Flesh-eating parasite turns mother-of-two into a recluse:
By Stephen Matthews For Mailonline From Daily Mail UK 41-year-old underwent chemotherapy and was placed on life support after being bitten on her dream Caribbean cruise Christi Barber went on a Caribbean cruise to celebrate her 35th birthday in 2011…
Dominica: UWP leader defiant as police deny permission to stage march
ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 28 2017 – The leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has said the police are in “combat mode” with the Dominican population after the party was denied permission to stage a march…
US Navy railgun
Watch the US Navy test its ultra-powerful electromagnetic railgun By Mike Wehner From BGR Anyone who’s played a futuristic shooter since the dawn of video games knows that when you see something called a “railgun” you’re in for a real…
Debbie batters Australia
‘Monster’ cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia AFP From PHYS A “monster” cyclone smashed into northeast Australia Tuesday, cutting power, damaging buildings and uprooting trees, with coastal towns in lockdown as residents battled lashing rain and howling winds. Great Barrier Reef…
American Airlines is buying a $200 million chunk of China’s largest airline
By Donny Kwok and John Ruwitch, Reuters From Business Insider (Reuters) – China Southern Airlines Co Ltd said on Tuesday it would issue HK$1.55 billion ($199.6 million) worth of shares to a subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc , giving…
Ocean Rig UDW files for bankruptcy protection
By Patrick Fitzgerald From Market Watch Offshore drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to block distressed debt investors from interfering with a debt restructuring that will slash $3.7 billion in debt from its…
This awful Daily Mail front page is getting dragged all over town for its mindblowing sexism
BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable “Newspaper of the year” the Daily Mail is getting dragged after publishing a headline declaring “Forget about Brexit, who won Legs-it!” alongside a photograph of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and British Prime Minister Theresa…
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Barbados lifts ban on corned beef imports from Brazil
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 28 2017 – Government has lifted the ban imposed last Tuesday on the importation of corned beef from Brazil, after tests revealed “no concerns about the safety” of the product here. Senior Veterinary…
Gadget of the week
The Ollie Chair: Shape-Shifting Seating From Kickstarter Space-saving! Lumbar-supporting! Weather-resisting! Personality-enhancing! Mechanically-marveling! The superhero of chairs. About this project The Ollie Chair unfurls with a flourish and retracts instantly with the pull of a string. Handsome and customizable, it’s a…
It just doesn’t stop for Benje in 2017!
2017 is a year of serious momentum for this Soca Superstar! Benje is releasing yet another explosive track that will have the airwaves buzzing in a whole new way. Carnival will never be the same after ‘Rum Rum Rum’. ‘Rum…
