Shooting the Messenger: Jamaica’s Brendan Bain Controversy Continues
By Matthew Hunt From Global Voices The controversy over Professor Brendan Bain’s court testimony in the Caleb Orozco case (in which the plaintiff was suing the Attorney General of Belize over the unconstitutionality of the criminalisation of homosexual relations) continues….
Lottery scam has enriched a few and destroyed the vulnerable
By Mark Wignall From Jamaica Observer It was in the late 1990s that someone first attempted a scam via e-mail with me. The e-mail said that I was selected in an Internet lottery and had won a two-week Caribbean cruise for…
Exercise Tradewinds 2014 underway
From U.S. Southern Command ST. JOHN, Antigua – Military and security forces from 11 Caribbean nations have joined the United States and Canada for maritime security and disaster response training as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2014, which began earlier today….
Near death experience aboard the Independence of the Seas: When Will Royal Caribbean hire lifeguards?
By Jim Walker From Jim Walker’s Cruise Law Four days ago, we discussed the near drowning of a six year old boy whose heart had stopped when he was found on the bottom of a swimming pool on the Royal…
Morritt’s Resort, Grand Cayman opens ‘The Londoner,’ addition
From Hotel Interactive This month, Morritt’s Resort, a 184-unit property renowned for offering “home away from home” ownership vacations to more than 9,000 members over the last 25 years, opened The Londoner – an additional 20-unit luxury section of the…
Grand Cayman: Perfect summer vacation
By Andrea Poe From The Blog When travelers think of summer vacation, they don’t often conjure images of the Caribbean, but in the case of Grand Cayman, they should. The temperature and humidity doesn’t spike during summer months the way…
Dengue cases in Caribbean jump 5-fold in last decade
From Caribbean360 DENGUE CASES RECORDED WORLDWIDE (SOURCE: HEALTHMAP.ORG) WASHINGTON D.C. United States, Friday May 30, 2014, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of dengue cases in the Americas, including the Caribbean increased five-fold between 2003…
Breaking: Barbados investigating 7 suspected cases of Chikungunya virus
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday May 30, 2014, CMC – The Ministry of Health is investigating seven suspected cases of the Chikungunya virus In a release on Friday, the Health Ministry said while there are no positive cases of the…
Britain’s ‘subculture’ of 15,000 vampires
By Keith Perry From The Telegraph Dr Emyr Williams, a psychology lecturer at Glyndwr University in Wrexham, said real vampires are a “global phenomenon” A psychology lecturer at a British university claims the UK has a population of some 15,000…
Frog with mouth sewn shut shows up in St.Lucia.
By SNO from Times Caribbean Attracts crowd, onlookers say its OBEAH! A large frog [Crapaud (CROPPO)]Frog with its mouth sewn near a court house in Castries has attracted a lot of attention. Reports are that the frog was first spotted…
