Hostels embrace Airbnb in effort to escape rising booking fees
By Eli Epstein From Mashable At the Pacific Tradewinds Hostel in San Francisco, owner Darren Overby has found an unlikely ally in his efforts to keep his hostel’s operating costs down: Airbnb. Though the website is primarily associated with apartment…
Ask the Sexpert: The 90-year-old sex guru
NOTE: The following article is an abridged version only. To read the whole story go to link at the end to the source By Vibeke Venema From BBC World Service Sex education is a controversial issue in India, but one…
Sky reporter ‘got things wrong’ at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
From BBC Sky News reporter Colin Brazier has admitted he was wrong to handle victims’ belongings at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine. Writing in The Guardian, the journalist said the site was unchecked and he was “free to walk…
Funding your startup: Crowdfunding vs. angel investment vs. VC
By Conner Forrest From Tech Republic New technologies have unlocked new ways to raise money for your startup. Here’s how you can choose which type of funding is right for you from among the big three options. Raising capital for…
Rapper ‘Christ Bearer’ who cut off his penis says “Sex is for mortals and I am God”
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Friday July 18, 2014 – Christ Bearer, the American rapper who hacked off his penis, insists that the mutilation is “a blessing.” “I definitely believe sex is for mortals, and I am God. So…
Is Islam at a Crossroads and Importance of Hijrah
By Dallas Darling From Wn.com Is Islam at a Crossroads? No. But like most other faiths and worldviews or secularized ideologies around the globe, it is experiencing significant internal and external transformations. And like the rest of those living in…
One healthy, watery Caribbean
By Dr Adana N Mahase-Gibson From Trinidad Express Newspapers As a medical professional, I always cringe when I hear about a creepy new disease emerging in some far off land. Gone are the days when we could say: “Nah, that…
Company to refund consumers $3.5M because Cactus Juice isn’t “inflammation relief without a prescription”
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist The marketers of Nopalea have agreed to refund customers $3.5 million after the FTC found the company’s advertisements to be deceptive. Advertisements featuring carefree, beautiful smiling people sipping on juice might not be enough to…
No place for human trafficking
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Ahead of the observance of the first ever World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United Nations, John Ashe, has declared that human trafficking has no place in…
Slain FSU Law Professor mourned as police investigate
From The National Law Journal Legal educators were left reeling at the shooting death of Florida State University College of Law professor Dan Markel. Markel, 41, died Saturday after being shot in his Tallahassee home the previous day. Police were…
