January Events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman: From indulging in culinary delights with a Cayman Cookout dinner party and kicking it luau style with Ortanique’s signature pig roast to listening to the roar of engines at the Cayman Islands International Car Show and…
Michael Misick extradited from Brazil today (Tue7)
From Bernews Former Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick arrived at the TCI Airport this morning [Jan 7], after being extradited from Brazil. Misick was arrested in late 2012 in Brazil after leaving the TCI in March 2012. In 2009…
Stop eating plastic
By Pramila Krishnan From Deccan Chronicle Chennai: Fourteen per cent of school children carry hot lunch in plastic tiffin boxes, their parents regarding this a handy and stylish thing to do. A study, conducted by the Consumer Association of India…
Via Christi’s self-insurance company in Caymans intended to ‘keep our costs down’
By Kelsey Ryan The Wichita Eagle Via Christi Health, the largest nonprofit health care system in Kansas, maintained an insurance company in the Cayman Islands for nearly 20 years, according to forms the group files with the IRS. The company,…
Chikungunya Update
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar has issued an update on the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus disease in the Caribbean. From 6 December to 31 December 2013, 111 cases of Chikungunya were…
Trees on the pond
From Stuck In Customs Buying things when you travel If you buy stuff when you travel, do you usually send it back via mail or take it back? I’ve taken to just getting things shipped. I’m so lazy and hate…
The polar vortex looks terrifying from space
By Dina Spector from Business Insider The whirlpool of cold air, known as a “polar vortex,” bringing frigid temperatures to half of the United States was captured on Monday, Jan. 6, by one of NOAA’s satellites. In the image, the…
Caribbean Project: Review: The Big Truck That Went By
From Before It’s News Haiti Jonathan M. Katz’s The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster is a memoir by the only full time AP reporter who was stationed in…
2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Schedule Set
Eight teams will battle for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 MIAMI (January 6, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the schedule for the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions…
Rumoured Rihanna break trashed as Aussie tour announced
From Caribbean360 SYDNEY, Australia, Friday March 15, 2013 – Rumours of Barbadian superstar Rihanna’s fabled year-long break from music abruptly bit the dust on Wednesday when promoters Live Nation confirmed that the “Talk That Talk” girl will be taking her…
