Tropical wave forms near Caribbean separate from Matthew, Nicole
BY LAUREN WALCK From Sun Herald A third area of tropical weather has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, separate from Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole. Both that area and Matthew now have possible paths into the Gulf of Mexico,…
IHG Expands in Latin America and Caribbean
From Meetings Today InterContinental Hotels Group is extending its footprint throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, with 40 new hotels that will add nearly 6,000 rooms in the region over the next several years. The growth is buoyed by…
Ericsson and ETECSA strengthen partnership for mobile connectivity in Cuba
Strategic agreements focus on developing new services that will enhance consumer experiences and accessibility Cuban users enjoy superior mobile connectivity experience and high-performing networks, as well as advanced solutions and services Partnership reinforces the existing relationship between the two companies…
Time for slime: Inside Nickelodeon’s first Caribbean resort
By Laura Begley Bloom From Fox News With its greenslime sessions, meet-and-greets with SpongeBob SquarePants and innovative swim-up suites, the newly built Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is making waves in the Dominican Republic. It’s the first Nickelodeon-branded property to…
Dishin’ with Dody [Dody is in Cayman Islands]
By Dody THE CONTINUED SAGA OF MONKEY AND POODLE They spoke! I actually had an encounter with Cyrus and Gertrude (aka Monkey and Poodle…Mike changes their names daily. He’s concerned if they stay another week he may not have enough…
Little change to 92L [Should reach Cayman Islands Wed/Thu]
By Dr Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Satellite images on Monday morning showed that the moderate level of heavy thunderstorm activity associated with a large tropical wave passing through the Lesser Antilles Islands (Invest 92L) had changed little since Sunday….
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A guy’s view: Illegal immigration
BY: R.E. GUYSON MAYERS From The Barbados Advocate Last Wednesday, Donald Trump visited Mexico and met with that country’s President. Commentators are still trying to figure out why Mexico’s President extended an invitation to Donald Trump to meet with him….
Caribbean drug routes on the move
From GIT In recent years, cocaine and other illegal drug trafficking has increased in the Caribbean and around the world, due to the ‘balloon effect’ of drug cartels intending to get their products to the United States and Europe. In…
How to name a hurricane—first tip: Use ‘short, distinctive’ names
By Nicholas Wells | Mark Fahey From CNBC Hurricane Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm Friday morning after making landfall in Florida. Yet if another should form, next on the list would be Hurricane Ian and in the…
Cayman Islands: Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Announces Signing Of A Public-Private Partnership Contract For The Rosarito, Mexico Desalination Plant
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Aug. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: “CWCO”) (“Consolidated Water” or “the Company”), which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the…
