Almost 200 Royal Caribbean ship passengers hit by gastro illness at sea
By Harry Kemble From Travel Weekly A gastrointestinal outbreak has struck down nearly 200 passengers on board Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, according to reports. The vessel, which carries more than 5,800 passengers of which approximately 325 are understood…
Disaster Resilience Centre to be established in Caribbean
By Tashion Hewitt Stennett From JIS Story Highlights Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Dr. Taleb Rifai, says a resilience recovery centre will be established in the Caribbean. Dr. Rifai said that while the UNWTO may…
Cayman Islands lobster season opens
The Department of Environment (DoE) reminds the public that lobster season opens on 1 December. Anyone going out on the water this weekend should know the limits and not be tempted to poach. “The open season for lobster is designed…
Recipe of the week
Recipe: Blackberry Croissant Breakfast Bake By Sheela Prakash From The Kitchn When you start your day off with something sweet, like this breakfast bake, it’s pretty much a guarantee that it’s going to be a good one. This bake does…
Landour — the story of an unending feast
By Rahul Verma From The Hindu Life Long walk. Pancake. Long walk. Pakoras. Long walk. Pizza. My sojourns in Landour could be summed in these few words. But the walks are getting shorter, and the menu longer. I first went…
The Thanksgiving leftovers you can freeze (or shouldn’t freeze)
By Christine Gallary From The Kitchn Having the dinner table covered with more food than you can possibly eat in one sitting is the hallmark of Thanksgiving, and it’s hard to imagine scaling back for this once-a-year feast. The next…
Taste of Cayman announces Meals on Wheels as official charity for 2018 festival
Taste of Cayman Food and Drink Festival has announced that Cayman Islands Meals on Wheels has been selected as the official charity of the 30th anniversary festival, which is taking place Saturday, 27 January 2018 at the Festival Green, Camana…
CARIBBEAN-SUGAR-Caribbean countries record high sugar production figures
CMC From Antigua Observer Caribbean countries produced an estimated 418,000 tonnes of sugar for the 2016-17 period, according to a statement released by the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) on Wednesday. It said the figure surpassed the projected figure…
9 Thanksgiving food tips: Don’t let stomach bugs ruin your holiday feast
By Emily Netburn From Newsmax When preparing for a big Thanksgiving feast, the last thing on your mind is whether or not the food you’re about to eat could make you sick. Yet every year, 48 million Americans are sickened…
USDA provides more than $10 Million to help Caribbean area farmers
By Senora Scott, KIDY From My Fox Zone SAN JUAN, P.R – From the USDA: “November 21, 2017 – USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the…






