Can you help free Biram again?
By Joanna Ewart-James, From Freedom United Unbelievably, anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid has been remanded in prison, arrested on the same day he was planning to submit his candidature for the upcoming Mauritanian elections.[1] Add your name to help free Biram!…
Cleansing the Catholic Church of its sins
By Andrew Sullivan From New York Mag After a while, I couldn’t continue reading the Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse in six dioceses in the Catholic Church. Apart from the rising nausea, I realized the horror of each…
Happy Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un looked really happy touring a fish-pickling factory By Ashley Collman From Business Insider North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently visited a fish-pickling factory, according to photos state media released on Wednesday. The photos of Kim beaming…
Art of Fashion
New exhibition Art of Fashion to open at the National Gallery of Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 16, 2018)—National Gallery of Cayman Islands (NGCI) announced today that a new exhibition Art of Fashion will open with a Members’…
Cayman Islands’ police issues almost 200 tickets for tint in July, reminds the public of tint regulations
From RCIPS RCIPS’ traffic enforcement efforts throughout the month of July have once again resulted in hundreds of tickets issued for tint and speeding, among other offenses. Police issued 187 tickets for illegal tint during the month, along with 182…
Caribbean sprinters take 200m races as U.S. dominates meet
From Reuters (Reuters) – Caribbean sprinters swept the 200 meters races as U.S. overall dominance continued on the final day of the North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) championships in Toronto on Sunday. Trinidad and Tobago national champion Kyle…
St. Vincent PM wants Japan to have strategic dev’t plans for Caribbean
From iWitness News KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves Monday called on Japan to establish a strategic relationship with the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping. “I want to see Japan not just…
Shell oil traders trade one Caribbean paradise for another
By Julia Payne From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s oil traders in the Caribbean island of Barbados are getting ready for a tough gig – they’re being moved to the Bahamas next month. The relocation of the oil…
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After the hurricanes, Caribbean travel is coming back faster than you think
By Doug Gollan From Forbes When agents from Ovation Vacations call clients to discuss their upcoming winter travel plans, many are surprised to hear their favorite Caribbean resorts and islands are already open, back in business or will open by…
Dutch Navy intercepts 400 kilos of cocaine on Caribbean
By Janene Pieters From NL Times The Dutch navy intercepted over 400 kilograms of cocaine on the Caribbean. The drugs were in packages thrown overboard by a boat sailing under the Venezuelan flag, ANP reports. The crew of naval vessel Zr….
