Habitable planet?
Researcher: Planet orbiting nearest star to Earth may be ocean-covered body From Wn.com NASA believes the planet orbiting the nearest star to Earth could be an ocean-covered body and may be habitable, VOA News reported Wednesday. The rocky Proxima b,…
Destinations of the week
Two Islands You’ve Got To Visit In 2017 From CARIBBEAN360 LONDON, England, Friday October 28, 2016 – They are both small islands, but they’ve made a big impression on the travel scene. Dominica and Bermuda have been featured in Lonely…
Peter Binose: Here are the basic problems with licensing Argyle airport
By Peter Binose There is no purpose built medical facility of any kind whatsoever built at the airport. There is no hospital within a short distance capable of coping with crash emergency victims. There is no hospital anywhere on the…
LIAT cabin crew members dispute airline’s staffing statement
From Caribbean News Service ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct 31 2016 – The Leeward Islands Flight Attendant Association (LIFAA), has described a recent statement from the management of regional carrier, LIAT, as “unfortunate and misleading.” The association, in a news release…
Man vilified as ‘patient zero’ in US AIDS crisis is cleared decades later
By Tribune Media Wire From WHNT 19 News The man blamed for bringing HIV to the United States just had his name cleared. New research has proved that Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian flight attendant who was dubbed “patient zero,” did…
Five Eastern Caribbean Nations receiving the most remittance this year
By NAN Business Editor From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 31, 2016: Remittance flows or money transfers from migrants overseas continues to be a big part of foreign capital inflow into the Caribbean. Five countries in the…
CARICOM’s ‘Political Will’ to move agriculture forward impresses Pacific Islands
By Kenton X. Chance From Caribbean News Service GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Oct 29 2016 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) may have made more progress in its agricultural sector than it realises, an official from the Pacific says, as his…
COTED urges Trinidad to resolve legal issues preventing duck imports from Suriname
By Ivan Cairo From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — A trade dispute preventing Surinamese duck meat from entering the market in Trinidad and Tobago could be resolved as soon as the Trinidad government amends its Animal Act,…
Colombians in credit card scam deported
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 31 2016 – Four of five Colombians who recently admitted to their involvement in a credit card scam in Barbados have been deported. The other remains behind bars at HMP Dodds. John Edward…
Puzzles for Nov 1 2016 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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