More Remembrance Day photos
Further to our story on Remembrance Day Sunday 13th November 2016 we have now received more images from the event. These are courtesy of Government Information Service. Pleas see http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-islands-r…ade-and-ceremony/ for the story.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Arnhim Eustace to step down as Opposition Leader
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov 17 2016 – Leader of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Arnhim Eustace, has announced his resignation from that post and as Leader of the Opposition. The NDP made the announcement…
Caribbean, Mexico Hotel Development Pipeline Jumps in October
By Michael Gerrity From World Property Journal According to STR’s October 2016 Pipeline Report, 32,056 rooms in 190 projects Under Contract in the Caribbean/Mexico region. The total represents a 14.3% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with October 2015. Under…
Physicists just discovered a second state of liquid water
By Bec Crew, ScienceAlert From Business Insider It’s one of the most fundamental compounds on Earth, and it makes up roughly 60 percent of the human body, and yet water is turning out to be stranger than we could have…
How to tour the Caribbean like Prince Harry
By Ella Walker From BT Fancy some winter sun? Here’s how to head off on a tour of the Caribbean islands in true royal style. On Saturday, November 20 Prince Harry is jetting off on a 14-day royal tour of the…
Harmony of the Seas Captain Faevelen says “We Believe in You
From The Daily Herald St Maarten PORT ST. MAARTEN – Harmony of the Seas Captain Johnny Faevelen welcomed the Port St. Maarten delegation and stakeholders on Wednesday morning during the vessels inaugural visit to the destination. Harmony of the Seas was…
More than 130 attendees at Caribbean Cybercrime Conference
From Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal ORANJESTAD – The first Caribbean Cybercrime Conference was a big success. The Conference was held on Wednesday, November 16th 2016 and took place at the Renaissance Hotel in Aruba. The organization was in the hands…
Court clarifies ranking of shareholder claim
November 17 2016 | By Authors Lachlan Greig, Marc Kish, Joanne Verbiesen Contributed by Harney Westwood & Riegels LLP From ILO Offshore Services Cayman Islands Introduction Facts Legislative framework Decision Comment Introduction The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal decision in…
Corals survived Caribbean climate change
SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Half of all coral species in the Caribbean went extinct between 1 and 2 million years ago, probably due to drastic environmental changes. Which ones survived? Scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) think…
11-year-old girl’s kidnapping and rape solved by DNA from a discarded water bottle, police say
By Joseph Serna From Los Angeles Times The kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl who was abducted as she walked home in Santa Ana in 1999 has been solved thanks to DNA evidence, police say. Earlier this year, cold-case…