Cayman Islands: Brac Reef Beach Resort to undergo extensive transformation
Award-Winning Cayman Brac Dive Resort to Provide the Ultimate Resort Experience for Divers CAYMAN BRAC, Cayman Islands, July 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Brac Reef Beach Resort is Cayman Brac’s most exclusive resort diving destination where world-class diving is complemented by…
Cayman Islands rugby boys trade grass for yoga mats!
By Kate Mac From KATE MAC NET I thought I would through back to about a year ago when I was getting the Cayman National Rugby ready for their season which was their most successful season yet. Here is the…
[Barbados] CTO working on hassle-free travel
From Barbados Today The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) wants to see an end to multiple security checkpoints when travelling through the region. The CTO chairman, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy said the regional body, through its…
The Caribbean art scene in the United States: an identity that crosses borders?
From AMA Art Media Agency Boasting a fusion of African, Latin American, and European traditions, the Caribbean is home to an extremely rich contemporary art scene. With over 40 million inhabitants, this multilingual archipelago is home to a huge number…
Rare Vaquita Porpoise could be extinct in four years
By Tia Ghose, LiveScience From Discovery News The rarest and most endangered marine mammal in the world could go extinct in four years without stepped-up enforcement measures, new research suggests. Vaquitas, rare porpoises that live off the coast of Mexico,…
Caribbean spiny lobsters create safe havens to avoid disease
By University of Florida From Lab Manager Spiny lobsters practice “behavioral immunity” to create safe havens that prevent them from contracting a lethal disease in the wild, an important finding for the $50 million annual spiny lobster fishery in Florida,…
Surprising reversal in Rocky Flats Case
By Scott Flaherty, from The Litigation Daily After 25 years of litigation over contamination from the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, a federal appeals court has ruled that Dow Chemical Co. and Rockwell International Corp. should be on…
Summer exhibition gives visitors all access to NGCI permanent collection
This summer curators from the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) will reveal the inner workings of the museum’s permanent collection by converting the entire lower exhibition hall into a temporary research lab while undertaking a full evaluation of…
Changing the International perception of the Caribbean from tourism
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 6, 2015. “One of the challenges we face in the region is how to change the perception of the Caribbean as being that of a destination solely for vacation tourism”. This was the view from President of…
