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Donors to match $10K for new aquarium
From Argus Leader A fundraising effort to come up with the thousands of dollars it’ll take to replace an aging, 600-gallon saltwater aquarium at Sioux Falls’ marine cove is nearing its goal thanks to a $10,000 gift by a team…
Nevis rep wins Caribbean Talented Teen title
Nevis Representative Captures Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Title for the First Time From ZIZ National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts & Nevis (ZIZ News) — 18 year old Neila Jones became the first representative of Nevis to capture the Haynes…
Raul Castro prepares Cuba for tough year despite US opening
By Michael Weissenstein Associated Press From The Olympian Havana – President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Tuesday to prepare for tough economic conditions in 2016 despite warmer relations with the United States. Castro said that while tourism is booming, low oil prices have damaged…
Bahamas PM expects ‘major move’ soon on bankrupt megaresort
By Royston Jones Jr. Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said he expects a “major move” on Baha Mar that could see the troubled megaresort completed “early in the new year”….
UPDATED: Cayman Islands: Serious MVA – Road Closure along WB Road, Vicinity of Peppers Restaurant
UPDATE: From RCIPS Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:18 AM The West Bay Road is now fully cleared. The injured male pedestrian is still admitted to the George Town Hospital with condition described as serious but not critical. The accident is…
CUC statement on CORE programme
The available capacity for the Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme is near to being fully subscribed. As a result, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) are currently reviewing the programme to determine if there…
Jamaican woman convicted in Cayman Islands’ permanent residency scam
From Jamaica Observer A Jamaican woman has been convicted in the Cayman Islands for her part in a permanent residency scam which involved two other women. Marcia Hamilton was convicted on six counts of obtaining property by deception, when she…
MIAMI: Evander Holyfield delivers trailer of christmas cheer on Christmas Eve
From Caribbean National Weekly Boxing legend Evander Holyfield brought a little holiday cheer for local children on Christmas eve, hosting a special toy Drive in partnership with the Miami Dade police, and local Lucky Street Boxing Gym owner Kris Lawrence….
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Inappropriate behavior from Cayman Islands Dive Operator says Diver on ScubaBoard website
Posted on Scubaboard.com By Diver Rob1 December 26th, 2015, 06:17 PM Recently, while surfing Facebook I came across the Save Cayman’s Reef page. This is the page advocating diver restriction on some of Caymans more popular reef sites. In one of…
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Dying off: Antigua’s struggle to save the coconut palm
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda From BBC White sand beaches fringed by lofty palm trees – it is the image of a tropical paradise that has lured holidaymakers to the Caribbean for decades. But in tourism-dependent Antigua, a…
