Commemorating courage on Lynnhaven Bay
By Jorja K. Jean From The Virginian-Pilot Come early in the Morning. In View of the Fleet – a grand Sight! 32 Ships of the Line in Lynn Haven Bay just under the point of Cape Henry…. — Jonathan Trumbull, governor…
Miss Cayman Islands contestant tells all
By Theresa Cole The contestants of 2016 Miss Cayman Islands pageant were placed at a disadvantage by the Miss Cayman Islands Committee. We were placed at a disadvantage because we weren’t given the scoring or judging criteria when we first…
Gunmen kill one, injure another on yacht on Caribbean island
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has apologised for the attack. Caribbean newspapers and radio have reported the shooting death of a German national on board a yacht anchored in a popular mooring spot on St Vincent’s…
25 ‘drunk Irish’ passengers fight on caribbean flight at Gatwick Airport
By RICHARD SPILLETT FOR MAILONLINE Caribbean flight is delayed for three hours at Gatwick after 25 ‘drunk Irish’ passengers started a fight and were kicked off Flight was due to be heading to Costa Rica from Gatwick airport yesterday But…
ADR the way to go
From Trinidad & Tobago Newsday Say sorry and move on. It is what forms the basis of what is known as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and already, 300 people in the Caribbean have been trained in the techniques of mediation…
Ericsson ConsumerLab: ICT helps women have an easier work life
More than half of working women in Latin America wish to keep their personal and professional lives separate and use mobile broadband tools to do so Working women lead the daily usage of internet services, and device and service ownership…
UPDATED: Cayman Islands: Call For Volunteers: Search and Rescue Operation /Search and Rescue Operation underway for boat with five passengers
From RCIPS Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 5:46 PM Call For Volunteers: Search and Rescue Operation The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit is asking for volunteers for the ongoing search and rescue operation for the missing 28ft. Panga boat with three…
Bush: Holness is a friend of the Cayman Islands
From Jamaica Observer One of most popular guests at Thursday’s swearing-in of Prime Minister Andrew Holness was former Premier of the Cayman Islands William McKeeva Bush. Bush attracted huge attention at King’s House, despite the presence of the current Caymanian…
Cayman Islands: Notification of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
Cayman Islands Public Health Advisory Public Health officials are closely monitoring cases of hand, foot and mouth disease that have been identified in one school in the Cayman Islands. The hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard intercepts 400 pounds of marijuana. Drugs and suspects turned over to the U.S. Authorities From Soualiga NewsDay Photo contributed. SINT MAARTEN – The Dutch Navy ship Zr. MS. The Seven Provinces this week confiscated over 400…