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Cayman: Water-Related DeathJanuary 9, 2026From RCIPS On Saturday, 3 January, 2026 at approximately 4:05PM, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard Operations and Rescue Coordination Centre (ORCC) received a report of a person who had failed to […]- Cayman: Her Excellency Governor Jane Owen’s Statement on VenezuelaJanuary 6, 2026HE Jane Owen, Governor Cayman Islands We are closely monitoring developments in Venezuela following last weekend’s U.S. military action and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. I have […]
- Cayman: Police Seek Public Assistance to Locate Stolen JewelleryJanuary 3, 2026From RCIPS Just after 10:30 AM on Sunday, 28 December, police responded to a residence in North Side where it was reported that a burglary had occurred. It appeared that a man entered the residence […]
- 2026 New Year Message from Her Excellency Governor Jane OwenJanuary 1, 2026H.E. Governor Jane Owen Hello Everone I wanted to take this opportunity, as we stand on the threshold of the year 2026, to wish you and your loved ones all a very, very happy New Year. I guess this […]
- 2026 New Year Message from Premier Hon. André EbanksJanuary 1, 2026Premier Hon. André Ebanks My fellow Caymanians, residents, and friends, As the clock strikes midnight and we embrace the dawn of a New Year, 2026, I warmly convey best wishes to you and your families […]
Airbus to ask airlines to check wings of older A380s for cracks
From RTE.ie European aircraft maker Airbus will ask airlines operating 25 of its oldest A380 super-jumbo jets to inspect their wings after cracks were found in some models, the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency said. The EASA said in an air…
Toddler falls to her death while on Royal Caribbean cruise ship/Family dispute story
By Hana Carter and Guy Bircha From news.com.au These are the first pictures of the toddler who plunged 46m to her death after allegedly being dangled out the window by her grandad. Kimberley Schultz Wiegand from Indiana, US, was heard…
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Taylor Swift spent Fourth of July in Caribbean amid drama with Scooter Braun and her former label
By Melody Chiu From People Taylor Swift headed to the Caribbean with her girlfriends for some rest and relaxation before performing in New York City on Wednesday Last week was a tough one for Taylor Swift, but the superstar is spending…
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Jamaica: Family hurts as 12-Y-O drowns at St Thomas Beach
By Shanna Monteith From Jamaica Gleaner Lyssons, St Thomas: A St Thomas family is now hurting following the confirmation of their worst fears yesterday afternoon as the body of 12-year-old Oshane Crawford of Dumfries in the parish was fished from…
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The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone — the world’s largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
By Morgan McFall-Johnsen From Business Insider Sargassum seaweed has been washing up in unprecedented quantities on beaches in the Caribbean, Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico since 2011. It smells awful, hampers tourism, and harms wildlife. NASA satellites recently observed the largest seaweed bloom in…
Study: Cancer risk rises after iodine treatment for thyroid
From Newsmax Patients who receive radioactive iodine treatment for an overactive thyroid have an increased long-term risk of cancer death, new research finds. The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but “we identified a clear dose-response relationship between this widely used treatment…
Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic
From Newsmax Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a type of heart fat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. In the small study, researchers determined that a…
Firebrand Philippine president pushes the US to send the entire 7th Fleet into the South China Sea
By Ryan Pickrall From Business Insider Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the US on Monday to send the entire US 7th Fleet into the South China Sea to confront China if it really wants to drive Chinese forces from the…
ECLAC Op-Ed
2030 Agenda and Latin America and the Caribbean: Urgency at critical point *By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have undertaken a huge commitment to the 2030 Agenda with important advances in…
Conflict and insecurity driving spread of diseases like Ebola, WHO chief warns
By Peter Beaumont From The Guardian UK Deadly outbreak is ‘global wake-up call’, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells Guardian The head of the World Health Organization has called the world’s second worst Ebola outbreak a “global wake-up call” to the escalating risk…
