Cayman Islands: Saxon Employees of the Year
Kearney Scott and Brandon Glasgow have been named as the 2016 Employees of the Year for their consistently outstanding performance at local insurer, Saxon. The two were recognized at the company’s annual awards event on December 3, and were each…
Busy year for Caribbean’s largest shipyard
From MarineLog DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The largest shipyard in the Caribbean, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, (GBSL) carried out work on 20 cruise ships during 2016 and looks set for an even busier 2017 with 23 confirmed cruise vessels scheduled…
Air Canada launches new non-stop service between Montreal and San Juan, Puerto Rico
From Caribbean News Now MONTREAL, Canada — Air Canada on Saturday inaugurated a new non-stop service between Montreal and Puerto Rico. The morning departure of Air Canada flight AC958 marks the beginning of weekly flights from Montreal to San Juan’s…
Caribbean hoteliers stress importance of tourism in US-Caribbean relations
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Caribbean hoteliers meeting in Miami are stressing the importance of tourism in United States-Caribbean relations, saying it is key to both sides’ interests. Karolin Troubetzkoy, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association…
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Caribbean start-up AVA Airways secures $60mn funding
From CH Aviation Pan-Caribbean start-up hopefuls AVA Airways have signed a USD65million strategic partnership agreement with US-based private equity firm Capital Partners, Inc. Under the terms of the deal, USD20 million will be made available immediately to the start-up to…
CDB finances street lighting project in St Kitts-Nevis
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$5.79 million street lighting retrofitting project for St Kitts and Nevis. The intervention is expected to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from street lighting by…
Royal Caribbean awarded ‘Best Cruise Line Overall’ for record 14th year
By MI News Network From Marine Insight For the fourteenth consecutive year, Royal Caribbean International was named “Best Cruise Line Overall” in the 2016 Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards. At a ceremony last night, the most coveted travel awards, recognizing…
Cayman Islands: HealthCity partners with PriceMDs
This Partnership between HealthCity and PriceMDs will lower the cost of non-emergency surgeries by up to 70% off the negotiated rates of current plan offerings. TAMPA, FL, December 16, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ — PriceMDs and Health City Cayman Islands have entered…
Zsa Zsa Gabor dead at 99
From Newsmax Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose 60-year career of playing herself helped paved the way for today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, has died. She was 99. Publicist Ed Lozzi confirmed to Variety that Gabor died Sunday in her Bel Air mansion. She…
The Caribbean must help erase and correct the colossal Columbus lie!
By Earl Bousquet From Caribbean News Now As they’ve always done for as long as all alive can remember, Saint Lucians on December 13th celebrated a dubious ‘National Day’ holiday on a date with no place in the island’s history….
