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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationLose the Kids, Escape to the Caribbean This FallSAN JOSE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With youngsters back in school, autumn provides an ideal opportunity for adults to relax and indulge themselves in five-star luxury in the Caribbean. Through a program dubbed Caribbean Treasures, Classic Vacations® is offering travelers great values on exclusive packages at top-rated resorts in the Caribbean Islands, including Bermuda and the Bahamas. "The Fall is one of the most exquisite times in the Caribbean, yet few people know about it," said Mike Flory, vice president of Product at Classic Vacations. "Travelers can revel in golf, spa and other activities offered by our resorts to provide great value in booking fall travel to the Caribbean. In addition, several airlines offer reduced airfares to the Caribbean during this time period.
Don't miss the bus — book early and save on airfaresUnlike independent vacation packages, where last-minute deals are rampant, escorted motorcoach tours tend to sell out fast and early.So it's not surprising that Trafalgar Tours is already promoting its Winter Escapes 2006-7 lineup with an airfare sale. Savings of $125 per person or $250 per couple on select Lufthansa and Air Canada flights are available with air-inclusive tour packages, with destinations from Amsterdam to Zagreb (and including favourites such as London, Paris and Rome). The deadline for booking and payment is Sept. 27. The new Winter Escapes brochure won't be ready until mid-July but you can check out a full list of packages online at http://www.trafalgar.com Summer Splash: If you're planning a vacation in the Cayman Islands this summer, booking with Air Canada Vacations will get you the Cayman Summer Splash VIP card. What the Russian papers sayForeign shareholders in beleaguered Russian oil company Yukos have threatened to sue Russia in European courts over alleged damages caused by the devaluation of Yukos stock. Covington & Burling, a U.S.-based law firm, wrote recently to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on behalf of a Spanish mutual fund holding Yukos shares to demand compensation for damages inflicted on the shareholders by assets freezes and the forced sale of Yukos's core production unit Yuganskneftegaz, C&B partner Thomas Johnson told Vedomosti yesterday. Johnson declined to specify the name of the fund and the size of damages claimed, saying however that it did not run into hundreds of millions of dollars. He described the letter as being in line with the Russian-Spanish investor rights protection agreement forcing governments to compensate shareholders in the case of discrimination, and added that C&B would litigate outside Russia, probably in Stockholm, if the fund received no compensation within three months.Don't have a passport yet? Get one!Passports were once the stuff of exotic travel and adventure — conjuring Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund in "Casablanca." Companions to steamer trunks, ocean liners and paper airline tickets, passports were the purview of the wealthy and well-traveled.That changed decades ago. Millions of people from all walks of life were traveling easily between countries and continents before Sept. 11, 2001. Then, after a few years of staying home, they started flying, cruising and crossing borders again — albeit with more official scrutiny. .Rugby U18s brave harsh conditions in GuyanaAfter two days of travel and an overnight stay in Barbados, the HSBC National Under 18 rugby team arrived in George Town, Guyana. The young team, comprising two eighteen, five seventeen, fifteen sixteen and two fifteen-year olds, made the trip to compete against the USA and other Caribbean countries in the NAWIRA qualification tournamentOn Friday afternoon the team assembled at the designated training ground. The seasonal heavy rains had continued turning the training pitch into a mass of standing water, sand and mud. Saturday saw the first match, with the Cayman team playing Jamaica. Cayman dominated the play but the fast Jamaican players were able to push through to a winning 17 - 5. Next day the team re-grouped at training ready to face the USA on Monday. Real estate magazine hits the netHouse hunters can now search for their Cayman Islands dream home on the Internet following a move from Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association, (CIREBA) to put its is magazine on-line through the association's website.The link for "magazine" is located on the home page. Once users click on that link, they can then select various parts of the magazine to view - with each page being available in several different resolutions, so viewers can select which pages they wish to zoom in on. The Fall issue is currently available in print and on the website. "This is a critical step for CIREBA," said CIREBA president, James Bovell. "Utilization of the world wide web and today's technology is the key to staying ahead. The real estate agents in Cayman, at least CIREBA members, now have an additional tool to market properties globally, not just locally." The CIREBA magazine, featuring properties for every budget, is published three times per year in the Spring, Fall and Winter. The full colour publication averages more than 250 pages per issue. Sewer issue unites HouseLegislators from both sides of the House were recently in full agreement that the Government should get involved in a matter at a George Town Strata property - even though it would usually be considered abnormal for an administration to intercede in an issue involving a private entity.On 3 August 2006 when Opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly heard the Government's request for $320,000 for a new wastewater treatment system - one that would arrest a problem that was threatening public health and safety - they gave an unhesitating nod. The Minister in charge of the matter, Hon Arden McLean - Minister of Communications, Works and Infrastructure, explained that the wastewater treatment system was needed at the 80 unit Randyke Gardens Properties, where a sewerage system problem had existed for some time and had worsened since Hurricane Ivan.
“Crown Princess” surprise roll leaves 240 injuredStairwells and lift shafts of the 113.000 tons Crown Princess became waterfalls as the ships four pools emptied over the 15 decks, which were left strewn with broken glass and blood. The vessel was carrying 3.400 passengers.According to Princess Cruises the incident, suspected to have been caused by a faulty steering mechanism, happened 18 kilometres off the coast of Florida. The company reported that approximately 240 passengers were treated on board with different injuries, 98 of which were transferred to hospitals in Florida. All have since been released, except for three passengers and two crew members. They are expected to make full recovery. Guests said they were left facing the sea or the sky as the 951ft vessel lurched to starboard. Elderly guests were thrown from their wheelchairs.
Cayman Islands in the Foriegn PressLONDON, England: Accountancy Age, July 26, 2006 - HM Revenue and Customs hopes to make progress on negotiations with the Cayman Islands, China, Germany, Hungary, Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia; and also to progress negotiations with the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs). TORONTO, Canada: Movies Online, July 26, 2006 - Frank E. Flowers' "Haven" starring Orlando Bloom is coming to theatres September 15th and we have an early look for you. When we spoke to Orlando Bloom about the film and why he did "Haven" his answer was, "It was a first time director. It was the first movie he ever shot in the Cayman Islands by a young Caymanian guy, 23 years old. He wrote and directed it.
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