CUC statement on CORE programme
The available capacity for the Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme is near to being fully subscribed. As a result, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) are currently reviewing the programme to determine if there…
Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort sold to affiliates of London & Regional
BY GULLI ARNASON From Financial News UK Representatives of North America-based luxury hospitality real estate development firm Gencom announced that its affiliates in partnership with Private Equity Group (PEG) have sold the 295-room Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort to affiliates…
Jamaican woman convicted in Cayman Islands’ permanent residency scam
From Jamaica Observer A Jamaican woman has been convicted in the Cayman Islands for her part in a permanent residency scam which involved two other women. Marcia Hamilton was convicted on six counts of obtaining property by deception, when she…
MIAMI: Evander Holyfield delivers trailer of christmas cheer on Christmas Eve
From Caribbean National Weekly Boxing legend Evander Holyfield brought a little holiday cheer for local children on Christmas eve, hosting a special toy Drive in partnership with the Miami Dade police, and local Lucky Street Boxing Gym owner Kris Lawrence….
Johnny Depp tops list of overpaid actors
From Dunya News TV Depp’s films only returned 1.20 dollars (USD) for every one dollar he was paid on them. NEW YORK (Reuters) – It s certainly not the list that any actor wants to top but this year s most overpaid…
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Inappropriate behavior from Cayman Islands Dive Operator says Diver on ScubaBoard website
Posted on Scubaboard.com By Diver Rob1 December 26th, 2015, 06:17 PM Recently, while surfing Facebook I came across the Save Cayman’s Reef page. This is the page advocating diver restriction on some of Caymans more popular reef sites. In one of…
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Dying off: Antigua’s struggle to save the coconut palm
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda From BBC White sand beaches fringed by lofty palm trees – it is the image of a tropical paradise that has lured holidaymakers to the Caribbean for decades. But in tourism-dependent Antigua, a…
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Caricom and West Indies cricket
By Steve Brown From Jamaica Observer I have always held the view that the head of Caricom and the captain of the West Indies cricket team have the two most important jobs in the region, mainly because both positions are…
Belize: If you think Cayman gas prices are high read this
Fuel prices going up! By Benjamin Flowers, Staff Reporter From The Reporter Newspaper on December 27, 2015 at 5:27 pm Belizeans can expect higher fuel prices for the new year, following confirmed reports that the price of all three types of…
British MP Diane Abbott exposes ‘UK consultancy abuse’
From The Montserrat Reporter CCN – A British Member of Parliament (MP) has strongly criticised what she described as the growing practice of United Kingdom (UK) based consultants “creaming off millions of pounds” from money which is provided by the…
