Magical, multifaceted Maui
Hawaiian island charms visitors with its diverse landscape and attractions By Mauri Elbel From Statesman.com For the Austin American-Statesman The waves crashing onto Maui’s western shores are intimidating. After years living in the Virgin Islands, I am now convinced the…
Haiti: Five years after devastating earthquake tens of thousands still homeless and desperate
From Amnesty International Five years on from a devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people remain homeless as government policy failures, forced evictions and short-term solutions have failed many who lost everything in the disaster, said Amnesty International…
Nelson Rockefeller’s Caribbean dome home for sale
By Bill Cary From Iohud The Journal News Modern Caribbean retreat was a gift for his bride, Happy; for sale for $1.499 million. When they weren’t in residence at their manse at Kykuit, in Pocantico Hills, Nelson Rockefeller and his…
India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy Visits ECLAC
On Thursday 12 September, 2013, India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, where he met with Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and…
iNews Briefs
Several dead, missing after minibus plunges into sea in St. Vincent By SNO Staff – Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 10:38 AM Three people are reported missing after a minibus carrying several passengers, including students, plunged into the sea in…
Mission Impossible 5 Shooting Possibly Continues with Cayman Islands Stunts?
By Kazem Sedighzadeh From Master Herald There have been various sightings of Tom Cruise and the rest of the “Mission Impossible 5” crew during the shooting of the new film, and usually reports indicated that Cruise was performing yet another…
Caribbean real estate market hotting up
Property and tourism sectors in the Caribbean and Central America set to grow in 2015, according to the latest edition of The Caribbean Property Investor magazine 12 January 2015: According to the most recent issue of 7th Heaven Properties’ annual…
Gayle leads West Indies in record chase
By Firdose Moonda From espncricketinfo West Indies 236 for 6 (Gayle 90, Wiese 3-43) beat South Africa 231 for 7 (Du Plessis 119, Bravo 2-32) by four wickets West Indies gun down target of 232 The Wanderers is home to…
Cayman Islands water company to do presentation at finance conference
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to Present at Noble Financial Capital Markets’ Eleventh Annual Equity Conference on Monday, January 19, 2015 GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Jan 12, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO, -3.22% which…
Caribbean tourism: Cuban normalization not seen as a major problem
By Mellica Mcpherson From island Sun The rather probable lift of the United States embargo on Cuba is good news for United States travelers, but threatening news for Caribbean tourism destinations like the BVI who record a high number of…





