Garden of the Groves’ Celebration of Migratory Birds
By Erika Gates From The Bahamas Weekly Basic Birding Class for adults was also part of the IMBD celebrations and was conducted over four consecutive Saturdays by Cert. Bahamas Birding Guide, Erika Gates. Freeport, Bahamas – During the final months…
Bomb hoax – two arrested, one charged – other released
On Wednesday, 18th December 2013 two Caymanian males ages forty-eight and fifty-three were arrested by officers of the RCIPS Drugs & Serious Crime Task Force on suspicion of “bomb hoax”. One male was later charged with the offence of “bomb…
Prisoners flex mental muscle
Four inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison Northward are building portfolios of ‘clients’ from among their fellow prisoners, after successfully completing a personal trainer certification course. Richard Parsons, Sherlock Bodden, Robert Schultz and Robert Girvan were regulars in the gym, who…
Cayman’s postal collection hours to be extended
The Cayman Islands Postal Service plans to accommodate customers’ collection of Christmas packages by extending business hours at the Airport Post Office on Saturday, 21 December and Tuesday, 24 December. Airport Post Office EXTENDED HOURS are: • Saturday, 21st December…
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin is ‘The Voice’
From Caribbean360 PHOTO: Tessanne Chin receiving her award NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday December 18, 2013, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Wednesday led the praises for singer Tessanne Chin, who won the NBC’s The Voice season five competition…
Over US$400 million pledged for rapid response to disasters
From Caribbean 360 The latest promise of aid for natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes in the Caribbean was made in response to appeals by top UN officials. NEW YORK, United States, Tuesday December 17, 2013, CMC – The…
Organisational changes underway at CIAA
The Board of Directors of the Cayman Islands Airport Authority (the “CIAA”) announced today that it has re-engaged local professional services firm Deloitte & Touche to update its previous assessment of the Authority’s organisational structure and to assist with implementation…
ON THE LEFT: Promote brand Caribbean
By Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace From Nation News Everybody in the world knows the word Caribbean yet nobody owns it, so part of the mission that we have with the public and the private sector of the Caribbean is to begin to…
iNews briefs
Cayman Islands Nov. Cruise Passengers Fall 10.6% Y/y Following is a summary table for the Cayman Islands November cruise passenger traffic statistics from the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands: ================================================================= Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May 2013 2013 …
FDA examining antibacterial soaps, body washes
By Saundra Young, CNN The FDA says there’s no evidence antibacterial washes are better than soap and water Some data shows there may be long-term health risks from exposure Hand sanitizers and wipes are not covered by the proposed rule…
