UPDATE: Cuban vessel off Cayman Brac- Escaped Cubans from Slave Plantation
From Babalu More escaped Cubans arrive in Cayman Islands, plead for 24 hours of safe harbor By Alberto de la Cruz Forty-one Cuban slaves escaped from the Castro slave plantation of Cuba on a homemade boat have arrived in the…
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Grenada enforces 1952 legislation to deal with chikungunya virus From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Wednesday July 2, 2014, CMC – Health authorities here have resorted to decades old legislation as the island moves to deal with the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus….
Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman makes latest Top 100 list/Cold, dead star crystallized into Earth-sized diamond
From Caribbean News Now Eighteen Caribbean hotels among the Top 100 List in 2014 BELLEVUE, USA — On Tuesday, Expedia.com, one of the world’s largest full-service online travel sites, announced the Expedia 2014 Insiders’ Select rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list…
The Editor Speaks: The lady doth protest too much, methinks?
Maybe, or it might be putting the record straight. There was a swift response to an editorial and a related article that appeared in the Cayman Compass on Wednesday (2) from Cayman Islands Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Richards. She…
Rectification and trusts: a Cayman Islands perspective
From Mourant Ozannes Rectification is about “putting the record straight”. It is an equitable remedy by which the court can order that the wording of a document is rectified so that it reflects the true intentions of the parties. That…
This chart seems to show that the World Cup causes heart attacks
By Lauren F Friedman If it seems like your heart is pounding especially loudly as you tensely watch your team move up and down the soccer field, it’s probably not your imagination. A 2008 study in the New England Journal…
Guy Harvey’s picture-perfect fishing trip
By Steve Waters, Sun Sentinel From News Observer FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — With a doctorate in marine zoology and a gift for drawing and painting fish, birds and mammals, Guy Harvey is combining his love of science and art these…
Turnbull investment in tax haven criticised
By Heath Aston, Political reporter From The Sydney Morning Herald Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s second-richest parliamentarian, has invested in a ”vulture fund” based in the tax haven Cayman Islands. Disclosure of what appears to be a $1 million stake in a…
TSA will increase security at airports abroad for July 4 weekend
By Jessica Plautz From Mashable Travelers headed to the United States from abroad over the Fourth of July weekend may encounter additional security at some airports. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson directed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to…
Plastic disappearing from oceans, scientists say, but why?
By Deborah Netburn From The Canberra Times Plastic seems to be disappearing from the world’s oceans, and scientists are not sure why. Exposure to waves and radiation from the sun can cause plastics to break down into micro-fragments, but scientists…
