El Salvador to host event aimed at promoting Central American cruise-ship tourism
By Larry Luxner From The Tico Times A cruise ship approaches Trujillo, Honduras. Orlando Sierra/AFP Next month, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association will hold its 2015 regional meeting in El Salvador – the only Central American nation without a Caribbean coast….
Reports of the death of West Indies cricket have been greatly exaggerated
By Emma John From The Guardian UK Jermaine Blackwood’s batting is one sign of a continuing passion and excitement for the game in the West Indies •West Indies embrace T20 but ignore Test cricket at their peril On Wednesday, Jermaine…
10 cheapest airports to fly to in the Caribbean
By Joshua Lepage From Hopper Ready to hit the beach? Check out which 10 Caribbean destinations Hopper found are the cheapest to fly to from the U.S. City dwellers eager to leave behind the stresses and worries of their day-to-day…
Calling on all dog & cat lovers in the Cayman Islands – Click TODAY (Tue 21)
From Feline Friends/Canine Friends On TUESDAY, 21 April, a single click will help towards raising CI$ 15,000 in badly needed funds to save countless cats & dogs through our animal health and protection programme. Feline Friends/Canine Friends is an organization…
Attempted armed robbery in GT Grand Cayman
From RCIPS Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM At 10:13pm on Monday 20 April 2015 , officers from George Town Police Station received a report of a robbery on Bamboo Street, Prospect, George Town. Owners of a local business returned…
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Caribbean expects 5 percent growth in tourist arrivals
By Ozgur Tore From ftn News Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) announced that 2014 is the best year ever for tourism industry. Richard Sealy, Chairman of CTO who is also Barbados’ Tourism Minister said, “Last year, we received more visitors than…
CARICOM, UNFPA plan to curb Caribbean teenage pregnancy by 2020
By KNEWS In effort to reduce at least by 20 per cent, adolescent pregnancy in CARICOM Member States, the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat, has cultivated a Framework for the Reduction of…
Mountain West to partner in Cayman Islands basketball tournament
From The Salt Lake Tribune Logan • The Mountain West Conference announced Thursday it will partner with Global Sports Management and Caymax Sports LTD and sponsor a new college basketball tournament in the Cayman Islands, starting in 2017. “The Mountain…
Barbados economy beginning to show signs of growth – Sinckler
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government says the economy is showing signs of growth and that the sacrifices made by nationals over the past months have not been in vain. Finance Minister Chris Sinckler delivering the 2015-16…





