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Caribbean hotel occupancy falls again, but decline slows From Caribbean Journal Caribbean hotel occupancy fell in April for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest report from hotel analytics firm STR. The region’s hotel occupancy dropped by 2.2 percent…
Do [US] taxpayer dollars fund religious freedom – or discrimination?
By Katherine Gypson From Voice of America CAPITOL HILL— A prayer opens every day of business on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. A military chaplain buys religious vestments from a federal contractor. A religious charity sets up a soup kitchen…
Number of British women becoming nuns hits 25-year high
AFP From Business Insider The number of women becoming nuns in Britain reached a 25-year high last year, according to figures released by the Catholic Church London (AFP) – The number of women becoming nuns in Britain reached a 25-year…
Cayman Islands Health City MOU to benefit regional Adventist hospitals
A memorandum of understanding was signed last month in Miami, Florida, between administrators of Health City Cayman Islands and the Seventh-day Adventist healthcare agency overseeing regional Adventist hospitals, Adventist Healthcare Services Inter-America (AHS-IA). The 18 April 2016 signing took place…
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Thieves steal from Cayman Islands church including car RCIPS Request Public Assistance to Locate Vehicle Stolen From Agape Church during Burglary Officers responded to a report of a burglary on Saturday morning, 30 April, at about 5AM to the Agape…
Expert team tries to track down killers of American missionaries in Jamaica
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday May 3, 2016 – Expert investigators have been assigned to the police probe into the murders of two American missionaries over the weekend. Commissioner of Police Carl Williams also told the media yesterday that the…
Another Jesus moment?
By John Skippings From Caribbean News Now Bernie Sanders dared to take on his fellow Jews in defence of the Palestinian people; something no other American, or any other western leader or politician has dared to do in such manner…
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Chaplain of US Senate visits Cayman Islands The Chaplain of the US Senate, Dr. Barry Black, arrives in the Cayman Islands on Friday, April 29. Dr. Black will be the keynote speaker at next Sunday’s formal awards banquet honouring…
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More Cuban land in Cayman Brac Twenty-one Cuban migrants landed in Cayman Brac on Sunday, 24th April. Immigration officials have begun migrant reception and detention protocols. The 12 males and 9 females indicated a desire to disembark in the…
Jamaica’s Christian conservatives point fingers over comprehensive sex education
By Emma Lewis, Global Voices From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica — There are two topics that really get Jamaicans hot under the collar: sexuality and religion. When the two are combined, fireworks are the likely result. The debate between…