Anthem to sail from UK
By Rebecca Gibson From Cruise and Ferry Anthem of the Seas is one of Royal Caribbean’s Quantum-class vessels Royal Caribbean International has confirmed that its second Quantum-class ship, Anthem of the Seas, is to homeport in Southampton, UK when she…
Wife of American jailed in Iran ‘Devastated’ US didn’t demand release
By Amy Woods From Newsmax Naghmeh Abedini, whose American husband Saeed Abedini remains imprisoned in Iran, spoke out Monday about the failure of the United States to work the Christian pastor’s release into the nuclear deal reached early Sunday, Fox…
Slow Atlantic hurricane season coming to a close.
From NOAA No major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin – first time since 1994 The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Saturday, Nov. 30, had the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982, thanks in large part to…
Boy born here to Bermudian parents denied status
By Sam Strangeways From The Royal Gazette A Bermudian mother’s six-year-old son has been denied Bermudian status, preventing her going overseas to study. A six-year-old boy born on the Island to Bermudian parents allegedly as the result of a rape…
Meeting dates for Conservation Law
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Environment Minister Hon. Wayne Panton, invites members of the public who have questions regarding the National Conservation Bill to come out to a series of public information meetings during the week of December 2nd. Each…
US released $8 Billion in nuke deal with Iran
By Cynthia Fagen From Newsmax The United States released $8 billion in frozen assets to Iran on Sunday in a move meant to ensure Tehran’s compliance with a nuclear agreement signed over the weekend, say top Iranian officials, the Washington…
Does Cayman need to “get in the game”?
By Steve McIntosh From cml Financial Services & Legal Recruitment For several years now I’ve been on something of a Quixotic ride to persuade policy-makers in Cayman that the country needs an independent development agency. (Here, for example, is an…
CIFA launches new website
CIFA launches new website designed to maximise user experience Women’s Under 20 Team and Premier Leagues to drive The Cayman Islands Football Association has launched a new website engineered to maximise the virtual experience of football fans in the Cayman…
CI Gov’t and PAHO agree on biennial plan
Senior Managers of the HSA, Minister for Health Hon. Osbourne Bodden along with Ministry’s Chief Officer Jennifer Ahearn and other officials met with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative of Jamaica, Bermuda & Cayman Islands, Margareta Skold (stationed in Jamaica)…
Pet tortoise found alive and well after 30 years in storeroom
By Kristina Chew From Care2 Thirty years ago, a family in Rio Janeiro, the Almeidas, concluded that Manuela, their red-footed tortoise, had escaped through a door left open by workers renovating the house. But just this week, Leandro Almeida was…
