Richard Marx subdues violent passenger to help ‘ill-equipped’ airline crew
BY VICTORIA HOSINGAPORE From Mashable A passenger on a Korean Air flight got violent on Tuesday, but lucky for the crew, pop singer Richard Marx was on board. The ’80s balladeer and his wife, TV host Daisy Fuentes, were onboard…
The UK aid charade… Meanwhile, Montserrat misses out
By Mike Jarvis From Caribbean News Now The Don and DfID Masquerade Dance: Quadrille No. 1 An old saying cautions that ‘the light at the end of the tunnel might be the oncoming train’. That being so then, in the…
Jamaican workers to split US$2m under settlement with US Resort
From Caribbean News Service SOUTH CAROLINA, Dec 21 2016 – About 240 Jamaican workers at a luxury golf resort in South Carolina are to share US2 million under a deal to settle a lawsuit alleging that for two years, their…
Guyana: Police kill armed bandits
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Dec 19 2016 – Guyana police Sunday night shot and killed two armed bandits, minutes after they robbed members of a family at a gathering in Campbellive, a populated place in Demerara-Mahaica on the…
US sanctions companies, people over Russia actions in Ukraine
From DNA India Washington , Reuters The US Treasury, in a statement named seven Russian businessmen, six of whom it said were executives at Bank Rossiya or its affiliates ABR Management and Sobinbank. The United States (US) on Tuesday targeted…
Near miss as US air traffic controller sent jet into the flight path of an Air Canada plane
From Caribbean News Service LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 2016 – U.S. officials are investigating after an air traffic controller error sent a jet from Los Angeles International Airport into the flight path of an Air Canada plane while flying low…
Art created with… bananas
From Designer Daily If the medium is the message, I’m not sure what we should be thinking of the art of Stephan Brusche. The Dutch artist uses bananas as a support for creating clever art, and the least you could…
Emperador raises P19B for loan refinancing
By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla FROM BUSINESS INQUIRER The Emperador group has raised 370 million euros (P19.18 billion) from a new credit facility created to refinance a short-term loan earlier obtained to buy out the iconic, largest and oldest Spanish brandy-maker Bodegas…
Olwomen story of the week
7 first-rate movies having story “Like 27 Dresses” ByJenny Smith Movies like 27 dresses not only enlighten you with good mood but also make you to think over minor daily issues not highlighted before you on any forum. Some other…
Baptist Health International: Small cell lung cancer early detection still a big challenge
As time goes by, health specialists have discovered certain types of cancers that are more aggressive than others. Usually lacking early-stage symptoms, small cell lung cancer, also known as oat cell cancer, often develops the most aggressive lung tumors. About…