British cruiser Aurora arrives in Progreso for the first time
From Yucatan Times As part of its 55-day tour of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the luxury cruiser Aurora, which departed on January 4th from Southampton, England, arrived this week for the first time to Progreso with 1,748…
Memorial for travel exec, Dinaz Boga Kaprielian
From New York Daily News Friends, colleagues and others will be gathering at the United Nations in Manhattan on Thursday 2.13 to celebrate the life and accomplishments of travel industry professional Dinaz Boga Kaprielian, who died unexpectedly on Nov. 18…
2020 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship Schedule confirmed
The competition will qualify two teams to the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 Tickets for all matches are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.mx Miami (Monday, February 10, 2020) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today confirmed…
Cayman Islands School of Hospitality Studies students visit Brasserie Restaurant
Students from the Cayman Islands School of Hospitality Studies (SHS) enjoyed a visit to the Brasserie Restaurant, George Town. Featuring celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn, first chairman of Washington DC’s Food Policy Council and probably best known as the fifth place…
Cayman: CBAC swimmers break 15 meet records at international swim meet
Seventeen amateur swimmers representing the Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC) dominated against a strong regional presence at the recent Karl Dalhouse Memorial Invitational Swim Meet 2020 held at the National Aquatic Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, January 31 – February 2….
OECS Music Talk held in Montserrat
By Sobers Esprit Competitive Business Unit, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Monday, February 10, 2020 — ROSEAU, Dominica — The fifth installment of the OECS Music Talk was held in Montserrat on Thursday 6 February, at the Montserrat Cultural Centre, Little Bay, Montserrat….
Scientists: ‘Draconian Measures’ needed to stop spread of virus
From Newsmax Hong Kong University scientists have called for “substantial, draconian measures” to stop the spread of the coronavirus that first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, AFP reports. “We have to be prepared that this particular epidemic may be about…
Law proposed to lift ban on asylum seekers’ right to work
By The Independent UK From Freedom United n a promising step forward for our Lift the Ban campaign, a bill to grant people seeking asylum in the UK the right to work was introduced in the British parliament on Wednesday. The bill,…
Lee Shau-kee crowned Hong Kong’s richest man in latest survey by Forbes Asia, Li Ka-shing in second spot after decades at the top
By Ryan Swift From SCMP For the first time in nearly a generation, Li Ka-shing is not the richest man in Hong Kong, according to the newly released list of Hong Kong’s richest tycoons by Forbes Asia. Li’s wealth dropped to…
Coronavirus: Top Hong Kong scientist claims community outbreak has already occurred as government prepares to quarantine mainland Chinese
By Lilian Cheng and Gary Cheung From South China Morning Post Lack of travel history in several confirmed cases convinces Professor Yuen Kwok-yung of local human-to-human transmission Carrie Lam adviser says government to quarantine incoming mainland Chinese in hotels and government…