Jamaica confirms first case of the Zika virus
By Stephanie Shaw-Smith From JIS The Ministry of Health has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in Jamaica. The patient who has now recovered is a four year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine. The child began showing symptoms…
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Gulfstream service centers get maintenance approvals from Brazil, Cayman Islands, India, Hong Kong and Qatar From Aviation tribune Gulfstream Aerospace today announced that several of its service centers recently earned approved maintenance organization (AMO) designations from civil aviation authorities worldwide,…
Cayman Islands Football: CIFA powerless in CPL transfer dispute
From Sportsmax Acting Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) president Bruce Blake insists that there is little that can be done about the current transfer issues clubs on the island are facing. Over the last few weeks, the management of a…
Benje scores again! Masqueraders band theme song!
St. Lucia’s Soca Sensation Benje who is based in The Bahamas has released another track in his arsenal for Carnival 2016, this time for the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Season in The Bahamas. Masqueraders’ is a track specifically released for the…
Cable and Wireless (Flow) partners with TNT to launch series
Coming on the heels of the recent agreement reached with Bravo, Flow, the consumer brand of Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) has partnered with the Turner Network Television Series (TNT Series) to bring even more compelling content to the Caribbean…
The Editor Speaks: Plans to extend ORIA runway
When I first arrived in the Cayman Islands almost 35 years ago there were plans to extend the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman. 35 years later and nothing has changed. However, there is a General Election…
5 Cayman Islands Independent MLAs concerned about early election call
MLAs Anthony Eden, Arden Mclean, Ezzard Miller, Alva Suckoo MLA and Winston Connolly MLA have written to the Cayman Islands Governor, HE Ms. Helen Kilpatrick over their concerns Premier Alden McLaughlin may call an early election. The following is a…
Deniers launch Cayman-Island Anti-Renewable Investment Scheme
By ClimateDenierRoundup From Daily Kos James Delingpole has a new column in The Spectator that combines a few recent Denier Roundup topics: losing bets, global warming odds, and disguised promotion of self-interest. In Delingpole’s piece, he drops any pretense of…
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De-risking or destruction? Neither is fair
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean 360 WASHINGTON, United States, Friday January 29, 2016 – “If there were any scheme designed to destroy the economies of several countries without a military war, then this is such a scheme. It is…
Rotary International President meets Cayman Islands Governor
Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick and the Premier, Hon. Alden McLaughlin met Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran, who called on them at the Government Administration Building today (Friday, 29 January 2016). This is the first visit by a Rotary…
