Taste of Cayman recognises volunteers at thank you event
Taste of Cayman Food & Drink Festival organisers recognised this year’s event volunteers recently at a thank you party hosted by sponsor Margaritaville. “With this being both one of CITA’s and the Cayman Islands’ largest events, we wouldn’t have been…
The Editor Speaks: ICCI president resigns
The Editor Speaks: ICCI president resigns It was with much sadness to learn David Marshall has resigned his position as president of the International College of the Cayman Islands. In his three years there he has shaken the College off…
Communications reviewed at Cayman Islands’ Tsunami Warning
Modern communications was a core theme of the Cayman Islands’ “Tsunami Warning” exercise held on Tuesday, 21 March 2017, at the Government Administration Building. The scenario was of a “nine-foot wave” hitting Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, then moving onto…
CTO launches new learning tool for Caribbean primary schools
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Wednesday said it has launched its first ever tourism education for the Caribbean digital learning series geared towards primary school students in the region. CTO said that…
Caribbean warned of possible return of El Niño
By CANA BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 22, CMC – Several Caribbean countries, particularly in the eastern Caribbean, experienced a drier than normal February, and in some cases both February and January were relatively dry, the Barbados-based Caribbean Drought & Precipitation Monitoring…
London attack: World leaders show solidarity
From BBC British-born attacker ‘known to MI5’ Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a…
Caribbean agency to track crime proceeds
From Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian) By July, Caricom Implemen-ting Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will have the capacity to hunt down regional criminals who profit in the proceeds of crimes. IMPACS will zero in on criminals by confiscating their…
Whoops! Builders PAINT OVER a £4m Banksy art work on the side of Caribbean hotel
By Clemmie Moodie From The Daily Mail UK Builders called in to do maintenance work painted over the five original stencils They put two coats of thick white paint over walls of five-star Geejam in Jamaica Restoring the stencils, left…
Telecoms regulation ‘unfair’ says C&W Caribbean president
By Shawn Cumberbatch, From Nation News CABLE & WIRELESS (C&W) is unhappy with how Barbados’ telecommunications sector is being regulated. C&W Caribbean president Garry Sinclair today complained that it was “unfair” for his company to have to operate in an…
Sears just made an ominous prediction about its future — and now the stock is tanking
By Hayley Peterson From Business Insider Sears revealed “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business in an annual report filed late Tuesday, and now the stock is tanking. “Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to…