St Lucia ruling party rebuffs excessive tax claim as “nonsensical”
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday January 7, 2015, CMC – The ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) Tuesday described as “nonsensical”, claims that the government was reaping major financial benefits in the retail price of gas as a result…
Weird and Wonderful: The Caribbean’s most unusual spas
By Steve Blount From US Today The point of a vacation is to relieve stress — if it can be relieved to the point of blissful semi-consciousness, that’s even better. Great spa treatments aim to put you in that zone…
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DART unveils a 10 year plan for development in Cayman Islands Dart Realty has unveiled a ten year plan to develop Camana Bay and Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. The plans call for Camana Bay to be linked to…
Cayman Islands Foundation for culture now accepting applications for grants
Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) Grants for the Arts 2015 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! The CNCF Grants Committee is now accepting applications for the March ’15 session. The deadline for submission is Thursday, 15 January. Grants are for individuals who are…
Cayman Islands “Legends At Camana Bay” celebrity tennis exhibition
MEET THE NEW LEGENDS… 13-14 FEBRUARY 2015 THE COURT AT CAMANA BAY FESTIVAL GREEN, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS – Jan 6, 2015 – Back for its 12th year, Legends Tennis will again be a showcase event…
Cayman Islands Premier invited to House of Lords to give keynote message
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin has been invited as a guest of honour to deliver the keynote message at the Caribbean Council’s Annual Reception at the House of Lords in London. The event, which…
How Perenna Kei became world’s youngest billionaire
From Want China Times Twenty-four-year-old Perenna Kei obtained shares of her family businesses through multiple companies registered in the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, which helped her surpass Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz as the world’s youngest billionaire last year, China’s state…
Norwegian extends commitment at Port Canaveral
By Dave Berman, from Florida Today Norwegian Cruise Line extends Port Canaveral home port, port-of-call commitments STORY HIGHLIGHTS Norwegian Cruise Line adds second year to its commitment to base its Spirit at Port Canaveral The Spirit will sail alternating seven-day…
Caribbean states, Uruguayan president demand end of U.S. blockade of Cuba
By Emile Schepers From People’s World The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, has once more called for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba. On Monday, December 8, the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba summit took place in Havana, with Cuban President…
Thumbs down to insubordination on Facebook
From Law.com Over the last several years, we have been bombarded with cases from the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) featuring employees bashing their employers on social media where the Board determined the speech was protected under the National Labor…





