What every dog owner should know about Canine Distemper
Editor’s Note: Although the article below was written for the Bahamas most of the information is applicable to the Cayman Islands and elsewhere. From Bahama islands info Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) is a serious and deadly illness with no cure….
FATCA: Cayman Islands Investment Funds
From Carey Olsen WHAT IS FATCA? FATCA or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is US legislation in force from 1 July 2014, requiring financial institutions (“FIs”) globally to report on their US taxable accountholders or suffer a 30% withholding…
Mini-pirates scour the Caribbean with stops for ice cream and Legos
By Sailing Dad From Sailing With Kids Why do a rally and why the Caribbean 1500? I was recently asked this by the website All At Sea Southeast magazine (www.allatsea.net). Here is what I came up with! 1. How did…
Host cities and qualification format announced for CONCACAF Women’s Championship 2014
Kansas City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., to host Championship; eight finalist nations to battle for multiple berths in FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 MIAMI (Thursday, July 24, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association…
Bahamian Brewery’s Sands ‘Man In The Boat’ sculling races bring the magic back to the Magic City
From Bahama Islands Info Bahamian Brewery Sands ‘Man in the Boat’ Sculling Races brings the magic back to Grand Bahama – Hundreds of Bahamians flocked to the Taino Beach this past weekend for the 19th Annual GB Regatta and the…
Pa. family holds Ritz-Carlton responsible for teen daughter’s sexual assault in Cayman Islands
By Jim Boyle July 24, 2014 From The Pennsylvania Record A Northampton County family has filed a lawsuit with the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against Ritz-Carlton Hotels, saying its poor security and negligent hiring practices were responsible for a…
Discussions underway to address nursing shortage in Caribbean
By Alphea Saunders From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaica’s minister of health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, says that discussions are underway to facilitate the seamless movement of nurses throughout the Caribbean in order to address needs in various…
Talking Caribbean—the rhetoric of Mas
By Simon Lee from Guardian Media Tropic Tendencies—Rhetoric, Popular Culture and the Anglophone Caribbean, a recent publication by Trinidadian assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at New York’s Syracuse University, Dr Kevin Browne, is a welcome and important addition to…
Sunsail reveals premium line up as new fleet heads to Caribbean
By Marion Telsnig, Sunsail From Yachts and Yachting Sunsail is delighted to announce a number of premium additions to enhance its world-class fleet. From December 2014, Sunsail’s Caribbean-based charter fleet will offer customers a choice of three exciting new monohulls,…
Having a whale of a time:
Having a whale of a time: Diver is photobombed by gigantic whale shark swimming just six feet from her By James Rush From Daily Mail UK Photographer Ellen Cuylaerts, 44, took the impressive images while on a trip to Isla…





