Jamaican bobsled team’s Olympic dream alive thanks to people in Evanston, Wyoming
By Alex Cabrero, Deseret News Summary: The Jamaica Bobsled team’s Olympic dreams are alive and well, and they will be soon heading to Sochi. It’s all because of a feel-good movie and a Wyoming town happy to have them. “The…
Farming sea turtles is no solution
By Rachel Alcock From Ecologist Green sea turtles are endangered worldwide. So does the Cayman Islands’ sea turtle farm, which raises the sea reptiles as a luxury food, assist their conservation? Quite the reverse, argues Rachel Alcock. Cramped, unsuitable conditions…
Health City opening in February
From IMTJ The new Cayman Islands medical tourism venture, Health City is nearly complete. The $80 million hospital has an official opening scheduled for February 25th, and the first patients are expected to arrive about a week later. Construction work…
300 become ill on cruise ship – updated
By Leslie Holland, CNN (CNN) — More than 300 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have become ill during a voyage, the Centers for Disease Control said on its website. According to the statement, 281 of the 3,050 passengers…
One man injured, 3 arrested and 2 tasered in Cayman Brac bar fight
From RCIPS Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:54 AM This morning January 25th 2014 at approximately 12.01am officers of the Cayman Brac Police Station were on patrol when they attended a report of a fight at the Esparenza bar in Watering…
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ERA head now says ‘yes I did it’ to 17 counts After claiming he was innocent and a year’s campaign via the radio and social media of the 17 charges of theft, forgery, fraud and deception relating to his…
Meilutyte and Walker lend support to swimming in the Cayman Islands
From Swim Swam Over the weekend 2012 Olympic gold medalist Ruta Meilutyte and 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Neil Walker both attended the Splash, Dash and Dine event in the Cayman Islands. The two Olympic champions helped run clinics,…
French: U.S. U20 women will continue to work
PHOTO: United States under-20 women’s head coach Michelle French (pictured) encourages her team during 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship held in the Cayman Islands. (Photo: Mexsport) GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — As polished as it appeared looking on from the…
Editor of Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper defects to US
From Caribbean360 Granma’s former international news editor criticised the state media monopoly and said censorship caused “a crisis of credibility” between the public and the media. FLORIDA, United States, Thursday January 23, 2014 – Aida Calviac Mora, a former senior…
New Cruise Terminals & Piers: A Risky Business
By Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill Maritime Lawyers “The Caymans can’t possibly pay for the news cruise piers by itself. But if it decides to “partner” with these giant, rich cruise lines, it may find itself paying for much…
