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Two new ships for Royal Caribbean International’s New Earth-Friendly Icon Class
From Travel Pulse On Monday, Royal Caribbean Cruises announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to build two new 5,000-passenger vessels for the company. The two new ships will be classified in a new line…
Project financing in the era of derisking in the Caribbean
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 7, 2017: There is no denying that new global banking rules, especially derisking in the Caribbean, has started to seriously impact developers and even governments seeking to borrow for that next…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dead at 88
From BBC Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state. The 88-year-old king was widely revered but had been in poor health in recent years, making few public appearances. He was…
Madonsela leaving with a touch of cynicism – ‘Humans just lie with a straight face’ #News24Thuli
By Jenni Evans, From News24 Johannesburg – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says that while her seven years in office have been “epic”, she will be leaving with a touch of cynicism. “I leave a little cynical about human beings,” Madonsela…
City of North Las Vegas Mayor joins Latin and Caribbean Community at Las Vegas Latin Caribbean Carnival Press Conference
From Houston Style Magazine Las Vegas, NV_10/5/2016 Members of the Las Vegas Valley’s growing Latin, Caribbean and West Indian community were joined by North Las Vegas City Mayor, John Lee, on Monday October 3 2016 at a press conference at…
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$25,000 in OGHS Emergency Funds being sent to IM’s Caribbean Partners for Hurricane Matthew relief
From American Baptist Churches USA VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/7/16)—Initial grants totaling $25,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) emergency relief funds are on their way to American Baptist International Ministries (IM) partners in Haiti, Cuba and the Caribbean…
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20 years of Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Reliefweb Located over the Pacific’s Nazca tectonic plate, the North American plate and the Caribbean plate which are constantly shifting, the region suffers frequent, powerful earthquakes that devastate the region; in April 2015, Ecuador was shaken by a magnitude…
Category 3 Hurricane Nicole Pounding Bermuda
By: Jeff Masters and Bob Henson , 2:03 PM GMT on October 13, 2016 From Weather Undeground Category 3 Hurricane Nicole is pounding Bermuda after putting on an impressive round of rapid intensification that saw the hurricane top out as…
Cayman Islands lawmakers unanimously pass proposal to legalize cannabis medicines
By Anthony Martinelli From The Joint Blog Legislation to legalize the medical use of cannabis-based medicines has been given unanimous approval through its second reading by the Cayman Island Parliament. In May, Premier Alden McLaughlin called the proposal “a matter…
Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference explores health and wellness in the later stages of life
The Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference always brings together some of the best and most well informed speakers from around the world to discuss issues and topics that are of importance to the community. This year’s theme, ‘The Chapters of a…
