Why Royal Caribbean’s newest ship represents a critical test for the cruise industry
By Brian From The Daily Brian Royal Caribbean was founded 45 years ago and its first ship, the Song of Norway, embarked on its maiden voyage in 1970. Today, the company operates 41 ships across six brands — Royal Caribbean…
Caribbean Island dinner
Queen Mary’s upcoming Caribbean Island dinner features Mount Gay Rum By Edward Simon From Examiner If there’s one kind of drink associated with ships, it is rum, with Mount Gay Rum from Barbados being prominent in most major sailboat races…
Kaseen & Judy Penn – Authors of “The New You”
Today we are facing some very harsh times and need now, more than ever, the constant reminder, “We can make it. We can get better”. Most people today are long on commitment and short on time, when it comes to…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
From Saba News Consumer price index (CPI) Caribbean Netherlands, first quarter (Q1) published by RCN 1. Caribbean Netherlands inflation rises Inflation was up on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands in the first quarter of 2014. On Bonaire it…
How to make real Texas nachos
By Joshua Bousel From Serious Eats Real Texas nachos need nothing more than fresh fried tortilla chips, melted cheese, pickled jalapeño, and—if you insist—beans. [Photographs: Joshua Bousel ] On one of my earlier trips down to Texas, back when the…
Amazon.com to acquire Comixology
SEATTLE—NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon.com today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire comiXology, the company that revolutionized the digital comics reading experience with their immersive Guided View technology and makes discovering, buying, and reading comic books and graphic novels easier…
American Airlines crash landing could have been avoided – report
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday May 7, 2014, CMC – Five years after an American Airlines jet ran off the runway at the Norman Manley International Airport, the final report on the investigation into the incident has been released. In…
Can plants help in war on bugs?
By Kat McGowan From iol scitech Washington – We are losing the war on insects. Every year, we dump 1 billion tons of insecticides on them; every year, they eat up to a fifth of the crops we grow. It’s…
Multilateral donors put more confidence in Pakistan economy: Dar
From Pakistan Observer Islamabad—Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the economic direction of the country is positive; the multilateral donors have placed more confidence on Pakistan; IMF has revised its growth targets and we are going…
