Caribbean drug routes on the move
From GIT In recent years, cocaine and other illegal drug trafficking has increased in the Caribbean and around the world, due to the ‘balloon effect’ of drug cartels intending to get their products to the United States and Europe. In…
Has Caribbean Tourism Taken a Hit Since Zika?
By Neil Gladstone From Oyster In December 2015, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that cases of the Zika virus had been confirmed in Puerto Rico. In February 2016, President Obama requested nearly two billion dollars in emergency funding…
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Memorial Service for former Governor Thomas Russell Thursday 4 August The Government of the Cayman Islands will pay its final respects to the retired and much respected former Governor of the Cayman Islands, the late Col. Thomas Russell, CMG, CBE. The…
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Cayman Airways to lease four 737 MAX 8s By Alan Dron From Air Transport World IMAGE: From left: Boeing VP-Africa, Latin America & Caribbean sales Van Rex Gallard, ALC executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy and Cayman Airways president and CEO Fabian…
Refund hard to collect after Zika-related cruise cancellation
BY MATT GEPHARDT AND CINDY ST. CLAIR From CBS KUTV (KUTV) Kody Thompson and his wife love to cruise. In July, they were set to embark on their tenth, sailing with Royal Caribbean to the Caribbean. It’s an area that…
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Cuban migrants helping in removal of vessel from Cayman Islands beach From Cayman Islands Immigration Department Today (Friday, 03 June 2016) efforts continued in the removal of the beached vessel which arrived on our shores on 6 May with…
The boat that really DOES rock
More than 3,000 heavy metal fans take to the high seas on a cruise that boasts four days of live music, pool bombing competitions and 5am parties By Georgia Diebelius For MAILONLINE The Independence of the Seas cruise, which is…
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5 things to know about the world’s largest cruise ship
By Grace E. Cutler From FOX NEWS The world’s largest cruise ship has set off on its first sea trial from Saint-Nazaire, western France, with just two months to go to delivery. Royal Caribbean’s much-awaited Harmony of the Seas, a 227,000-ton…
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Jamaica: Another doctor dies after contracting swine flu From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sixth person has died after contracting the H1N1 virus. The Ministry of Health has not released her name, but acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Winston…
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Storm-tossed ship cuts latest cruise short amid Norovirus, storm concerns
From NBC 4 New York A cruise ship that was battered by a major storm earlier this month is cutting short its most recent voyage amid a norovirus outbreak and the possibility of a severe storm. Natalie Pasquarella reports. (Published…
