The Editor Speaks: Forecasters predictions for hurricane seasons
Last year the forecasters predictions for 2017 hurricane season were wrong. The below normal forecast turned out to be well over the normal. This year the crystal ball is showing them near- or above-normal hurricanes. Forecasters predict a 35 percent…
Ex-director of Cayman Islands museum to retire as Jefferson County Historical Society director
By Jeannie McMacken From Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Historical Society’s executive director is retiring at the end of the month. Since 2002, Bill Tennent, 70, has been the force behind many events that have become woven…
2 J’cans among 4 C’bean authors shortlisted for Commonwealth award
From Jamaica Observer LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — Four Caribbean writers are among several authors shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Jamaicans Marcus Bird and Sharma Taylor as well as Trinidad and Tobago nationals Kevin Hosein and Breanne…
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2018 Cayman Airways Under 15 Tournament starts this week
West Bay Sports Foundation hosts the 2018 Cayman Airways Invitational Under 15 Youth Football Cup this week from Tuesday, May 29 to Saturday, June 2 at the Ed Bush Sports Field in West Bay and the Cayman Brac Field in…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins 2018 Cayman Invitational Line-up
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Jamaica sweetheart Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins the line-up for the Cayman Invitational which takes place on Saturday, 2 June 2018 at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex starting at 6pm. Fraser-Pryce’s fellow countryman Asafa Powell and American…
Five things to know about Mia Mottley, Barbados’ first female prime minister
BY NDUTA WAWERU From FACE2FACE Africa The Caribbean Island of Barbados has elected for the first time a female prime minister, Mia Mottley. Mottley was on Friday sworn in as the eighth prime minister and the fifth female head of…
OPINION: The ULP Monstrosity of beach and river sand mining.
By Jolly Green Sand mining is the extraction of sand, in Saint Vincent it is mined from beaches and dunes. Sand is used in concrete and for rendering or plastering. Beach sand mining is a direct cause of erosion, and…
Traeger Timberline 850
Traeger Timberline 850 review: BBQ goes high tech By Billy Steele, A notoriously low-tech cooking method is improved with a dash of WiFi. From $1,699.00 Good barbecue is a slow process. And I’m not talking about grilling. I’m talking about…
CCMI hosts events to mark World Ocean Day
The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) invites friends of all ages to join in two exciting events – a March for the Ocean and a Reefs Go Live broadcast at the Camana Bay Cinema, on Saturday, 9th June 2018. While…
Marijuana industry could revolutionise Caribbean economies
By Josh Surtees From NEWSDAY TT In March, police in Grande Riviere discovered seven fields containing 17,000 fully mature marijuana trees with a street value of $17 million. The crop was burned in an “eradication exercise.” Reports like these are…
