Delmira Bodden wins the RCIPS Award
From Morritt’s Please join us in congratulating Janet Browning, Delmira Bodden, Veronica Cole and Special Constable Ransford Myers (Yellowman) for being nominated for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Community Award for their contributions and service they do for…
How the ship Bounty fought Sandy, and lost
March 15, 2013|By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times At a Coast Guard hearing, crew members of the tall ship relive its doomed battle with the hurricane PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The ship’s engineer was seasick and spitting up his medication. A…
Another cruise ship having issues, Carnival says – misses Grand Cayman
From cfnews13 Another cruise ship with problems – Carnival Cruise spokesperson says cruise ship Legend is having issues. In a statement late Thursday night, Vance Gulliksen said the ship was experiencing problems with its sailing speed. Below is the full…
Carnival to fly passengers home after another cruise failure
By Ed Payne and Josh Levs, CNN Carnival Cruise Lines will fly all passengers on one of its cruises back to Florida after the ship suffered a generator failure while docked in the Caribbean. The experience on the Carnival Dream…
US private sector hopes to send older couple to Mars
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a “tested couple” to Mars and back in a privately funded mission. The Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to start…
Popular Caribbean deal destinations with eclectic offerings
With most of the country bundled up in down jackets and snow boots, it’s no wonder the white sand beaches, waterfalls and laid back life-pace of the Caribbean calls to millions of travelers each winter. However, it’s high season for…
60,000 Border and customs agents told to take furloughs – [US customs wait times to increase to 150 to 200 percent]
By Todd Beamon Newsmax Sixty-thousand federal employees responsible for securing the nation’s borders and facilitating trade will be furloughed for as many as 14 days starting next month because of $85 billion in cross-government spending cuts. The federal government notified…
The End of Cheap Airfare
By Matthew Yglesias, Slate The US Airways/American merger will mean fewer flights, higher prices, and worse service. But that’s OK. Time to shed a tear into your tiny plastic cups of tomato juice, because the merger between US Airways and…
Adknowledge invades Grand Cayman
Written by Lance Hemenway It started off as a simple contest. Our top five highest earning and top five fastest growing publishers were asked to pack their bags, grab their significant other, and join us in beautiful Grand Cayman for…
A big Guy will try to climb mountains for Cayman Cancer Society
Welcome to the Seven Summits Challenge. My name is Guy Manning, and as part of my goal of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, I will be attempting to climb Mount Everest in 2013 to raise…
