Alexandra Cousteau announced as keynote speaker at CCMI’s Festival of Seas Awards and Gala
September 18, 2018 CCMI is proud to announce that Alexandra Cousteau will be the keynote speaker at the Festival of Seas Awards and Gala 2018, held on 3 November at Grand Old House. A National Geographic Emerging Explorer, filmmaker and…
The Editor Speaks: Can Cayman really take on Mammoth Mother?
Not surprisingly, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have agreed with their brothers, the National Crime Agency (NCA), that it was “asking for information we don’t get” from the Cayman Islands. The NCA has launched investigations into British-based lawyers…
Cayman Islands: CCMI offers internships for teenage ocean scientists
September 18, 2018 The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) has recently secured a three-year grant to support young local students who are interested in the ocean sciences. The new Ocean Science Scholars programme, funded by the Edmund F. and Virginia…
Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Sexiest Caribbean Man’ Paul Pryce wins two awards at Toronto Film Festival
From Broadway World Trinidadian-born, New York based actor/filmmaker Paul Pryce- who was once voted The Oprah Winfrey Show’s ‘Sexiest Caribbean Man’- has won two major awards for his original television series Serpents Mouth from the Caribbean Tales Incubator Film Lab,…
This Caribbean nation has seen 32 cases of child rape so far this year
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Sept. 19, 2018:Police in a single Caribbean nation are reporting that there have been 32 cases of rape of children over the past nine months of this year alone. Wesler Appolon, a…
NBC’s broadcast of the 70th awards falls short of the previous year and records its smallest audience ever.
From Hollywood Reporter The Emmy Awards delivered a big night for streaming services Monday, but not for the broadcast networks — both in terms of awards won and, for NBC, the number of people watching. Updated ratings taking the live…
Cayman Islands: Roma United Sports Club ready for 2018/19 football season
Fresh off a second-place finish in the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) Premier League last season, Roma United Sports Club is looking to build on that performance while building its youth programme. The men’s team has started training for the…
U.S. Egg industry advances trade with motivated international buyers
American Egg Board supports export opportunities in key Caribbean markets and Mexico NEWS PROVIDED BY American Egg Board CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — In conjunction with the 22ndAmericas Food and Beverage Show (AFB) this week in Miami, the American…
China’s Foreign Minister to Caribbean Tour and UN General Assembly
From Prensa Latina Beijing, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, to take off this week on the first tour of the year to the Caribbean and later to New York leading his delegation to the U.N….
First phase of elimination of single-use plastic from resorts across seven Caribbean islands
By Dmytro Makarov From eTurbo News Sandals Resorts International Announces First Phase of Elimination of Single-Use Plastic from Resorts Across Seven Caribbean Islands MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, Sept. 17, 2018 — Today, on the first day of Pollution Prevention Week, Sandals…