Christmas Caribbean Rally – The start of a great adventure
From Sail World The first ever Christmas Caribbean Rally will leave Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote on Monday 16th December 2013 and the participants will sail the 2850 miles to arrive in Jolly Harbour, Antigua in the New Year for a final…
CONCACAF Sports and Development Summit
CONCACAF is pleased to announce the 2013 Sports Summit “Transformation through Partnership,” to be hosted in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, October 22nd at the Ritz Carlton (Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman). Objective The objective of the Summit is to…
Jamaican sprinter Campbell-Brown found guilty of doping
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 3, 2013, CMC – Veronica Campbell-Brown, one of Jamaica’s most decorated athletes, has been found guilty by the three-member Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Disciplinary Committee. However, the panel, which sat last month, has recommended…
Kirk Edwards, Walton in WI Test squad
From ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies Test squad for India: Darren Sammy (capt), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cotterrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Chris Gayle, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford and Chadwick…
Thomas Bach elected as 9th President of IOC
From Cayman Islands Olympic Committee Amongst the news in our September 2013 Newsletter, Thomas Bach (pictured) was elected as the 9th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. President Bach was…
Rock International kitesurfing competition announced for Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands boast world class conditions for kitesurfing: crystal clear waters and temperatures during the winter at a tropical 28-30 degrees. And it’s windy almost every day from November right through to April. While the rest of the world…
Nathan Borde signs for Swindon Town FC
Five months before the first ball was kicked at the inaugural CONCACAF Under 15 Football Championships in summer, football history in the youth ranks was made yet again in the Cayman Islands when in April 2013, fourteen-year old Caymanian Nathan…
African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) opens its doors to Caribbean filmmakers
By Tambay A. Obenson From Shadow and Act The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), which will take place in London in February 2014, has revealed its intent to fully engage Caribbean filmmakers and films from the region, in the spirit…
British aristocrat servant fights to keep his inheritance from family
Fascinating story from The Jamaican Gleaner of servant fighting to keep his £20 million inheritance from the clutches of his late employer’s family. True life mirrors fiction. Servant from Caribbean slum fights to keep £20m inheritance By Dave Rodney, Contributor,…
