Third Dubai fire in days raises questions about Gulf cladding safety
By Sylvia Westall and Noah Browning, Reuters From Business Insider DUBAI (Reuters) – A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such blaze in the United Arab Emirates tourism…
Tiny all-electric car
GM just released a tiny all-electric car that costs just $5,300, but only in China BY BRETT WILLIAMS From Mashable GM is expanding its electric aspirations and launching a super-compact, cheap EV — but it’s only coming to China. The…
Aruba hosts Caribbean’s largest vow renewal
Couples Renew Their I Do’s on World’s No. 3 Beach ORANJESTAD, Aruba, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — As the sun set on the romantic island of Aruba, Tuesday, Aug. 8, hundreds of lovebirds gathered on the world-famous Eagle Beach to…
Olwomen story of the week
Gorgeous Coral Dresses Part 3 By Jenny Smith From Olwomen Fashion generates from the aspiration of looking different than others. Coral, being an attention engaging and somewhat loud color tone is marvelously befitting to enhance the glamour of a designer…
The growth of shadow banking and the impact on the UK potentially shady
From The Market Mogul ‘Shadow banking’ globally has increased after a liquidity crunch following the financial crisis in 2008. The contagion caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, led to traditional banks around the globe pulling back their credit lines,…
Cubanacan Group aims to conquer Caribbean tourism
Havana, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Cubanacan Group’s first vice president, Jorge Alberto Garcia, has stated today that his tourism company aims to become a significant reference for the travel industry in the Caribbean. This company, which turned 30 years on…
US total solar eclipse 2017: When, where and how to see it (safely)
By SPACE.com Staff On Aug. 21, 2017, America will fall under the path of a total solar eclipse. The so-called Great American Total Solar Eclipse will darken skies all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, along a stretch of…
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Critically endangered staghorn corals are benefiting from coral gardening in the Caribbean
By Mike Gaworecki from Mongabay New research finds that “coral gardening,” which involves planting fragments of nursery-raised coral on reefs in the wild to replenish depleted coral colonies, is playing a key role in the restoration of staghorn coral reef…
More Caribbean nationals now using Internet — ECLAC
From Jamaica Observer SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — Latin America and the Caribbean region has made sustained progress in terms of access to the Internet with more than half of the population using the technology, according to data released by the…
