Latin leaders to applaud Cuba’s dictatorship
By Andres Oppenheimer [email protected] From Miami Herald What’s most shameful about Latin American presidents’ scheduled visit to Cuba for a regional summit Tuesday is not that they will visit one of the world’s last family dictatorships, but that they most…
Marigot Bay – ‘The Most Beautiful Bay In The Caribbean’ by land or by sea
By PATRICK From uncommon Caribbean Marigot Bay, St. Lucia, The Most Beautiful Bay in the Caribbean, as described by prolific author James A. Michener. I still remember the first time I saw it. Most people do, I’d imagine, thanks to…
HMRC looks to extend its reach to Cayman Islands
By Fiona Nicolson From FT Adviser HM Revenue & Customs has sent out another batch of ‘enabling’ letters to Cayman Island bank accounts holders in the UK to warn them about tax evasion. Sean Wakeman, tax investigations partner for tax,…
Clifton Hunter High School gets support from Rotary Sunrise
Students can not learn when their stomachs are hungry and as an organization committed to youth, education and literacy the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise has recently made a donation of CI$5,000 to Clifton Hunter High School in support…
St Lucia police to charge three in murder of British tourist
[*see update below – 2 more arrests] From Caribbean360 The results of a post mortem on Robert Pratt indicate that he died of asphyxia secondary to blunt force trauma. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday January 22, 2014, CMC – Charges are…
Alice Jane Ebanks retires from Public Health
After more than 42 years serving the Cayman Islands community as a public health nurse, Alice Jane Ebanks is hanging up her stethoscope. One of the longest-serving Cayman Islands Hospital employees will not be spending her upcoming free time resting,…
British spies are officially getting the ‘License To Speed’
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider British spies are to be given a “licence to speed”, allowing the likes of James Bond to drive fast with impunity in the name of national security. Transport minister Robert Goodwill was to…
NYT: NSA embeds radio transmitters to access offline computers from miles away
By Richard Lawler From engadget [Another] fun NSA revelation comes courtesy of the New York Times, reporting on an agency program to access and alter data on computers that aren’t connected to the internet. Cherry picked from the NSA’s tool…
CIREBA donates to The Pines NCVO Retirement Home
Cayman Island Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) recently made a donation to The Pines. The donation of CI$15,000 was presented at the organization’s holiday party. Jeanette Totten, President of CIREBA, said, “CIREBA is thrilled to be able to support the…
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach debuts new restaurant
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa has completed its multi-phase renovation with the launch of its new Beach House restaurant. The eatery, which was formerly known as Casa Havana, is being…
