Cayman Islands: CIVF NORCECA recap
The Cayman Islands National Beach Volleyball team returned to Cayman on Monday, April 30th after competing in three back-to-back tournaments in the 2018 NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour. The Cayman National team ended last year’s NORCECA tournament season with overall…
Memorable May days ahead
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life Now that the lingering frost has finally thawed, buds, blossoms and blooms provide irresistibly conspicuous colorful pink and purple pastels that usher an awakening from nature’s extended hibernation and a season of prolonged…
Go beyond gay cruises in two LGBTQ-friendly Caribbean cultural hotspots—the island of Curacao and the Mexican Caribbean coast
BY : HOLLY V. KAPHERR From Watermark Online You might think the Caribbean is all Irie Times and liquid sunshine, but for LGBTQ travelers, the landscape can be surprisingly unwelcoming. Because the Caribbean culture is super relaxed about other cultural…
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion – Mexico
by MERITAS – Law Firms Worldwide From JD SUPRA 1. What role does the government of Mexico play in approving and regulating foreign direct investment? In Mexico, the regulation of foreign investment is entrusted to the National Congress, which is…
‘Sex cult’ led by Smallville actress Allison Mack ‘held wild parties on Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island in a bid to recruit the billionaire’
From Daily Mail UK Members of Nxivm ‘sex cult’ reportedly held two wild parties on Necker Island Necker is billionaire businessman Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island Members, including co-founder Nancy Salzman, visited island in 2007 and 2010 Former Nxivm publicist…
Dreaded ‘cone of uncertainty’ will shrink for the coming hurricane season
By Jenny Staletovich, Tribune News Service From CantonRep National Hurricane Center will provide more precise data and expand advisories MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center plans to shrink the dreaded “cone of uncertainty” during the upcoming season based on an…
PDVSA refineries in Venezuela, Caribbean ran at 31 pct capacity in Q1
From HP (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil refineries worked at 31 percent of their combined 1.62 million-barrel-per-day capacity in the first quarter, well below 2017 levels, according to an internal document from state-run firm PDVSA viewed by Reuters. PDVSA’s refining operations…
MSC Armonia cruise ship crashes into a dock in Roatan
From USA Today A giant cruise ship that smashed into a dock in the popular Caribbean destination of Roatan, Honduras Tuesday morning has already set sail for its next port of call. The MSC Armonia, which can carry as many…
US: Motorcycle gang members used key codes to boost $4.5M worth of Jeep Wranglers
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist All it took was a few stolen key designs and computer codes for a biker gang to successfully steal more than 150 Jeep Wranglers — valued at $4.5 million — from the U.S. and relocate…
U.S. hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Mexico and Caribbean
From NOAA Public invited to tour U.S. Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunter’ aircraft April 10, 2018 With the 2018 hurricane season fast approaching, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including tours aboard a…