Cryptids of the Caribbean Part 3: Hispaniola
By Brent Swancer From Mysterious Universe Our tour moves to Hispaniola, an island shared by two nations, Haiti on the western portion of the island, and The Dominican Republic on the eastern side. A diverse land of thick, lush jungles,…
Cayman club win Schwan USA Cup in Minnesota
From Academy Sports Club Academy Sports Club won the U13 Silver championship at the Schwan USA Cup in Minnesota last Saturday. The local club, which is well known for its focus on youth football, participated in the Schwan USA Cup…
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Nevis confirms first two cases of Chikungunya disease From Caribbean360 CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Monday July 7, 2014 (NIA) – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) informed the Ministry of Health, Nevis, of two laboratory confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever on the…
Cayman YMCA receives charter/Rare psychotic hallucinations
Cayman Islands YMCA receives charter From St Petersburg YMCA [Last] week at the YMCA World Council meeting in Estes Park, Colorado with an audience of 1,300 representatives from 83 countries gathered at the YMCA of the Rockies, the YMCA of…
Cayman rum cakes on TV/Cyclist chased by a lion
Tortuga Caribbean rum cakes make appearances on HSN Miami FL/Grand Cayman BWI/Montego Bay, Jamaica – In celebration of HSN’s 37th birthday, the entertainment lifestyle retailer will be featuring Tortuga Rum Cakes during three shows. On Monday, July 7th, the “Summer…
Salamanders hold clues to how humans could regrow limbs
By Max Yun, Research Fellow at University College London for The Conversation UK From Mashable Humans have some regenerative abilities but compared to creatures like the salamander, which has an amazing ability to regenerate after injury, we’re pretty limited. Not…
9 of the world’s most controversial foods
By Tamara Hinson, for CNN Green sea turtle is a delicacy in Cayman Islands, though travelers are advised to avoid it Shark fin still consumed regularly in China, though hotels and airlines have recently removed the dish from menus Gorillas…
Britain’s ‘subculture’ of 15,000 vampires
By Keith Perry From The Telegraph Dr Emyr Williams, a psychology lecturer at Glyndwr University in Wrexham, said real vampires are a “global phenomenon” A psychology lecturer at a British university claims the UK has a population of some 15,000…
MoneyGram Joins CONCACAF Champions League as the Global Money Transfer Sponsor
MoneyGram Golden Boot to Be Awarded in April to the Tournament’s Leading Scorer Miami (Monday, March 10, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and its commercial partnership agency, Traffic Sports, announced today that…
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2014 PwC Men’s Invitational Championships The PwC Men’s Invitational Championships in Grand Cayman at the South Sound Tennis Club had $12,000 worth of prize money and went as expected to the four world class players who competed. American Denis Zivkovic…