Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship has rescued 23 Cubans found floating in a boat, the cruise line said. The cruise ship was on a seven-night voyage from Port Everglades, Florida, to Cozumel, Mexico.
Okay, we get it. Mitt Romney is uber-rich.
Stingray City is often considered to be one of the best shallow dives and snorkeling spots in the world and an undoubted highlight of any trip to the Cayman Islands. This stretch of sandy seafloor in Grand Cayman's North Sound is the meeting place for southern stingrays hungry for a meal. As soon as you enter the water, several of the beautiful prehistoric-looking creatures will glide up to you to suck morsels of squid from your tentative fingers.
FIFA has taken action against several Caribbean football officials involved in the meeting that led to former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam being banned for life.
You're out for drinks at a tango hall in Buenos Aires, with your bulky digital SLR camera back in the hotel room. As the dancers pause in a dramatic embrace, you reach for your smartphone. But it's too dim, and by the time the built-in camera focuses, the moment has passed.
Three-hundred fifty-seven. That's the number of women it took for Australia on Sunday to seize the record from the Cayman Islands for the largest bikini parade.
The Swiss former banker who on Monday handed what he said were secret Swiss banking records to WikiLeaks, the website dedicated to revealing secrets, was arrested Wednesday, officials said.
A Swiss whistle-blower Monday handed over what he said were secret Swiss banking records to WikiLeaks, the website dedicated to revealing secrets.
Finally, a Caribbean beach that's everything a Caribbean beach should be -- quaint, with hammocks strung from palm trees, crystal-clear water perfect for snorkeling, white sand, a first-rate beach bar and enough water toys to keep the kids happy (banana boat ride anybody?). Welcome to Rum Point on Grand Cayman's North Side.
A tropical disturbance that has dumped heavy rain on parts of the Caribbean has a medium chance of forming into a much stronger storm and could head into the oil-tainted Gulf of Mexico by next week.
A former U.S. military contractor has pleaded guilty to federal charges in a kickback scheme involving Army contracting officials, the Department of Justice said.
In Carl Edwards' final diary with SI.com, he looks back on the 2009 season and talks about the biggest fix the No. 99 team has to make to be competitive in 2010. We also find out the one race he wishes he had back, and his reaction to NASCAR's plan to "loosen up" the rules. Plus, we'll take a sneak peek at who'll be doing an SI diary for us this season! Here's a hint: he hates Denny Hamlin ...
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off the Cayman Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Nanci Moll's travel agency goes bust without paying her hotel in the Cayman Islands. Now the resort wants her to pay for her stay -- again. Shouldn't her credit card protect her against a double billing? And what if it doesn't?
Rainstorms from Hurricane Paloma soaked the Cayman Islands Friday.
Paloma weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it moved slowly across east-central Cuba after lashing Grand Cayman Island with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said.
Hurricane Paloma, an "extremely dangerous" storm, made landfall Saturday night in southern Cuba after lashing Grand Cayman with high winds and heavy rain, forecasters said.
Hurricane Paloma continued to intensify Friday night as the Category 3 storm pounded Grand Cayman island with strong winds and heavy rain.
A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Gustav picked up strength as it moved over the northwestern Caribbean Sea Friday night, pursuing a projected path aimed at the Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Gustav took its toll on Kingston, Jamaica with high waves, heavy rain and killer floodwaters.
Police with bullhorns plan to go street to street this weekend with a tough message about getting out ahead of Hurricane Gustav: This time there will be no shelter of last resort
Tropical Storm Gustav struck Jamaica with pounding rain and winds just short of hurricane strength Thursday night, and Haitian officials raised their death toll from the storm to more than 50.
CNN's Morgan Neill reports from Havana, where Cubans are preparing for hurricane Gustav.
Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean
Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's son and daughter-in-law returned home Monday from the United States, insisting they are innocent of any criminal role in an alleged money laundering scandal involving their family
Tropical Storm Fay had weakened slightly but was reorganizing as it approached eastern Cuba moving westward from Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.
A Senate subcommittee prepares to hear about the bankers and their ultra-rich clients who use overseas accounts to skirt U.S. tax laws
Fortune: Garmin loses its wayupdated: Mon Mar 31 2008 14:06:00
Not long ago, investors couldn't get enough of Garmin and its hugely popular line of GPS devices.
Money Magazine: How to pay zero taxesupdated: Thu Mar 27 2008 04:37:00
You've tried staring your computer down, but it's not blinking. No matter how many times you go over the figures, you get the same answer. That number on your screen - what you're paying the IRS this year - is more than your dad earned in his five best years. You can't help thinking, Why am I such a chump when other people must be getting off scot-free?
Congressional investigators are in the Cayman Islands this week to determine if some U.S. businesses are taking a vacation from paying their taxes.
Frustrated by the nebulousness of the Internet, a federal judge reverses an order to shut down a muckraking website. Has U.S. justice been outmaneuvered?
For most of his career, Neville Hockley has faced the tech headaches that confront the owner of any small design firm: finding time to read the hundreds of e-mails he receives each day and waiting for high-res graphics to upload. But in a few months he'll face a new set of challenges, such as preparing his workstation for an oncoming nor'wester or searching for a satellite signal off the Caymans.
A federal judge denied Thursday Bear Stearns Cos. bankruptcy protection for two failed hedge funds it managed, but granted the investment bank 30 days to refile before investors can seize assets.
Hurricane Dean battered the southern coast of Jamaica with heavy rains and surf as its eye passed offshore late Sunday, apparently sparing the Caribbean island the worst of its 145 mph winds.
Two Bear Stearns Cos. hedge funds heavily exposed to the flagging mortgage industry filed for bankruptcy protection two weeks after the company told investors one was essentially worthless and the other had lost more than 90 percent of its value
The Cayman Islands' sun-bleached, platinum sand causes newcomers to squint. But when vacationers trade sunglasses for scuba gear, they leave behind the washed-out surface for a realm of color. Underwater, they clearly see the beauty here.
Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands were under hurricane watches Saturday night as Tropical Storm Ernesto gained power in the Caribbean.
I'm thinking of starting a hedge fund. Let's be clear: I'm in it for the money.
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) on Tuesday pressed the International Olympic Committee for more money, saying its lead sponsorship program needed to be reviewed.
His country may be war-torn, bankrupt, and mired in poverty, but that didn't stop Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, newly elected African Union chairman, from racking up an $81,...
Hurricane Wilma churned through the western Caribbean with 110-mph winds Tuesday, and forecasters said the record-tying storm could hit Florida by this weekend.
The founder and former boss of Parmalat has appeared in a Milan court in the first major trial over the Italian dairy giant's collapse almost two years ago in one of Europe's biggest corporate fraud scandals.
FSB: The Wet Lookupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00
If you want to take a photo class in another medium, the Jim Church School of Underwater Photography, based in Miami, is the only school that uses live-aboard boats from the Aggressor fleet, specia...
Rainbands of Hurricane Emily -- an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm with winds nearing 155 mph -- spread over Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Saturday evening as the storm's eye passed southwest of Jamaica and headed toward Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Hurricane Emily regained Category 3 status Friday evening, packing 115 mile per hour winds as it hurtled across the Caribbean toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, which are under a hurricane warning.
Hurricane Dennis reached Category 4 strength Thursday night as it churned just off the coast of Cuba, while Florida officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of the lower Florida Keys.
People in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti braced late Wednesday for the menace of Dennis, which strengthened earlier in the day to become the first full-fledged hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season.
Two weeks ago, Hurricane Ivan left behind a trail of carnage in the Cayman Islands not seen for more than 70 years.
A week after Hurricane Ivan ripped through the Cayman Islands, residents are still trying to come to grips with the devastation left in its wake.
A representative of the Cayman Islands has said that the island nation is getting back on its feet after the weekend onslaught of Hurricane Ivan.
We asked those affected by Hurricane Ivan, or those in its path, to e-mail us with their thoughts and experiences. The following are a selection of your replies.
Hurricane Ivan, blamed for at least 42 deaths in the Caribbean, pounded the Cayman Islands on Sunday and regained strength as it headed toward the western tip of Cuba.
The Cayman Islands and Jamaica were bracing Wednesday for Tropical Storm Charley, which continues to strengthen in the Caribbean.
For the international businessperson with the ability to choose where to live, work and invest, the words "tax haven" almost certainly come to mind.
CNNMoney: Dirty dozen tax scamsupdated: Thu Mar 11 2004 18:44:00
Some people will do just about anything to lower their tax bill or avoid paying taxes altogether.
FSB: CEO Workbookupdated: Wed Oct 01 2003 00:01:00
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed last July, has many small businesses seeking independent board members. Don't know where to get them? Take our advice, and you'll see that a good chairman doesn't hav...
Confess and all will be forgiven--if, that is, you're willing to finger a sleazeball in, say, the Cayman Islands.
You read about it all the time. Some independent film, made by young punks using credit cards and loans from Uncle Bob, goes on to earn millions at the box office. Soon they're on the cover of TIME...
Fortune: Havens Can Waitupdated: Mon Oct 30 2000 00:01:00
Exotic offshore trusts may seem like an alluring way to shelter your money from income taxes. But watch out: The island on Survivor was less treacherous.
This has been a tough time for holders of "risk-free" government paper. The total return for the benchmark 30-year Treasury bond in the first quarter was a dismal -7.17%. Even the less leveraged te...
It is a curiosity of the Long-Term Capital debacle that, although it has been endlessly and ably explained in the newspapers, it remains a mystery to many readers. Indeed, the affair has so many fa...
Anadarko, Oklahoma, isn't exactly the sort of place you'd expect to find an offshore bank. For starters, this small Western town is landlocked in the middle of farm and cattle country--in other wor...
Let's say you're not a Nazi, or even a professional Nazi hunter. There's still a certain fascination with Swiss bank accounts. Would it be impolitic to ask whether maybe a lowly, workaday business ...
JANUARY Salsa and savings. Gold-sand beaches, Spanish colonial heritage and vibrant night life make Puerto Rico one of the best buys in the Caribbean, especially after last year's $700 million Colu...
Fortune: SCUBA BOOMupdated: Mon Mar 12 1990 00:01:00
Once the exclusive domain of macho-suicidal types who watched Sea Hunt on television and dreamed of wrestling with giant octopuses, scuba diving is . growing fast as a national recreation. About 40...
Nathan Hale died for it. Now you can buy it: citizenship. Though civics teachers still uphold it as priceless, it can be had legally for as little as $25,000 in Belize. For only a few hundred thous...
SOME of the largest corporations in the U.S., finding that they could not get the insurance they needed, have started their own insurance company. A group of 34 mammoths, including IBM, General Ele...
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