HM The Queen reported to police by eagle-eyed member of the public
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE FROM MASHABLE Someone snitched on the Queen to the police for not wearing seatbelt. Yes, really. Some concerned dude had the exhilarating idea of calling 999 — the UK’s emergency-only service — and reported Elizabeth, Queen of…
HBO Premieres original documentary, Rock and Hard Place
The groundbreaking original documentary, Rock and Hard Place, will premiere in the Caribbean on July 3 at 21hrs AST*, exclusively on HBO. The documentary follows closely the lives of young inmates participating in the Miami-Dade County Corrections & Rehabilitation Boot…
TTMA: Red tape stifling regional trade
By Leah Sorias From Trinidad Express st Ann’s CHIEF executive officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Dr Ramesh Ramdeen believes more trade could be taking place among Caribbean countries but bureaucracy is stymieing the growth of trade….
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Is the measurement of Caribbean tourism’s impact flawed?
By Sarah Peter Special To NAN News Americas, PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Mon. June 26, 2017: The method in which countries determine the economic impact of tourism arrivals is flawed. That’s the word from former Bahamian Tourism Minister and Secretary General …
US tourist shot while on Caribbean vacation
By Gina Carey, From Newser Kevin Newman of Alabama is now hospitalized in Florida (NEWSER) – An American tourist vacationing in the Caribbean with his family was medically evacuated to Florida Friday after being shot outside his resort in what…
Colonel Harris to be buried in Nanny Town on July 8
By Balford Henry From Jamaica Observer Former Colonel of the Moore Town (Nanny Town) Maroon community, CLG Harris, who died on May 23, days after celebrating his 100th birthday, is to be buried on July 8 in his hometown in…
The British Virgin Islands is trying to prove it’s not a tax haven — campaigners aren’t buying it
By Camilla Hodgson From Business Insider Transparency and tax campaigners are clashing with officials from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) over a new report claiming the Caribbean islands are not a tax haven. The report, written by Capital Economics and…
Destination of the week
LOVELY ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO ATTRACTS ISRAELI TRAVELERS BY BEN G. FRANK From Jerusalem Post “Puerto Rico… you lovely island… island of tropical breezes” – from West Side Story, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim The sun always shines brightly over Puerto…
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Cayman Islands latest police reports: UPDATE -2 vehicles stolen/Further charge of Handling Stolen Good
From RCIPS Mon Feb 26 2017 11:19 AM Update: Further Charge of Handling Stolen Goods; Man in Court this Morning (Mon) The 47-year-old man arrested and subsequently charged for Burglary and Handling Stolen Goods in connection with a burglary on…
