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Month: July 2013

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Carry Home the Caribbean photo contest

Carry Home the Caribbean with Caribbean Winds and Victorinox travel gear Margarita Island, Venezuela, PRNewswire/ — The next best thing to year-round island living is living Caribbean style all year long. Caribbean Winds, a full-service booking site for travel to…

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Caribbean airline gets ‘hilarious’ complaint letter that catches eye of Richard Branson

From FoxNews.com “An open letter to LIAT” originally appeared in a newspaper in the British Virgin Islands. (LIAT) A frustrated traveler has penned an airline complaint letter so funny that it caught the eye of Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson…

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Celebrities and dive legends drawn to the Cayman Islands again and again

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (July 3, 2013) – Since1957 when the Cayman Islands was recognized as the Caribbean’s birthplace of recreational diving, visitors have flocked here to enjoy the spectacular drop-offs and diverse dive experiences that have made…

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A.M. Best revises Outlook to Positive for Island Heritage Insurance Company Limited

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 02, 2013–  A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Island Heritage Insurance Company Limited…

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Bahamas Minister makes second statement re-crime

Statement by Hon. Philip Brave Davis, Minister of Works and Urban Development Friday, 28 June 2013 08:39 RE: Statement on my comments in respect to Crime My statement to the press appears to have become a hot topic for discussion…

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Caribbean yacht charter brokers act to cut plastic water bottles

by Des Ryan From Sail Word USA ‘Plastic bottles effort in the Caribbean’    . How would you measure up? Do you still take plastic water bottles when sailing instead of depending on your watermaker? The Caribbean based Charter Yacht Brokers…

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Dengue epidemic alert issued for Central America and Caribbean

By Corey Kane Tico Times Mexico and the Caribbean are included in the widespread warning about dengue fever, a mosquito-born virus and leading cause of death in many tropical and subtropical regions. The Panamerican Health Organization has released a dengue…

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Barclays Capital Reiterates “Overweight” Rating for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

By Trevor Kearing Daily Political Barclays Capital reaffirmed their overweight rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) in a report issued on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. They currently have a $40.00 target price on the stock. Royal Caribbean Cruises…

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Cayman Islands: Higgs & Johnson successful in RAPAA Application

by Heather L. Thompson, Higgs & Johnson, Cayman Islands In 2012, Higgs & Johnson advised you of the introduction of the Rule Against Perpetuities (Abolition) Act, 2011 (the “RAPAA”) which governs dispositions in trusts (whether created before or after the…

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Police seize $800M worth of drugs in Caribbean crackdown

By David McFadden Posted by WDEF News 12 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The international police agency Interpol has led an operation in the Caribbean and Central America that seized roughly $822 million worth of cocaine and other drugs and led…