CRFM “stepping up” with new Strategic Plan and Communication Strategy for 2013
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013 – The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has a new and improved Communication Strategy, incorporating international best practices, as well as a new 8-year Strategic Plan, both of which were finalized last week…
Tourists handling captive sea turtles face health risks [from WSPA]
Tourists encountering captive sea turtles while on holiday face health risks, according to new research published this week by the London-based Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. While interacting with wild sea turtles in their natural habitat is quite…
New Crosswalk for West Bay Road
The new pedestrian crosswalk on West Bay Road in front of the Strand shopping centre is now complete and the National Roads Authority is asking motorists and pedestrians to pay particular attention. The design incorporates a flashing yellow sign to…
Turtle Farm does not pose risk to human health says CTF
CTF counters latest WSPA smear tactic Contrary to recent allegations made by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) says that handling of captive turtles at the facility is not a threat to…
First Cayman Islands Shipping Summit was a great success
Mare Forum and Orecoal presented the 1st Cayman Islands Shipping Summit 2013 last Monday (4) at the Marriott Hotel, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman. The website: (http://www.mareforum.com/Cayman_Islands_Shipping_Summit_2013_Programme.htm) announced “Cayman – the crossroads to the Americas- examining maritime, shipping, environment, ship…
Asia-Pacific Offshore Support Vessels Summit, 2013 conference announced
Understanding scope of new projects, trends and technologies in the Asia-Pacific offshore support vessel (OSV) industry As part of IQPC global offshore series, Oil and Gas IQ will be holding our inaugural Asia-Pacific Offshore Support Vessels Summit, 2013 conference in…
Big Ben in the Desert: Mecca’s Building Boom
A 130-foot (40 meters), Big Ben-style clock face atop the world’s second-tallest building. Malls crammed with thousands of shops, including a Paris Hilton accessory store, and a new metro system are in the works. Skyscrapers, super-luxury hotels, and other enormous…
Dell computers to be bought back by founder Michael Dell
Michael Dell has said he will buy back the world’s number three PC-maker that he founded and that carries his name. Along with technology investor Silver Lake, and with financial backing from Microsoft, he will offer to buy the firm…
Banks respond to mortgage rate critics
By Marina Mell Royal Gazette Bermuda banks responded to residents’ concerns about mortgage rates being so high compared to other countries, pointing to such factors as higher costs and risks of lending on the Island. Butterfield Bank, providing a detailed…
CHTA President & CTO Chairman Support Abolishing UK Air Passenger Duty
by Theresa M. Oakes / [email protected] Richard J. Doumeng, president, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), and Beverly Nicholson-Doty, chairman, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism, are supporting a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which…
