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Month: December 2018

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Cayman Islands Import Duty concession on building materials extended

From Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. The present 15% import duty concessionary rate on building materials imported to Grand Cayman has been extended by Government for a further year, to 31 December 2019. In explaining the reason…

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UPDATE: Man charged following operation in Cayman Brac

From RCIPS 20 Dec 2018 The man, age 57 of Cayman Brac, who was arrested on Tuesday, 18 December (see below), has been formally charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Ganja. He has been bailed to court for…

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Garifuna

Garifuna Settlement Days in the Caribbean By David Hunter Bishop From Go Nomad Colorful Festivals Celebrate Caribbean History and Culture If you enjoy colorful, history-centered celebrations in gorgeous, tropical surroundings, which are still virtually undiscovered by tourists, start planning now…

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DCFS children celebrate the holidays at Cayman 27’s Christmas for Kids event

Cayman 27 has teamed up with the Department of Children and Family Services for the 24th year in hosting the Cayman 27’s Christmas for Kids event, bringing together over 100 local children who are within the social service programme. The…

Royal Monastery

Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe By Gary Arndt From Everything-Everywhere Overview From the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe World Heritage inscription: The monastery is an outstanding repository of four centuries of Spanish religious architecture. It symbolizes two…

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Scientists slam door on the alleged ‘pause’ in global warming

By Mark Kaufman From Mashable Today, climate change deniers will resurrect the tired old argument that Earth’s global warming stalled sometime at the beginning of this century.  The evidence for such a slowdown, however, doesn’t exist.  A diverse group of global researchers published two…

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Caribbean cruise designed for Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers

By ROSEMARY MCCLURE From Los Angeles Times Find compassion and camaraderie on a cruise designed for caregivers, family members and those who have early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The seven-day Holland America voyage is scheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,…

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Blended learning programmes for teacher training in the Caribbean

From UNESCO Office In Kingston Jamaica The UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean hosted a consultative meeting on “Blended Learning Programmes for Teacher Training in the Caribbean”, as a strategic component of the 11th Policy Dialogue Forum. The forum, organized by…

Cartoon of the week

By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…

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ONLY 1 Caribbean location makes Travel & Leisure’s Top 50 Destinations for 2019

f The only destination in the Caribbean to be listed on Travel & Leisure’s 2019 Top 50 places to go to may be the combined band of islands south of St. Vincent referred to as The Grenadines. These islands didn’t suffer…