“Death in Paradise” nearly was Death in Paradise!
From London24 The Duck House star Ben Miller tells of Caribbean near-death experience Death In Paradise leading man Ben Miller, who also appears in the new West End production The Duck House, has spoken of how he almost drowned when…
UBS weighs operators’ exposure in a big Caribbean capacity-hike year
From Seatrade Insider Although cruising’s 2014 capacity increase of 3% to 4% is below average, deployment changes are pushing up Caribbean market supply 12% to 13%, according to UBS Investment Research. The three major cruise operators are all adding Caribbean…
MaplesFS Clients support The Pines over the holidays and beyond
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (7 January 2014): The Pines Retirement Home received an unexpected gift over the holidays, thanks to the support of MaplesFS and its clients. The clients of MaplesFS donated US$190,323.53 to The Pines, which will benefit the…
Court documents show Suntech Power shares almost worthless
From Seeking Alpha After Suntech Power (OTCPK:STPFQ) missed its $540 million bond payment on March 15, 2013, Seeking Alpha has published a number of articles explaining why the company’s shares are worthless. Despite these articles, Suntech stock has maintained some…
Reported gun shot in Bodden Town
From RCIPS Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 5:56 PM The Police are currently at a Bodden Town residence where a home owner reported that a shot had been fired through his window. Preliminary enquiries reveled that that the shot was fired…
Misick charged unable to make bail / Two US Navy helicopter crashes
Michael Misick officially charged, unable to meet bail conditions From Atlanta BlackStar The former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Michael Misick, was denied bail when he appeared at a magistrate’s court in Grand Turk on Tuesday. His application…
Serious M/V accident in West Bay
From RCIPS Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:21 AM On Wednesday 8th January 2014 around 0132 hrs. the Police received a report of a serious M/V accident involving a Suzuki Jimny. The accident occurred along the Up The Hill Road, Mt….
Dominica seeks international help to determine cause of rise in cancer cases
From Caribbean360 The chief medical officer hopes the island will embark on developing a comprehensive cancer prevention programme this year. ROSEAU, Dominica, Tuesday January 7, 2014, CMC – Dominica is seeking assistance from the International Atomic Agency in helping it…
January Events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman: From indulging in culinary delights with a Cayman Cookout dinner party and kicking it luau style with Ortanique’s signature pig roast to listening to the roar of engines at the Cayman Islands International Car Show and…
Michael Misick extradited from Brazil today (Tue7)
From Bernews Former Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick arrived at the TCI Airport this morning [Jan 7], after being extradited from Brazil. Misick was arrested in late 2012 in Brazil after leaving the TCI in March 2012. In 2009…
