Category Archives: Islands

Orkin Establishes Franchise in Turks and Caicos Islands

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ATLANTA, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Rollins Inc., a nationwide consumer services company (ROL), announced today that the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Orkin, has established the company’s 21st international franchise in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. “Orkin continues to expand internationally with Orkin Turks and Caicos, our third international franchise this year,” said Tom Luczynski, Orkin vice president of U.S. and international development and franchising Continue reading →

Research and Markets: 4Q11 Faroe Islands Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 – 2015: Faroe Islands to have over 63,000 …

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t3lv74/4q11_faroe_islands) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “4Q11 Faroe Islands Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 – 2015: Faroe Islands to have over 63,000 mobile subscriber connections in 2015″ to their offering. Continue reading →

Research and Markets: 4Q11 Falkland Islands Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 – 2015: Cable & Wireless Falkland Islands …

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ftt6sq/4q11_falkland_isla) has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “4Q11 Falkland Islands Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 – 2015: Cable & Wireless Falkland Islands to have 4,600 mobile subscriber connections in 2015″ to their offering. Continue reading →

Cayman Airways Launches Non-Stop Service Between Dallas and the Cayman Islands

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GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Cayman Airways has announced the launch of non-stop service from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Grand Cayman to commence this June. Effective June 23, 2012 September 2, 2012, Cayman Airways will operate weekly service from Dallas to Grand Cayman on Sunday and from Grand Cayman to Dallas on Saturday, starting at $399. Continue reading →

Solomon Islands 'blond' gene found

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Dark-skinned, blond-haired indigenous people on the Solomon Islands have a gene that is unique to the South Pacific nation and was not picked up from interbreeding with Europeans, scientists say. Outsiders have long presumed the unusually fair-haired Melanesians were a result of long-ago liaisons with European traders, while locals often attributed their golden locks to a diet rich in fish or the constant exposure to the Sun. Continue reading →

Solomon Islands to Work Towards Improved Services

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Grant Signing: Solomon Islands to Work Towards Improved Services World Bank, Government of Solomon Islands Sign US$2 Million Development Policy Grant MANILA, May 4, 2012 —– Today the World Bank and the Government of Solomon Islands signed a US$2 million grant agreement to boost the economy and support effective service delivery for the countrys population of 530,000 people. The agreement was signed by Pamela Cox, Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bankand Rick Houenipwela, Minister for Finance in Solomon Islands at the annual meetings of the Asian Development Bank in Manila Continue reading →

Spain's Balearic Islands Now Open to Charter Yachts

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Minorca and Formentera, along with mainland cities such as Barcelona, Valencia and Marbella, can now be added to Europe’s established ‘charter’ destinations. With the longest summer season in Europe, and reliable sunshine from April through until late Autumn, these exclusive destinations can now add as much as 75 days to the European cruising season – this now brings a season that incorporates Easter through until the famous “Club closing parties of Ibiza” and the late Autumn sunshine on the southern Iberian peninsula. The Balearics and Spain now join the top cruising destinations of the Cote d’Azur, Costa Smeralda and Amalfi Coast on the charterers’ calendar. Continue reading →

Join in Virgin Islands' self-determination quest

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The U.S. Virgin Islands was an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States until 1936. After 1936 the Virgin Islands became an organized unincorporated territory until the 1954 Organic Act –organized meaning that we are governed by a federal Organic Act which continues to serve as our constitution Continue reading →

Mysterious origin of Solomon Islands’ dark-skinned blonds revealed

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Researchers have discovered a single gene that caused inhabitants of the Solomon Islands to have the unique combination of very dark skin and very blond hair. On Thursday, the journal Science reported that a single gene mutation is responsible for the unique pairing. Perhaps most interesting, the findings debunk theories that residents of the Solomon Continue reading →

Cayman premier says London aims to "ruin" his nation

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – A diplomatic spat in the normally tranquil Cayman Islands has put the ruling party and the British government at loggerheads after the locally elected premier accused London of conspiring with opposition politicians to “ruin this country.” Premier McKeeva Bush accused British officials, including the British-appointed governor and police commissioner, of … Continue reading →