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Nevis confirms first two cases of Chikungunya disease From Caribbean360 CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Monday July 7, 2014 (NIA) – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) informed the Ministry of Health, Nevis, of two laboratory confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever on the…
Victoria couple on ‘disaster’ norovirus cruise demand refund
From CBC News Couple’s only memories of $7,300 holiday are of being sick alongside hundreds of other passengers A couple from Victoria are demanding a full refund after enduring what they say was a nightmare cruise ship vacation. Wally and…
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Cayman football coach jailed 4 years & 8 months for juvenile sex crime A well liked Cayman football coach who was recently convicted of defilement after having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl was sentenced to four years and…
Near death experience aboard the Independence of the Seas: When Will Royal Caribbean hire lifeguards?
By Jim Walker From Jim Walker’s Cruise Law Four days ago, we discussed the near drowning of a six year old boy whose heart had stopped when he was found on the bottom of a swimming pool on the Royal…
Bahamas crime watch: how do you manage a country’s reputation with stories like these?
By Jim Walker From Jim walker’s Cruise Law News accounts of violent crime against both tourists and residents in the Bahamas continue to be regularly published in the international and local press. David Jessop, the Managing Director of the Caribbean…
Protecting the environment is everyone’s business
Taking steps to reduce carbon footprints with awareness, action and education Earth: (noun) the planet on which we live; the world. Through the years it has been just that, a planet, a place to call home, yet it is the…
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First Baptist Church Choir Grand Cayman Easter Festival of Praise WHEN: Sunday April 13, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm 2014 Festival of Easter Glory FBC Sanctuary Choir and Soloists – Narrators and Multi-Media A Glorious Musical retelling of…
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Ex Cayman police commissioner settles suit for undisclosed sum Joint statement issued by the Campbells law firm representing Mr. Stuart Kernohan and Attorney General Samuel Bulgin’s office, represented in the matter by the HSM Chambers law firm: “The Cayman Islands…
Rough sailing when virus comes aboard
By Christopher Elliott, From Washington Post What’s worse than being stricken with a stomach bug on vacation? Maybe it’s being quarantined on a cruise ship with hundreds of other passengers suffering from the same illness. That’s what happened to Randy…
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60% of Adolescents in Cayman say they have drunk alcohol The National Drug Council (the NDC) 2012 survey shows 60 percent of adolescents in the Cayman Islands have reported having at least one drink in their lifetime. Although the NDC…