Owen Roberts Airport nominated for award
Although it didn’t win, Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman was one of five airports nominated for Routes Americas 2013 best airport.. The other airports nominated were Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau (Highly Commended), Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cuzco Hewanorra International…
Cayman Island’s $700 Million Camana Bay Mixed-Use Project Gaining Traction Amongst Hedge Fund Crowd
Posted by Michael Gerrity, WPC Despite receiving a negative label in the recent US presidential race as a ‘safe haven for tax dodging rich politicians’ (as some tried to paint Mitt Romney in 2012); the island’s hedge fund eco-system is…
Remarkable Jessica Cox to Join Handicap International in Ethiopia
This April, the world’s first armless pilot will inspire children with disabilities and encourage Ethiopians to include all children in school Takoma Park, MD (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 Handicap International will host Jessica Cox—the first person without arms to obtain…
Caribbean reefs are eroding
From The University of Queensland Australia Evidence highlights threat to Caribbean coral reef growth Many Caribbean coral reefs have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of starting to erode with potential impacts to people, according to research from…
CANARI receives European Union grant to support fisherfolk for food security in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) recently received a €1,032,099 grant from the European Union, via its EuropeAid programme, to improve the contribution of the small scale fisheries sector to food security in the Caribbean. This will be achieved through…
It should be over for the rollover says Bush
Despite being a member of the Legislative Assembly for many years, including being the premier, and not implementing any policy for doing away with the rollover policy, McKeeva Bush at his United Democratic Party last week (12) now says it…
Visitor dies suddenly
On Monday 18 February 2013 about 11:10 pm the police and paramedics responded to a report of a female visitor in distress at the Westin Hotel on the 7 Mile Beach. The 61 yrs. old visitor was in company of…
Mindy McCready found dead in her home at 37
Adam Gabbatt in New York, The Guardian UK ‘Guys Do It All the Time’ and ‘O Romeo’ singer found at home with what appears to be a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound Country singer Mindy McCready died in Arkansas on Sunday,…
Israel and the curious case of Prisoner X
By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Many questions remain unanswered in the mysterious case of Israel’s so-called Prisoner X, an Australian-Israeli man imprisoned under a false identity who died in custody – it is not known what he was accused…
Mali: Islamists, Free Child Soldiers!
Target: International Criminal Court Sponsored by: Brittany E.G. Islamist armed groups in Mali (Ansar Dine, the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) should immediately end all recruitment, training, and use…
