Travellers leaving Guyana face new fee
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life After enjoying the festive season with family and friends in their homeland, thousands of Guyanese passengers were slapped with an increase in Departure Tax, named a Security Departure fee of GYD$1000 (USD$5.00), leaving Cheddi…
Destination of the week
Caribbean destination among Lonely Planet’s seven best to ring in 2017 From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Friday December 23, 2016 – Travel experts at guidebook publisher Lonely Planet have handpicked seven prime locations to ring in the New Year,…
UPDATED: Cayman Islands: CIFS fire truck accident on Cayman Brac airport runway
UPDATE: Authorities have said the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport has reopened for the smaller Cayman Airways Limited aircraft Thursday evening, though the jet services has not yet resumed. Original story: Today (Thursday, January 5, 2017) Cayman Brac Firefighters with the…
UPDATE: Southwest to begin service to Grand Cayman in June 2017
See also Update to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport Guide at Friday March 13 2020: at: https://cvg-airport.com/ UPDATED: Southwest to begin service to Grand Cayman in June 2017 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (6 January 2017) Commitment to growing airline capacity…
Cayman Islands police: Holiday enforcement operations conclude with 27 DUI arrests
From RCIPS Through the conclusion of RCIPS Holiday Safety operations on 2 January, police officers had made a total of 27 DUI arrests, and issued 30 citations for speeding, 39 citations for using a mobile phone while driving, 32 citations…
Faraday Future car
Faraday Future unveils an actual car By Roberto Baldwin From engadget No more weird concept vehicles for the automotive startup. It’s happened. Faraday Future has unveiled its high-tech electric FF 91 SUV. Interested parties can place a refundable $5,000 deposit…
BA cabin crew to strike for 48 hours
From Caribbean News Service LONDON, Jan 04 2017 – British Airways cabin crew will walk out for 48-hours next week after rejecting a new pay offer. Their union Unite has called a strike from Tuesday, January 10. The union had…
Third ‘Cabin Fumes’ incident on America Airlines plane
From Caribbean News Service CHARLOTTE, Jan 04 2017 – A flight crew union has called for regulation of cabin air quality following a third instance of emitting fumes or odor on an American Airlines plane in the past three months….
Investigations continue re Caribbean Airlines/Fly Jamaica mishap at Cheddi Jagan International
From RJR News Investigations are still ongoing in respect of the recent accident at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana where an incoming Caribbean Airlines plane clipped the tail of a parked Fly Jamaica aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel Egbert Field, who…
UVify’s plucky little Draco drone hits speeds up to 100 miles an hour
By Brian Heater From TechCrunch For all the grandiosity of its ancient Grecian name, the Draco is a fairly unassuming thing. It’s surprisingly small and unimposing in fact — and if it weren’t for those four rotors, it would fit…