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Cubans picked up at sea by U.S. Coast Guard rises nearly 75% By Christine Armario – AP From Clash Daily The flood gates are opening. What do you think about this increase? Is it good… bad… or ugly? MIAMI (AP)…
Caribbean Journal says: Three new reasons to visit Grand Cayman this season
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Grand Cayman has long been one of the most popular Caribbean destinations but this season there are several new reasons – beyond Stingray City and those famous Seven Mile sands – to visit the…
Cayman Islands firefighters bring Christmas cheer
At a happy afternoon party that was attended by over 300 kids this year, firefighters of the Cayman Islands Fire Service once again provided some seasonal cheer as well as food and gifts from Santa on Saturday 20 December 2014…
Cayman Islands Seventh Day Adventist Church announces Cayman Islands Conference 2015
GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS “The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you.” (Jer. 31:3 NKJV) CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING The Cayman Islands Conference of…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
A living masterpiece [Chatsworth House]
From Yorkshire Post If you had more than 100 acres of land, what would you do with it? Build houses and retire to the Caribbean – or grow a garden? You could pack a lot of properties into that sort…
How beer created civilization
By Dina Spector From Business Insider What led early humans to begin cultivating grain some 10,000 years ago? It was beer — not bread — a growing body of research shows. Archaeologists have long hinted that Neolithic, or Stone Age,…
Valve on kids’ medicine bottles could prevent overdose deaths, but costs money
By Kate Cox From Consumerist Valve on kids’ medicine bottles could prevent overdose deaths, but costs money to install so never mind Acetaminophen, best known under the brand name Tylenol, is an incredibly common medication for children. While it’s safe…
Jacksonville doctors take medical mission trip to Jamaica: ‘Big smiles, so much gratitude’
By Beth Reese Cravey From Jacksonville.com Jacksonville surgeon Kenneth Jones had help from high-placed friends in the Caribbean and at home when he decided to stage a medical mission trip to a poor, rural area of Jamaica. For two…
New cases of Chikungunya down in latest update and no new cases of dengue
Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 20 December 2014 From Cayman islands Health Department Public health officials received two positive test results for chikungunya from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) over the period 9-20 December 2014. A further seven results were…