Some States move to ban powdered alcohol before it ever hits shelves
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Remember Palcohol, the powdered alcohol that when, mixed with water, is supposed to be the equivalent of one drink or shot of booze? Palcohol can’t even see store shelves from where the product is…
New premium rum brands set for Caribbean
(ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) — WHITEFISH, MT / ACCESSWIRE / December 11, 2014 / Rum, and especially super premium rum, is a fast-growing segment of the spirits market. According to IWSR, rum was easily the fastest growing segment of the global…
Cayman Islands: December/Christmas/NY events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Friday 5 December): The most wonderful time of the year becomes even more magical at Camana Bay. With more than 20 Christmas events, experiences and celebrations, there’s no limit to the memories made and wishes granted….
Drinking a pint from an espresso-inspired beer tap
By Nick Summers From engadget I’m tired of walking into musty pubs and ordering pints that are bland, poured incorrectly, or twice the price of the nearest off-licence. If I weren’t meeting friends, I’d be out the door faster than…
Making drinking water from sea water simply and cheaply
By Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) and the University of Marburg in Germany have created a simple and efficient way to desalinate ocean water. Once completed, the water…
Cayman Islands Premier Event: Taste of Cayman 2015 – the countdown begins!
From Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) We may still be over two months away from the 27th Annual Taste of Cayman Food & Wine Festival, and we may still have Thanksgiving and Christmas to get through but here in the…
Gimistory 2014 is TALE ready to GO
Saturday Nov 29 – Saturday 6 December All shows start at 7pm FREE Entry The Cayman Islands International Storytelling Festival, GIMISTORY, which began in 1998, is acclaimed by many who have attended storytelling festivals in North America, the UK and…
The world’s best hotel restaurants in 2014 [#7 is in Cayman Islands]
By CNN Staff From KTUU It’s a familiar refrain among jet-lagged travelers, usually accompanied by a despondent shrug. “Well, I guess we could just grab a quick bite at the hotel.” Hotel restaurants have long had a reputation for offering…
Big soda challenged on World Diabetes Day
By Lyndal Rowlands From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Thursday November 13, 2014. IPS – Corporations marketing unhealthy foods to poorer consumers are being challenged for their role in the growing global burden of diseases like diabetes. Over 340 million…
“Stand on the airstrip, wave your hands in the air and the pilot will pick you up”
By Kevin Pilley From The Irish Times Hammock-swinging, conch-blowing and other adventures on the Turks and Caicos islands The hammock as a holiday pastime is something that I have not been able to properly master or fully grasp. But there…