Two Canadians describe the harrowing 51 Days they spent in an Egyptian prison
By Harrison Jacobs, Businessinsider After being held for 51 days without charge, Canadian filmmaker John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani were freed on October 6th from Egypt’s notorious Tora Prison. Since returning to Canada last Friday, Greyson and Loubani have…
The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season has been eerily quiet; but why?
From Climate Central’s Andrew Freedman: via Huffington Post Nearly one year after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season has not produced a single land-falling hurricane in the U.S. Instead of having above-average storm activity, as…
Int’l Press Institute concerned over plans to sue St Lucian journalist
From Jamaica Observer VIENNA, Austria (CMC) – The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) says it is concerned about the decision of three high-ranking St Lucia public officials to sue a local radio journalist for defamation. Last month, National Security Minister…
10 million killer spiders spreading across Britain
By AOL Travel, Oct 9, 2013 The unusually hot summer is being partly blamed for a 10 million-strong ‘plague’ of potentially lethal false widow spiders spreading across the UK. According to the Daily Star, multiple sightings of the black widow’s…
CNCF Artistic Director directs Walcott’s dialogue song and dance tale
From Guyanese Online Ti-Jean and His Brothers – Theatre 2 USF Tampa Campus – Oct 24-Nov 3, 2013 Based on a West Indian fable… Nobel Prize winning author Derek Walcott explores the power of good versus evil, poor versus wealthy…
Cayman chef is new Executive Chef at the Phoenix Ritz
From BMW World Travel Garry O’Connor Named Executive Chef of The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix has named Garry O’Connor the new executive chef of its AAA Four Diamond award-winning hotel. In his new role, Chef O’Connor will manage the…
Rex and Ginger go home again while Snowflake heads to Colorado
From bahamaislandsinfo Rex and Ginger came to the Humane Society of Grand Bahama shelter in October of 2011 as young dogs. Their family had taken them in as small puppies and raised them with love and treated them as family…
Maples Advises Avolon on US$636m Aircraft Securitisation
Dublin: The Irish and Cayman Islands offices of leading international law firm, Maples and Calder (“Maples”), are pleased to announce that the firm has advised Avolon, the international aircraft leasing group, on a US$636 million asset backed securitisation issued by…
Bahamas is richest country in the Caribbean
From Guardian Media According to the World Bank’s 2014 World Development Report, T&T isn’t the richest country in the Caribbean—not even close. That honour goes to the Bahamas, with a GDP per capita of $21,280, followed by Puerto Rico, which…
News from National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
A night of lavish living… “Bright Young Things” Friday 29th November, 2013 – 6:30pm until the early hours This year’s highly anticipated National Gallery Fundraising Gala is inspired by the spirit of the 1920s as captured through the artwork of…
