The Caribbean’s finest, darkest and blankest moments of 2017
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 5, 2018:It’s a brand New Year, a time when many publications look back at the past year and identify the major stories making news in 2017. At News Americas, we wanted…
The Editor speaks: Resolutions
Did you make a resolution or resolutions for this New Year? I used to but that was a long time ago. So long ago I don’t even remember what resolutions I made and if I ever kept them. It’s not…
New Year’s Message from CTO Secretary General, Hugh Riley
Bridgetown, Barbados (28 Dec 2017) – This has been a challenging year for Caribbean tourism. While the first half of the year saw exciting growth in both tourism infrastructure and tourist arrivals over the previous year, in September we were…
Cayman Islands: Drunk driving arrests continue apace ahead of New Year’s weekend
From RCIPS Officers have stopped or encountered several intoxicated motorists since last Friday, 22 December, with nine arrests for DUI and two arrests for driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while impaired. Ten of these arrests resulted…
End of year message by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community the Hon Dr. Keith Mitchell
There is no doubt that 2017 has been a most eventful year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). We experienced a scale of multi-country devastation never before seen in the Region as two category five Hurricanes, Irma and Maria, raged through…
New Year of fund raising for Cayman Islands’ National Trust’s Land Reserve Fund
The National Trust for the Cayman Islands’ Land Reserve Fund is ahead of the game this year with the launch of its 2018 fundraising and education season. The Trust has some challenging goals to meet in order continue preserving native…
I covered murders during Chicago’s deadliest year in decades – here’s what I saw
By Daniel Brown From Business Insider In 2016, Chicago experienced 780 murders , making it the deadliest year in the city in nearly two decades. The first homicide of the year came at 2:20 a.m. on New Year’s Day in…
UK: Man dressed as Johnny Depp character in Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow, carried a machete to get arrested over mental health concerns
From The Packet Falmouth A man concerned he was not getting the mental health help he needed dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and carried a machete in a desperate move on New Year’s Eve. Timothy Pullar, aged 46, of Pengelly…
Brett Eldredge encountered a toilet snake in the Caribbean
From RTT Brett Eldredge was met by a snake coming out of his toilet as he went to use the bathroom while he was on vacation in the Caribbean for New Year’s. As the country star explains in an Instagram…
Destination of the week
Caribbean destination among Lonely Planet’s seven best to ring in 2017 From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Friday December 23, 2016 – Travel experts at guidebook publisher Lonely Planet have handpicked seven prime locations to ring in the New Year,…