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China is coping with pollution by buying fancy honey
By Bruce Einhorn From Bloomberg Businessweek The country’s appetite for natural food has sent manuka honey sales skyrocketing. Consumers in mainland China are demanding foreign brands that promise something many local products can’t: peace of mind. Worsening pollution and several product-safety…
Olwomen story of the week
7 Most Energizing Foods From Olwomen For certain people, eating is the most cheerful act of all time but it comes with its own repercussions. The impacts of eating wrong foods can be in the form of swelling, exhaustion, fatigue…
Graphic sexual assault photo series forces you to see the victim
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Warning: The attached photos contain graphic depictions of sexual violence. On Friday (Sept. 9), photographer and college student Yana Mazurkevich marked Brock Turner’s release from jail by publishing a photo series on sexual assault entitled “It Happens.”…
Caribbean Architectural Heritage: identity, reality and future opportunities
PRESS RELEASE – Are our old buildings relevant to present generations? Is there any real benefit to keeping them? These and other topics will form the basis for discussion when the Saint Lucia National Trust stages its 3rd annual Trust…
Caribbean leaders to convene in St Lucia for groundbreaking conservation meetings
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Next week, Caribbean leaders from up to 15 nations, including ministers and other government officials, private sector and civil society, will convene in Saint Lucia for a five-day event to advance regional…
The Caribbean: Rethinking progress in the sustainable development era
By Jessica Faieta From Caribbean News Now Caribbean countries make a special case for development. The high and increasing exposure to hazards, combined with very open and trade-dependent economies with limited diversification and competitiveness portray a structurally and environmentally vulnerable…
Crosswinds Holdings Inc. announces approval of Crosswinds Re and appointment of Paul Markey as Independent Director
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Sept. 13, 2016) – Crosswinds Holdings Inc. (“Crosswinds” or the “Company”) (TSX:CWI) is pleased to announce that it has formed Crosswinds Re, a new specialty Cayman reinsurance company. Crosswinds Re has been issued a license from the…
Time for slime: Inside Nickelodeon’s first Caribbean resort
By Laura Begley Bloom From Fox News With its greenslime sessions, meet-and-greets with SpongeBob SquarePants and innovative swim-up suites, the newly built Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is making waves in the Dominican Republic. It’s the first Nickelodeon-branded property to…
ISIS: What it left behind
ISIS is losing territory on all fronts — here’s what the group leaves behind By David Choi From Business Insider ISIS human shieldISIS militants, along with their kidnapped civilians, flee the city of Manjib, Syria.SDF Press Center There’s no question…
Caribbean-roots tennis star expresses sadness at McEnroe comment on heels of US Open semis loss
From NAN News Americas, FLUSHING, NY, Sat. Sept. 10, 2016: Caribbean-roots, French-born tennis pro, Gael Monfils, fought hard yesterday – through hot and humid conditions and against the world’s number one in the semi-finals of the 2016 U.S. Open that…
