Cuba frees jailed Canadian businessman
From Washington Post TORONTO — A Canadian businessman who served 2 1/2 years of a 9-year prison sentence in Cuba for corruption has abruptly returned to Canada. Sarkis Yacoubian, president of Tri-Star Caribbean import company, said Saturday that he’s extremely…
January 2014 funerals
Harrison Myrie – 10 Jan 2014 Creek Buel Stoel Ebanks 17 Jul 1934 – 15 Jan 2014 Boatswain Bay Kenneth John Hay 31 May 1953 – 20 Jan 2014 Garden of Reflections Steve Jackson – 26 Jan…
PPS in the Caribbean hold key to success
From The Barbados Advocate “Worthwhile approach” It was noted quite recently that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Caribbean hold the key to the success of infrastructural development in the Bank’s Borrowing Member Countries. There is a recognition that infrastructure development…
Awesome adventure: Swimming with stingrays on Grand Cayman
By Shivana Maharaj From City Style and living Magazine Now in its 60th year of operation, Captain Marvin’s Watersports offers several options for exploring the ocean. We decide to take a half-day snorkel excursion, including a chance to swim with…
Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert and co predict the tastes of the future – globally and locally
By Samantha Wood From The National When a star-studded cast of chefs – think Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, José Andrés and two Daniels (Boulud and Humm) – congregate in one spot, the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, for an annual cookout at…
West Bay man receives 10year jail sentence for gun possession
Following on a 3-day trial by Judge Alone Ray Kennedy Smith (Jr) of West Bay on the 15th November 2013, was found guilty of Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm contrary to s.15 of the Firearms Law. On the 31st July…
“No more trips to Cayman” says Zook
By Bob Asmussen From The New-Gazette Refreshed Zook ready for new challenge GREEN BAY, Wis. — There won’t be any more trips to the Cayman Islands. Not for a while. And his favorite hobby — water skiing — is going…
LIAT airline leadership asleep at the wheel again
By Robert Maclellan From TN Global Travel Industry News In the first month of 2014 Caribbean regional media reported that LIAT has had to choose between paying employee salaries and paying aircraft lease charges in order to maintain flight operations….
Sochi 2014: 92 per cent of tickets sold but seats unclaimed at Winter Olympics
From Sports NDTV The reason for the discrepancy between the number of tickets bought in Sochi and people showing up at the Winter Olympics is not entirely clear. Sochi: Russian Olympic chiefs said on Sunday they sold 92 percent of…
C4C says government not cutting spending enough
The following is a letter from James Bergstrom on behalf of the Coalition for Cayman (C4C), although addressed to The Caymanian Compass was also sent to other media houses in Cayman. The letter says the Progressives Government has not reduced…
