Wine fund market brought to its knees
By Ellen Kelleher Financial Times It is difficult to turn a profit on bottles of bordeaux and burgundy when the outlook for sought-after vintages looks bleak at best. And it is more challenging still if you run an open-ended wine…
The effect of passenger safety on cruise line shares
By THE MOTLEY FOOL From Insider Monkey Carnival Corporation (CCL), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH): The Effect of Passenger Safety on Cruise Line Shares Passenger safety on cruise lines has been a hot topic…
Olympic Day 2013 is Sunday (23)
Get ready sports fans! It’s that time of the year again, Olympic Day 2013! This year we will be hosting a full day of events on Sunday, June 23rd at Public Beach in celebration of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee’s…
Noble Energy eyes Nicaragua’s first Caribbean well
From globalpost US oil firm Noble Energy is set to start drilling in August on Nicaragua’s first offshore Caribbean well, with about a 25 percent chance of success, a company official said Wednesday. Noble senior vice president Susan Cunningham said…
FAO trains Caribbean people to deal with banana disease
Technicians from different Caribbean Nations will receive training in a workshop that experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will be developing here from the 17 to the 22 of June to deal with the black sigakota that threatens…
The Dominican Republic and drug smuggling via the Caribbean
By Jerry Brewer, From Mexidata info To break the cycle of narcotics trafficking and the accompanying violence by organized criminals and gangs, as they increasingly (and once again) make end runs via the Caribbean Basin with drug routes to the…
CONCACAF Interactive Gold Cup enters final knockout stage with twelve remaining contestants
Final competition to take place during 2013 Gold Cup, with title match set for big screen at Cowboys Stadium Miami, FL (Wednesday, June 19, 2013) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the…
HMS Lancaster to visit the Cayman Islands
Following a successful visit to Key West, HMS Lancaster, is now heading for the Cayman Islands as part of her six month deployment. The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate will visit the British Overseas Territory later this week – the…
Tropical Getaway on Little Cayman
FromVRBO Located less than 400 mi south of the USA, the Cayman Islands offer a tropical paradise within easy reach of most international airports. While the hustle and bustle of Grand Cayman attracts the majority of visitors to the country,…
Students experience a day in the life of a police officer
Six new recruits joined the ranks of the RCIPS yesterday (Tuesday 18 June), but only for the day. The new officers – all aged between 10 – 15 years – had been chosen by their schools to take part in…
