TT U-19s crushed by Mexico [but beat Cayman]
From T&T NewsDay Trinidad and Tobago’s Under – 19 team were no match for Mexico on Thursday, losing heavily 17-3 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, in their NACRA Under-19 match-up. Needing to win by 12 points to have a…
Everything changes for Southwest Airlines today [July 1]
By Brad Tuttle From Time Southwest Airlines has spent 43 years trying to conquer the U.S. market. On July 1, the airline moves on to the rest of the world. In early 2013, Southwest Airlines launched a marketing campaign calling…
Texas State Aquarium announces $50 million expansion
By Krista M. Torralva From Caller Times Corpus Christie CORPUS CHRISTI – Experiencing the clear waters of the Caribbean will become a lot easier in Corpus Christi — so easy, a cruise ship isn’t necessary. Texas State Aquarium officials announced…
Dr. Jeff Masters: Bogus GFS Model forecasts of Atlantic tropical cyclone genesis
By Dr. Jeff Masters From Weather Underground There are no tropical cyclone threat areas in the Atlantic to discuss today, and none of the reliable models for forecasting tropical cyclone genesis is predicting development over the coming five days. However,…
A day to celebrate migratory birds, a most spectacular event
By Kathy Reshetiloff From Bay Journal News Service International Migratory Bird Day celebrates and calls attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas — bird migration. Bird Day is celebrated in Canada, the United States,…
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…
Mexico to invest $A15B in tourism
From Perth Now MEXICO plans to invest 180 billion pesos ($A14.84 billion) in tourism infrastructure to turn the country into a global power in the industry, President Enrique Pe’a Nieto says. “Mexico has everything necessary to become a tourism power…
Shrimp ban agreed in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
By Analia Murias From FIS In order to protect the shrimp breeding and development periods, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) established ban seasons and areas for catching all shrimp species in seawater and estuary…
iNews Briefs
Major offshore conference begins in Miami From Caribbean Journal The 12th annual OffshoreAlert conference launched Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. The conference, organized by OffshoreAlert, is the leading event on offshore finance, particularly in the…
Fly.com reveals America’s favorite international destinations for summer travel
NEW YORK, April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As people across America gear up for summer vacation, new research from Fly.com(TM) reveals that low airfares are propelling many travelers to choose destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Airfare searches…