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…
This author’s 1975 letter shutting down a fan is so hilariously blunt
BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable In the age of Twitter, authors like J.K. Rowling shut people down pretty much every day. It’s not a new thing, though. Back in 1975, British novelist Kingsley Amis was shutting people down with the…
Russia’s largest bank just pulled out of Ukraine
AFP From Business Insider Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Sberbank, the largest in the country, on Tuesday announced it had sold its Ukraine division, where operations have been complicated since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Sberbank, whose controlling stake is owned by…
Moody’s Affirms Cayman Islands’ Aa3 rating; Stable outlook maintained
Moody’s, the international credit rating agency, has maintained Cayman’s Aa3 rating for Government’s bonds issued in a foreign currency, and an Aa2 rating for long-term foreign currency ceiling bonds and notes. The Minister for Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Marco…
