Economic Policy of Natural Resources: Considering “Independence” for the Greater Caribbean Region
By Alberto Duran Espaillat From ACS-AEC As part of the regulatory function, the State, through its economic policy, directly influences the economic growth of a country. The discussion on the effects of that policy focuses generally on questions surrounding the…
Caribbean destinations waving the Blue Flag of Environmental Excellence
From Travel Pulse Brilliant blue water, white sandy beaches and lush green flora and fauna are the Caribbean’s historic landmarks, natural treasures that invariably symbolize what is often described as the world’s most tourism-dependent region. Facing growing, mostly man-made, threats…
Water and the world we want
By Corinne Schuster-Wallace and Robert Sandford From Caribbean Life HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 25 2015 (IPS) – We have entered a watershed year, a moment critical for humanity. As we reflect on the successes and failures of the Millennium Development Goals,…
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Cayman Islands KY Domain Registration no longer free The Cayman Islands Information & Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has previously published Notices summarising the amendments to be made to the operation of the Registry and stated that it intended to update…
Carnival Cruise Line pledges $100,000 to National Trust of Cayman Islands for coral reef restoration
Carnival to work with Cayman Government to support ongoing coral reef restoration Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (3 March, 2015) Working in partnership with the government of the Cayman Islands, Carnival Cruise Line has pledged a contribution of $100,000 to the…
Henry S. Fraser: Philanthropy, preservation and the father of tourism
By Sir Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday February 16, 2015 – We’ve been considering what moves some people to give and others to grasp – some to do and others to watch. In the last two columns…
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Caricom Heads of Government meetings are becoming a side show
By David Jessop · From Stabroek News When the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, opens the 26th Caricom Heads of Government Intersessional meeting on February 26th in Nassau, one might be forgiven for wondering if this regional summit…
USA: Bitter and balmy: Local highlights from an astounding February
By: Bob Henson , From Weather Underground We won’t have the full state-by-state picture of February’s U.S. climate for a few days, but the outlines are abundantly clear from city climate summaries issued on Sunday. It’s been almost 40 years…
The Editor Speaks: Why this story has made me furious
A story appeared in the Cayman Compass on February 24th but has only just come to my attention. The story, written by Charles Duncan, under a headline, “’Catch me if you can’ dumper is caught” (SOURCE: http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2015/02/24/-Catch-me-if-you-can–dumper-is-caught/) was about a…
Fire under control at Cayman Islands GT Landfill
The Ministry of Health confirms that a small “surface” fire at the George Town Landfill was brought under control within an hour of being reported yesterday afternoon, Sunday, 1 March, 2015. The Cayman Islands Fire Service Department (CIFS) received a…
