Travel Pulse One on One: Cayman Islands’ Moses Kirkconnell
From Journey By Jo There’s little question the Cayman Islands is in the midst of a tourism boom. The destination recorded 345,387 air arrivals last year, a 7.4 percent increase over 2012. Air arrivals for 2014 are up 6.4 percent…
New Caribbean hot spots [Ritz Grand Cayman is one]
New Caribbean hot spots From Nancy Roc If you’d rather sink your toes into the sand at a new Caribbean resort than revisit the same old standby, you’re in luck; 2014 is proving to be a banner year for luxury…
International training opportunity for young Cayman lawyers
The Cayman Islands Law Society, the Caymanian Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association of England and Wales are pleased to announce that on Monday May 5th 2014 they reached an agreement establishing a scheme to offer placements for articled…
Jamaica-born England international questions soccer’s racism strategy
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday May 9, 2014 – Twenty-seven years ago, Jamaican-born England international John Barnes was subjected to public racist abuse when a spectator hurled a banana at him during a match between Liverpool and Everton. The former…
Deep sea monster caught off Florida
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday May 9, 2014 – On April 19, about halfway through an 18-day fishing trip, Carl Moore and his crewmates got the shock of their lives off the coast of Key West, Florida, when they…
The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013’ review: The Caribbean delivered with wit and colour
By John McAuliffe From Irish Times Walcott’s range went from Marley to Pryor and from Gauguin to Yeats In 1988 in Dún Laoghaire, Derek Walcott took part in a round-table discussion with Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney and Les Murray. By…
WICB, USACA announce joint partnership
From WICB/USACA St John’s, Antigua – In a move designed to open up more high performance cricket opportunities for United States players, and accelerate cricket development in the USA, the West Indies Cricket Board and USACA today announced a long…
MaplesFS helps local Cayman students to get active
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (8 May 2014): MaplesFS is delighted to once again lend its support to the Cayman Heart Fund and Children’s Health Task Force’s Get Active Challenge, an annual twelve-week fitness programme aimed at local high school students….
Bahamas crime watch: how do you manage a country’s reputation with stories like these?
By Jim Walker From Jim walker’s Cruise Law News accounts of violent crime against both tourists and residents in the Bahamas continue to be regularly published in the international and local press. David Jessop, the Managing Director of the Caribbean…