Insurance rates in the English-speaking Caribbean are set for a hefty increase of up to 20 percent in respect of claims arising out of natural disasters, according to Gregory Hadeed,
Vice President of the Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies... read
more...
Disney Cruise Line and DoT give Pines residents gifts
Cayman’s
elderly residents at the Pines Retirement Home received gifts of stuffed toys,
DVDs and videos after the Department of Tourism and Disney Cruise Line joined
forces to bring them some Christmas cheer. The staff from both
organisations decided to donate the gifts after they found out that the
equipment previously owned by the Pines was destroyed during the Hurricane... read
more...
Tsunami precautions also needed in Cayman
While the Cayman Islands
Government remains essentially silent on the matter of Tsunamis and major
earthquakes the rest of the region is busy asking what they can do to prepare
and protect themselves from such natural disasters. As the Jamaican
Government looks at establishing a warning system, the government here
it appears has nothing to say... read more...
Tsunamis: What governments and scientists are saying and doing about the region’s exposure and preparedness
Jamaican Government looking at regional tsunami warning system: Jamaican Land and Environment Minister, Dean Peart
convened a meeting on Wednesday with technical officials within the Ministry
and its affiliate agencies to discuss the establishment of a tsunami warning
system for the Caribbean. Dr. Barbara Carby: “Persons should always be
prepared"... read more...
Bingo - Brac 'Dog of the Year'
Bingo, a six-year-old part Spaniel mix-breed dog, has been awarded the prestigious title ‘Dog of the Year 2004’ by the Cayman Brac
branch of the Humane Society (HS). According to the HS, Bingo was the easy winner for this year’s award for his vital role in finding an 87-year old man, missing in the bush on Cayman Brac’s
Bluff for 25 hours, on Saturday 23 October...
read more...
Person of the Day - Alison Davis
Working as a housekeeper in West Bay,
Alison Davis says that the things she enjoys best are cooking and baking. Country and Western, and Soul are some of Alison’s favourite kinds of music. “I particularly like Celine Dion,
and R. Kelly,” she said. Although she has had to leave her family of four
children, and her husband, behind in Jamaica, Ms Davis has found a new ‘family’
here among the Jehovah’s Witnesses... read
more...
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Cayman’s
elderly residents at the Pines Retirement Home received gifts of stuffed toys,
DVDs and videos after the Department of Tourism and Disney Cruise Line joined
forces to bring them some Christmas cheer. The staff from both
organisations decided to donate the gifts after they found out that the
equipment previously owned by the Pines was destroyed during the Hurricane...
While the Cayman Islands
Government remains essentially silent on the matter of Tsunamis and major
earthquakes the rest of the region is busy asking what they can do to prepare
and protect themselves from such natural disasters. As the Jamaican
Government looks at establishing a warning system, the government here
it appears has nothing to say...
Jamaican Government looking at regional tsunami warning system: Jamaican Land and Environment Minister, Dean Peart
convened a meeting on Wednesday with technical officials within the Ministry
and its affiliate agencies to discuss the establishment of a tsunami warning
system for the Caribbean. Dr. Barbara Carby: “Persons should always be
prepared"...
Bingo, a six-year-old part Spaniel mix-breed dog, has been awarded the prestigious title ‘Dog of the Year 2004’ by the Cayman Brac
branch of the Humane Society (HS). According to the HS, Bingo was the easy winner for this year’s award for his vital role in finding an 87-year old man, missing in the bush on Cayman Brac’s
Bluff for 25 hours, on Saturday 23 October...
