Almost 200 Royal Caribbean ship passengers hit by gastro illness at sea
By Harry Kemble From Travel Weekly A gastrointestinal outbreak has struck down nearly 200 passengers on board Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, according to reports. The vessel, which carries more than 5,800 passengers of which approximately 325 are understood…
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Cuban migrants land in Cayman Brac
The Department of Immigration (DOI) has confirmed that three Cuban migrants landed in Cayman Brac on Monday, 4 December 2017 after their makeshift vessel crashed. The three males suffered minor injuries, but their vessel was a complete loss. The group…
5 Dec Weather In Cayman
5 Dec Tue 2017 Weather In Cayman Synopsis Moderate to fresh northeast to easterly winds and rough seas are expected to decrease over the Cayman area during the next 24 hours as a high pressure system over the Western Atlantic…
Last weekend traffic collisions in Cayman Islands concern police
From RCIPS Police officers received reports of 27 motor vehicle collisions this weekend, some with serious injuries. A few of these incidents are highlighted below. On Sunday, 3 December, just before midnight, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched police and other…
Cayman Islands: 2017 CUC PFL Semi Final Review
Cayman Prep and CIS to meet in Under 11 final The stage is set for next Saturday’s championship games in the 2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL). Semi finals for boys and girls…
The View From Europe: UNWTO seeks to broaden tourism’s developmental role
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate A new and potentially challenging way of thinking about the future of tourism is evolving. It sees the industry as having an economic purpose that is quite different from the role it presently plays…
The Editor Speaks: The other side of the story
I have been discussing with a lady from Cayman Brac (who does not want her name disclosed) re artist “Foots” Kynes activities on the Brac that has incited the many locals to act aggressively against him. I have promised to…
Shaped by the sea: Charles O “Captain Chuckie” Ebanks Cayman Islands Exhibition Preview
Fitting for such a man as Captain Chuckie, the Cayman Islands National Museum (CINM) curated an exhibition to take viewers through the life of this Tourism Ambassador. Shaped by the Sea, this iron man with an iron smile was a…
AIDS care in the Caribbean is varied
From St Lucia Times (Martinique 1Ere) – 308 million euros are needed each year to finance the fight against AIDS in the Caribbean. The majority of this sum is the responsibility of countries that benefit from some international aid. But from 2018,…