Cayman Islands: Foreign boat carrying 30,000 tons of chemicals rescued successfully
From English Vietnam.Net Vessel Chemroad Journey from the Cayman Islands carrying nearly 30,000 tons of industrial chemicals was pulled away from the shallow waters yesterday. The Steering Board for Storm Prevention, Search and Rescue in the south-central Vietnamese province of…
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GoEuro plugs its data into Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar
By Natasha Lomas From TechCrunch Berlin-based GoEuro, the well-funded European travel planner platform, is looking to the Far East for business growth, announcing today that it’s inked a distribution partnership with Chinese travel booking platform, Qunar. Its hope: to capture some of…
China navy launches latest generation destroyer
From Times of India BEIJING: China’s increasingly powerful navy has launched its most advanced domestically-produced destroyer at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India.The official Xinhua News Agency says the…
Most expensive cities to dine out
By Alex Morrell From Business Insider The 18 most expensive cities in the world to eat dinner out at a restaurant Making a habit of eating out at restaurants is quick way to bust your budget. Cooking at home is…
Cayman Islands: TWO MEN REPORTED MISSING AT SEA – UPDATE
From RCIPS Tue July 4 UPDATE: APPEAL: Two Men Reported Missing at Sea Today, 4 July, Police are continuing their appeal to anyone with any possible information regarding the whereabouts of either Chadwick Bodden or Edward Henricks-Hydes (a.k.a. Edward Rivers)…
Plantana Condos awarded Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for fifth consecutive year
Plantana Condos on Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, has received a Certificate of Excellence from travel review website TripAdvisor for the fifth year running. The Certificate of Excellence was founded by TripAdvisor in 2010 and aims to recognise and honor…
Cayman Islands: Craig Arch: Arch Automotive
By Patti Renner From Tire Review While some tire dealers may dream of packing up and moving to the Caribbean, Craig Arch found a way to actually make it happen. Already the owner of several tire stores in Maryland, Arch…
Destination of the week
Turks and Caicos Is the Caribbean’s Epicenter of Luxury From American Way With its suite of properties, The Hartling Group is creating a private paradise The beach was considered unusable. Covered in thousands of discarded conch shells that for a…
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The Caribbean islands are looking to climate-proof their tourism industry
BY DESMOND BROWN From The Wire According to tourism officials, the Caribbean tourism industry faces significant future threats related to both competitiveness and climate change impacts. Bridgetown, Barbados: The tourism industry is the key economic driver and largest provider of…
Cuban economy performs as forecast in first six months of 2017
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Cuban minister of economy and planning, Ricardo Cabrisas, reported to the Council of Ministers that, during the first six months of 2017, the country’s economy has performed as expected. Cabrisas said that, in order to meet…
