10 reasons you shouldn’t cancel your Caribbean trip over Zika
From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday February 4, 2016 – The spread of the Zika virus in the Americas, including countries in the Caribbean, and the possible link to birth defects such as microcephaly (babies with small heads) have left many…
New ECCB governor outlines his vision to regional and local media
From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) — Media practitioners from across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) were given an opportunity on Monday to interact with the new governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine,…
Remarks to Cayman Alternative Investment Summit 2016
By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 8:20 a.m. 4 February, 2016 Ritz-Carlton Good morning. For those of you experiencing your first time in the Cayman Islands, welcome. For our returning visitors, welcome back. We are glad you are…
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda “Changes the Game” in Spectrum Regulation
In the rapidly changing world of Telecommunications the Government of Antigua & Barbuda has “changed the game” by implementing a telecommunications management system which now allows their regulatory authority, the Antigua & Barbuda Telecommunications Division (ABTD), to automate the oversight…
Study: Many lawyers suffer from alcoholism, depression
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer There has been much discussion around the topic of substance abuse and mental health issues in the legal profession. But now, for the first time in decades, a team of researchers has verified and…
Drones banned near all Cayman Islands airports
Directions to restrict operations of SUAs in the Cayman Islands Published 2nd February 2016, The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands, under the provisions contained in Articles 4 and 6 of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 [AN(OT)O…
Caribbean Gardens, Au.
Caribbean Gardens and Market turns 50 By Siobhan Calafiore From The Weekly Review, Au CARIBBEAN GARDENS AND MARKET LAKE CARIBBEAN, SCORSEBY, AUSTRALIA A meeting spot, shopping precinct and playground for many generations, the much loved Caribbean Gardens and Market in…
Marijuana, Alternative Cash Crop to Bananas in the Caribbean?
From Telesur The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves said banana production in the Caribbean has left many countries in disastrous conditions. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves on Wednesday said marijuana…
Toilet problems causes BA flight from Bahamas to London to land in Canada
By JOHN HUTCHINSON FOR MAILONLINE British Airways plane en-route to London from the Bahamas diverts to Canada due to ‘problem with the toilet’ Flight 252 had set out of Nassau in the Bahamas en route to Heathrow Airline says it…
Celebrating two iconic shipwrecks in the Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Feb 3, 2016 – Since her sinking five years ago, a great number of divers have explored the Kittiwake Wreck, one of Grand Cayman’s hottest dive sites, but none with the personal connection of Kelly Stuart…