March events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Friday 28 February): From celebrating St. Patrick’s Day to the tune of Cayman’s only Irish band to insight into the wonderful world of wine with visiting experts Shirley Brooks and Tamara Flores to all things grown…
Margaritaville Caribbean eyes four more destinations
By Steven Jackson Business reporter From Jamaica Observer MARGARITAVILLE Caribbean expects to expand to four additional territories in the medium term led by St Thomas. The move would result in a seven-territory operation. “We see growth opportunities and have developments…
Believe It: Sexually suggestive street names hurt home values
By John Maxfield from The Motley Fool Do you live on Dutch Oven Avenue in Salem, Ore., and own a vacation house on One Hoe Lane in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin? If so, then I have bad news…
St Lucian film producer to head out on Caribbean tour
St. Lucian award-winning film producer, Mathurine Emmanuel, is set to embark on a Caribbean Film Export Tour during March and April. The tour will include stops on several islands including Dominica, Grenada, Antigua and St. Vincent. On these islands, Emmanuel…
‘Cuban Five’ agent imprisoned in US back in Havana
By Peter Orsi From Boston.com HAVANA (AP) — A second member of the ‘‘Cuban Five’’ returned to the Caribbean island and a hero’s welcome Friday, a day after leaving a prison in the United States, where he spent 15 years…
Law firm can’t shake claims it aided $6M Facebook IPO scam
From Law360 Law360, Los Angeles — A California judge refused Thursday to toss claims that Miller Barondess LLP helped a con man launder $5.8 million stolen from investors through a bogus deal to purchase pre-initial public offering shares of Facebook…
U.S. Medical Tourism To Dominican Republic Could Increase With High-Tech Clinic
By Dr. Marc Siegel From Fox News Latino A New Robotic Surgical Institute In The Dominican… This week [Feb 24] the Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago (HOMS), Dominican Republic, opened the first robotic surgery institute in the Caribbean. Named after Dr….
Bahamas next Caribbean nation to consider legalizing medicinal marijuana?
From Atlanta Black Star The Bahamas government will consider the issue of medicinal marijuana as part of a regional meeting next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell confirmed yesterday. Mitchell said the government has noted developments in the United States…
Caribbean first region to be measle-free
From Jamaican Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says there has been no endemic transmission of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean, since 2002. PAHO said since Venezuela reported the last case in 2001,…
Tributes mark two years since Cheltenham teacher Nathan Clarke disappeared in [Cayman Islands]
From Gloucestershire Echo Emotional tributes have been left for a Cheltenham school teacher who vanished on a Caribbean island in mysterious circumstances to mark the second anniversary of his suspected death. Former Pittville School pupil Nathan Clarke had been on…
