As UK visitors return, is the Caribbean comeback finally on?
By Pippa Jacks From TTG Digital With British numbers up 6% and several islands feeling the most positive since the recession, the tide looks to be turning There were few regions in the world where the global economic crisis hampered…
Tourist wins settlement after “nightmare” holiday in Dominican Republic
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Tuesday September 2, 2014 – In October 2009, a British tourist’s dream holiday in the Dominican Republic turned into a nightmare when he fell seriously ill just five days into a two-week stay at the four-star…
Positive trends continue for Cayman Islands air arrivals
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (4 Sept 2014) Once again, the statistical air arrivals data for July demonstrates that the Cayman Islands has welcomed a record number of visitors. While all months besides February have been in line with this trend…
Cahill fends off German Bank’s suit against S&P
By Susan Beck, The Litigation Daily German bank IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG was a little too late to the party. In a ruling Tuesday, Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff held that a fraud lawsuit brought by IKB against Standard…
A Beginner’s Guide to German Beer Styles
By Mike Reis From Serious Eats Some of Germany’s finest. [Photographs: Mike Reis] Yesterday, my dear, sweet, 95-year-old grandma asked me if the Germans still make the best beer in the world. That should give you a pretty good…
Cayman Islands Weststar TV sold to Logic (WestTel/KeyTech)
By Raymond Hainey From The Royal Gazette KeyTech buys Cayman TV firm Telecoms firm KeyTech has bought a TV firm in Cayman — and sold off BTC for $30 million. KeyTech’s subsidiary WestTel Ltd (Logic Cayman) has bought up British…
Apple confirms accounts compromised but denies security breach
From BBC Apple say that hackers targeted celebrities’ passwords, as Rory Cellan-Jones reports Apple has confirmed that some celebrities’ iCloud accounts were broken into, but says it has found no evidence that this was caused by a breach of its…
The spot-tail golden bass: A new fish species from deep reefs of the southern
From Science Codex Smithsonian scientists describe a colorful new species of small coral reef sea bass from depths of 182–241 m off Curaçao, southern Caribbean. With predominantly yellow body and fins, the new species, Liopropoma santi, closely resembles the other…
Here’s the problem with self-driving cars becoming a mainstream reality
By Jay Yarow From Business Insider Google held a press briefing on self-driving cars recently. At the end, it gave journalists rides in a self-driving car. The technology that powers Google’s self-driving car is so impressive, and so magical, that…
The Barbados FTC in reverse; buy some batteries
By Patrick Hoyos From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday September 4, 2014 – Do you want to enjoy the benefits of renewable energy, without worrying about the anti-consumer rulings of the Fair Trading Commission? Well, then, you must take the FTC’s…
