Mermaids are real! (No they’re not!)
From Epoch Times Mermaid is ‘Real,’ Found in India, Mexico, Pakistan is Fake: Actually From ‘Pirates of Caribbean’ By Jack Phillips A mermaid did not appear on either beach in Porbandar, India, or in Pakistan’s Karachi. The post, which also…
2014 Atlantic hurricane season: Where we stand by the numbers
From WDSU News NEW ORLEANS —We’re a ways off from being at the halfway point of the Atlantic Basin hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends November 30. The Atlantic Basin includes the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and…
Cuba’s Balsero crisis still an open wound, 20 years on
By Ivet González From IPS HAVANA, Aug 6 2014 (IPS) – Tears, silence and evasive responses are the reactions from Cubans when they are asked about the “balseros” or rafters crisis; two decades after an exodus without parallel in Latin…
Grand Cayman: Manuela Jungo found a tropical paradise for kitesurfing
By Manuela Jungo and James Boulding From iksurfmag “Maunuela Jungo heads to the Cayman Islands to check out the kite scene over there and discovers a warm water paradise for the European winter!” While most of my friends in Europe…
Ministry of Tourism to create more Junkanoo events
From bahama islands info The Valley Boys paid tribute to its former late leader Winston ‘Gus’ Cooper at the Ministry of Tourism Junkanoo Summer Festival, held in July 2014, downtown Nassau. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) NASSAU, The Bahamas – Full-scale Junkanoo…
Five adult-only Caribbean resorts to dream about
By Corinne McDermott, TheLoop.ca From CP24 Five adult-only Caribbean resorts to dream about Sometimes you want to get away, but not from the weather — from the kids! There are plenty of Adults-only resorts in the Caribbean which cater to…
Remnants of Hurricane Bertha to batter UK with rain and high winds
From BBC A driver was trapped in his car for more than an hour because of flooding in Cambridgeshire on Friday Homes in Cambridgeshire were flooded after heavy rain Rescue crews tried to restart cars which had stalled in the…
Update-Burglary Cayman Brac Liquor Store
From RCIPS Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 5:10 AM The two 17 year old males arrested have been charged with Burglary and Handling Stolen Goods in relation to the break in at Coral Isle Bar. They will be appearing in Court…
iNews Briefs
UPDATED: CGU15: Scott’s brace paces Cayman’s second victory: Cayman 4-1 Bahamas From CIFA GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – Captain Lauren Scott scored a braced and sent host Cayman Islands to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Girls’ Under 15 Championship, with…
Cayman Islands Minister tours new facilities at Ed Bush
Grand Cayman: New changing rooms at the Ed Bush Sports Centre in West Bay have brought the stadium facilities in line with requirements for international football tournaments. The Public Works Department recently (Wednesday, 30 July 2014) handed over the keys…





