The Internet of anything: a shortcut to your drone license
From WIRED Adam Cockerill decided that becoming a drone pilot was the perfect the way to escape the daily grind of corporate life. So he quit his job as a marketing guy at an education technology company in the Cayman…
Carnival Cruise Line pledges $100,000 to National Trust of Cayman Islands for coral reef restoration
Carnival to work with Cayman Government to support ongoing coral reef restoration Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (3 March, 2015) Working in partnership with the government of the Cayman Islands, Carnival Cruise Line has pledged a contribution of $100,000 to the…
An elite education’s going to cost you
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Tuition at top law schools surpasses $55K per year. Tuition at U.S. law schools continues to increase even as demand for law degrees declines. And the increases are particularly pronounced at the…
Technology in Two70 aboard Quantum of the Seas
By Marian Sandberg From Live Design Moment Factory created Starwater in collaboration with Royal Caribbean International for the Two70° lounge aboard the new smartship Quantum of the Seas. The production launched on the ship’s maiden voyage on October 31, 2014,…
RORC Caribbean 600: Done and dusted
From Scuttlebutt Sailing News Arguably the best fleet of offshore racing yachts that has ever gathered in the Caribbean, took part in the 2015 RORC Caribbean 600. On February 23, 66 yachts started the 7th edition of the 600 mile…
Caribbean leaders move away from US toward Venezuela
From telesur As the Caricom biannual heads of state meeting ends, leaders stress the importance of Venezuela for the region, and denounce the recent coup attempt. The Caribbean Community expressed its support for Venezuela and the continuing energy alliance in…
Henry S. Fraser: Philanthropy, preservation and the father of tourism
By Sir Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday February 16, 2015 – We’ve been considering what moves some people to give and others to grasp – some to do and others to watch. In the last two columns…
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Caricom Heads of Government meetings are becoming a side show
By David Jessop · From Stabroek News When the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, opens the 26th Caricom Heads of Government Intersessional meeting on February 26th in Nassau, one might be forgiven for wondering if this regional summit…
Fitch rates Thailand-based TMB’s CNY Senior Notes ‘BBB-(EXP)’
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) BANGKOK/HONG KONG, March 02 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned an expected ‘BBB-(EXP)’ rating to TMB Bank Public Company Limited’s (TMB; BBB-/Stable) proposed Chinese yuan-denominated senior unsecured notes, issued under its USD3.0bn…
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism wins top honours in PR and marketing
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 2 March 2015 –The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism was recognized for its superior marketing, public relations and advertising initiatives at the annual Adrian Awards, a globally renowned gala hosted by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing…
