Cayman feature/Redheads/Nominations for heroes/Wellness
UK’S DAILY MAIL FEATURES THE CAYMAN ISLANDS In deep in the Cayman Islands: I waited sixty years to kiss a stingray …and I liked it! By Tim Bentinck From The Daily Mail, UK When I told friends that I had…
Canadian Caribbean/Notting Hill carnival/3D Printing
WHERE TO FIND A TOUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN IN CANADA By Tim Kiladze, Magdalen Islands, Que. — The Globe and Mail Whatever the source, the Magdalen Islands, a cluster of roughly a dozen Quebec islands, made me realize the scope…
Cubans beaten in detention centre/Bahamas minister promises changes
CUBAN ARRIVALS FROM BAHAMAS ALLEGE BEATINGS AND SEXUAL ABUSES By Alberto de la Cruz From Babalublog.com The first Cubans to arrive in Miami from a notorious migrant detention center in Bahamas this month alleged Friday that guards regularly beat some…
Cayman dual citizenship/Illegal ganja/Testamentary/Miami Port security
CAYMAN JUDGE FAVOURS POLITICIAN ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP By Tyrone Reid, Senior Staff Reporter, The Gleaner Unlike in Jamaica’s dual-citizenship cases, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has ruled that a United States-born politician who renewed her US passport as…
Quicker parcels/Doing Dallas/CPL and LIAT/Measles/Frost dies/Horse death
POST OFFICE PARCELS TO BE PROCESSED QUICKER In a government press release it says the Cayman Islands post office has begun checking packages as they arrive to assess duty levels before customers come to collect their parcels in the presence…
LIME layoffs/Reg Cayman co. seeks TWSE listing/Legalise ganga/E Waste systems
200 LIME WORKERS ON WAY OUT SAT, AUGUST 31, 2013 – 12:07 AM LIME has confirmed that 200 workers will go home next month as a result of a deal with global provider Ericsson that will see the Swedish company…
US swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, makes historic Cuba-Florida crossing
From BBC Diana Nyad: “You are never too old to chase your dreams” Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. After about 53 hours’ non-stop swimming, the…
Cheap turtle/funds hidden in Cayman/$Billions invested in Cayman/Cayman change
TURTLE MEAT HAS GOT A LOT CHEAPER Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) has announced it will be lowering its price of turtle meat because of a more productive breeding season and better management of the animals. CTF Managing…
Editorial/30 days for rape/Domestic abuse /Tourism review/trial for alleged abuse
THE EDITOR SPEAKS: QUANTITY DOESN’T EQUAL QUALITY The decision by the government to allow around 1,500 workers, many in the tourism sector, the chance to stay when their permits expire in October has angered many and equally been applauded. The…
Pirates Cayman Brew/Pirates Carib 5/Model cruise/3D shoes
CAYMAN ISLANDS BREWERY WINS OVER THE PIRATES Georgina Wilcox If you were in George Town last Friday (30) you would have thought it was the start of Pirates Week, Cayman Islands National Festival. Pirates were everywhere. And the reason is…