Cruise News: 6 Best On-Shore Excursions [Grand Cayman #1]
By Jerry Shaw From Newsmax The top cruise lines offer scrumptious food, exciting entertainment, and activities for the whole family on their ships. The on-shore excursions, of course, are often the best part of the trip. Despite the appeal of…
Caribbean Island St Maarten becomes AIBA’s 201st National Federation member
From AIBA Following their formal acceptance to the AIBA family by unanimous vote at the AIBA Extraordinary Congress in Montreux, the President of St Maarten Boxing Federation Mr Shawn Blair expressed his happiness and hopes for the future of the…
Gadget of the week
NES Classic wireless receiver solves the short cord problem By Nathan Ingraham From engadget 8Bitdo’s receiver and controller combo doesn’t come cheap. We love almost everything about Nintendo’s adorable NES Classic Edition, but there’s still one major downside. There’s no…
Obama breaks single-day record with 78 pardons
From Caribbean Herald • This is the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in American history • The 153 commutations were granted to non-violent drug offenders • The president has now commuted the…
Wealthiest private colleges
The 20 wealthiest private colleges in America By Emmie Martin, Tanza Loudenback and Alexa Pipia From Business Insider The wealthiest private colleges in America eclipse many corporate giants as financial powerhouses. The endowment for Yale University, for instance, is worth…
Cuba tries offering home internet access
By Jon Fingas, From engadget It’s all well and good that Google is offering faster access to its services in Cuba, but there’s a glaring problem: most Cubans have to go out of their way to use them. Home internet…
Sacrifice for safety? Pakistani airline staff behead goat on runway before flight (GRAPHIC PHOTO)
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) staff who lost six of their colleagues in a crash this month, were purportedly pictured sacrificing a goat at an airport, prompting suggestions that it was done to ensure the safety of an aircraft. The national…
Queens College alumni’s first woman president moving group into 21st century
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life Karen Wharton, the first woman to be unanimously voted in as President of the Queen’s College Alumni Association, NY, is focused on mobilizing the talents of former students and friends of the prestigious school,…
Legend in La La Land!
By Kam Williams From Caribbean Life Ohio-born John Legend is an award-winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter. His work has garnered him 10 Grammy Awards, an Oscar and a Golden Globe, among others. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied…
The world’s fastest electric car, and more
Inhabitat From engadget The NIO EP9 has an impressive 1,360 horsepower. Tesla finally sealed the deal on its acquisition of SolarCity, and the merger is already producing incredible results. The two companies just completed a project to power an entire…