British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul
By Alex Diaz From The Independent A British warship has struck again after seizing a third haul of cocaine in the Caribbean in as many months with a street value of £36 million. The HMS Argyll has now seized 1,600kg…
It’s hard to be stressed on this Caribbean Island paradise
By Ann KuffnerFrom The Escapologist It’s another languid, relaxing Sunday on the little island I call home. Settling in at Estel’s Diner on the beach, we order our favourite breakfast—huevos rancheros with homemade salsa. Then it’s back to a blissful…
CWC-Columbus heads East for talks over ECTEL concerns
From The Jamaica Gleaner Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International say they have already initiated discussions with regulators in four of six markets and will head next to St Lucia and Grenada to meet with authorities there on…
Airport Carbon Accreditation programme goes global
From Airport World The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme now covers every region of the globe after it was announced at the 23rd ACI Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Annual Conference and General Assembly in Cancun last week it was to…
2 Robberies in George Town at weekend – man arrested
From RCIPS Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:28 PM At approximately 1.30am, Saturday 22nd November 2014 a male and female were approached by an unknown male on the waterfront on North Church Street, the accused male armed with a knife demanded…
Cayman Islands chemo unit receives $100K from Movember
The Movember Committee has donated US$100,000 towards the new Chemotherapy Unit at the Cayman Islands George Town Hospital. The donation is the biggest, single gift so far towards the new ‘state-of-the-art’ Chemotherapy Unit, being provided by the Cayman Islands Cancer…
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Cayman Islands Fedex courier cleared by jury of stealing gold from packages Evon Robinson, a former courier with Fedex in the Cayman Islands, was cleared by a jury last Thursday (20) of stealing gold valued over $30,000 from packages sent…
Cayman Islands ‘T’anks a Lot’ dive rewards prize winner announced at DEMA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (21 November 2014) Brian Bondy, the owner of Huron Scuba, Snorkel, Adventure Travel is this year’s winner of the T’anks A Lot Dive rewards program. The program is designed to incentivize dive centres for booking dive…
Town planning principles from centuries long past – Camana Bay, Cayman Islands
By Natalie Dolce From Globe St. CAYMAN ISLANDS—Members of the Dart family first visited Grand Cayman in the late 1980s, initially drawn to the island’s marine environment and natural assets. They also found it to have a sophisticated infrastructure due…
Committee to examine Garcia report
From BT Sport FIFA’s executive committee will be able to see some parts of the Garcia investigation into World Cup bidding, it has been announced. FIFA’s executive committee will examine parts of Michael Garcia’s report The decision follows a meeting…