Fun alert! Biggest Carnival ship ever begins sailing from Miami
By Gene Sloan From USA Today Another new giant of the seas is now calling Florida home. Carnival Cruise Line’s six-month-old Carnival Vistaon Sunday began year-round sailings from Miami. At 133,500 tons, Vista is the “fun ship” line’s largest ship…
Cayman Table Talk: Fare discourse
From Jamaica Observer Following a most successful inaugural staging, the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards, The Cayman Islands edition presented by The Best Dressed Chicken , returned on Thursday, November 10, to The Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort for…
A few things to consider before giving away the store to Carrier Corp
By Matt Gardner From Tax Justice Blog Last summer, Indiana-based Carrier Corp. incurred bipartisan wrath after announcing it would move 2,100 jobs to Mexico in 2017. Now, the Wall Street Journalreports that representatives of President-elect Trump’s incoming administration are engaging…
Life aboard nuclear submarine
Cramped and heavily armed — see what life is like aboard a nuclear submarine with these photos From BUSINESS INSIDER It still might be more cramped than an apartment in New York, but navies across the world have developed their…
Gadget of the week
Melomind’s brain-soothing helmet gets redesigned for 2016 By Daniel Cooper From engadget Is it more effective than sitting quietly in a dark room for 20 minutes? Who can say? Technology can be stressful, and the only way to stop a…
Caribbean politicians react to death of Fidel Castro
From Antigua Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 26, CMC – Caribbean politicians were on Saturday praising the life of Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader who died on Friday and who sought to improve relations between his Communist island and the…
Football child sex abuse scandal one of [England’s] FA’s biggest crises – Greg Clarke
From BBC The football child sex abuse scandal is one of the biggest crises in the history of the Football Association, says chairman Greg Clarke. More than 20 ex-footballers have made allegations of child sex abuse, with several police investigations…
This dilapidated villa once served as a Caribbean getaway for drug-kingpin Pablo Escobar
By Amanda Macias from Business Insider The “King of Cocaine” was the son of a poor Colombian farmer, but by the time he was 35, he was one of the world’s wealthiest men, earning $420 million a week in revenue….
Puzzles for Nov 30 2016 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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Premier and Minister for Health Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA World AIDS Day Message 2016
As Minister for Health, I am very pleased to note the excellent work being done by the Health Services Authority, Cayman AIDS Foundation and the Red Cross to educate and inform our people on HIV and AIDS. HIV, the virus…