Shifting rainy season wreaks havoc on Barbuda’s crops
From Caribbean360 Highlands, Barbuda, IPS – Water rationing has become a way of life for the 1,800 residents of the tiny island of Barbuda, which has been experiencing prolonged dry periods, especially in the Highlands area near the main agricultural…
Cayman Islands Government channels mark Hurricane Ivan Anniversary
Government Information Services (GIS) television and social media channels join Radio Cayman this month in showcasing memories of Hurricane Ivan, 10 years after the storm passed through the Cayman Islands. Hurricane Ivan was the tenth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever…
iNews Briefs
No new cases of Chikungunya confirmed since June 25 in Cayman Islands Chikungunya Update as of 8 September 2014 From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Total confirmed cases of chikungunya remain at five as reported on 28 July 2014. Since…
‘Fowler is CADI Reserve Champion 2014’
While bronze medal Youth Olympic Games winner, Polly Serpell, was training hard for the YOG show jumping competition in Nanjing, China this past summer, other Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (“CIEF”) riders traveled to the USA to participate in the Children…
The Devil You Know debuts this Saturday
There is still time to buy tickets for the hottest night of the year so far, the exclusive premiere of a uniquely Cayman-based community project – the world premiere of the short film, The Devil You Know, which takes place…
Cartoon of the Day
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,…
Universal & Lowes Hotel announce ‘Caribbean-Themed’ resort for Universal Orlando RESORT
From BWM When it opens in the summer of 2016, guests visiting the new Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando will walk into a colorful Caribbean hideaway built around a lush, tropical lagoon and towering waterfall. The new hotel,…
Haiti’s first ever life-saving air ambulance service launches operations
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haiti’s first ever life-saving air ambulance service, which recently launched operations in different regions in the country, will be accessible to patients of all social levels, and will provide a guarantee of quick air transportation from…
Tremors and volcanic eruptions: the fuel of the future?
From The World Bank Overwhelmed by oil prices, could exploring geothermal energy help the small islands of the Eastern Caribbean to reduce their electricity costs. Instead of scaring people, the energy released by earthquakes and volcanoes could soon jump-start cars,…
101 years ago, someone mapped the morals of Portland, building-by-building
By Chris Morran From Consumerist The 1913 report on vice in Portland resulted in this map assigning a different color to varying degrees of immorality at hotels, apartments, and boarding houses. Click image to enlarge. (via BigThink.com) Long before there…