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Day: July 18, 2018

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Cuban Flag, first to wave in the Center-Caribbean Village

From Presna Latina Barranquilla, Colombia, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban flag became today the first to wave in the Center-Caribbean Village, after the official lifting ceremony in which the national anthem of the Antillean Island was also sung. Approximately…

The Caribbean woman who shocked the world as the first black Miss Universe in 1977

BY MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR From Miss Universe She was not considered to be the favourite to win the Miss Universe competition in 1977 but she eventually sailed through, becoming the first woman from the Caribbean and the first woman of…

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FEMA approves $140 million more for recovery in Puerto Rico

From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has awarded more than $140 million in Public Assistance grants for Hurricane María recovery in Puerto Rico. To date, the FEMA program has provided $2.6 billion…

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Harvesting rain could help Caribbean countries keep the water on after hurricanes

By Cecilia A. Green, Syracuse University and Farah Nibbs, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, The Conversation From Latino Rebels After hurricanes Maria and Irma hit last September, it took Puerto Rico until this June…

Air show debut

FARNBOROUGH: L-3 Q400 MMA makes air show debut BY GREG WALDRON From Flight Global L3 Technologies has introduced its Q400 multimission aircraft at this year’s show, acknowledging a pressing market demand for aircraft to patrol the maritime domain. Based on…

Drink recipe of the week

Straight Up: Rhubarb is Springing Up in Warm-Weather Drinks By Nora Maynard From The Kitchn Rhubarb is one of the surest signs of spring for us, stirring up childhood memories of warm afternoons spent on the porch steps with friends,…

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Cayman Islands: Seven cars broken into in West Bay, 17 July

From RCIPS Wed July 18 Yesterday, Tuesday 17 July, police responded to seven (7) reports of vehicles that were broken into in the district of West Bay, of these reports, it appears that property was only stolen in one (1)…

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Cayman Islands police investigate shooting of dog in West Bay, 17 July

From RCIPS Yesterday, 17 July, police received a report of a dead dog discovered in the yard of a garage on Powell Smith Road in West Bay.  The dog’s owner had discovered the dog’s body near a tree in the…

18 Jul Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report

  18 Jul Wed 2018 Tropical Report   Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Jul 18 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected…