
Mr. Chris Humphries of Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries, Attorneys-at-Law was presented with the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s (CCMI) CORAL Award on 6 March 2016 by His Royal Highness, The Earl of Wessex, during his visit to the Cayman Islands. The…
Cop among 7 facing extradition for lotto scam
BY HORACE HINES From Jamaica Observer FALMOUTH, Trelawny — A policeman was among 19 people arrested in major anti-lottery scam operations carried out by several units of the constabulary between Tuesday and yesterday in the parishes of St James, Trelawny,…
Destination of the week
British Virgin Islands a true Caribbean treat By Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press Among the loveliest of Caribbean destinations, the BVI and its island-studded aqua seas have long been a favorite of sailors looking for an idyllic getaway. But last…
DB: To grow, Caribbean must lower its high energy costs
From Herald Tribune Latin America WASHINGTON – The Caribbean has “the world’s highest energy costs,” which hinder its productivity, and so it is vital to develop new sources of power generation, as Jamaica and Dominica are doing, the Inter-American Development…
The West Indians are the true Pirates of the Caribbean. Here’s why
By Garima Srivastava From Scoop Whoop They did it! They did it for the second time. The West Indies lifted the World T20 trophy again and though the end sounds like a happy one, they were aided by England leaving…
Why Trinidad denied entry to 12 Jamaicans
From Caribbean News Service PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 02 2016 – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it had prevented 12 Jamaican nationals from entering the island late last month because they were “deemed likely to become charges on public funds”….
Cayman Islands: Altercations involving multiple persons on Saturday night, 2 April
From RCIPS Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 3:20 PM Around 9PM Saturday, 2 April, police received a report regarding an altercation that had occurred among a small group of men in the parking lot of Funky Tang’s on Shedden Road. Just…
