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Month: December 2017

Keylor Navas and Alex Morgan Named 2017 CONCACAF Players of the Year

Miami (Sunday, December 17, 2017) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today Keylor Navas and Alex Morgan as the 2017 CONCACAF Male and Female Players of the Year, at the fourth edition of…

Thames Water issues £145m bond through Cayman Islands subsidiary

By Gill Plimmer and Jonathan Ford From Financial Times Issue comes weeks after promise to close utility’s Caribbean funding operations Read next Water regulator criticised for removing cap on performance rewards Thames executives insist the bond can be moved ‘seamlessly’…

Hundreds come down with stomach illness during Royal Caribbean cruise

CNN From WCPO Cincinnati A Royal Caribbean cruise ship returned to Florida on Saturday after hundreds of passengers contracted a gastrointestinal illness. During the five-night cruise, 332 cases of the illness were reported, Owen Torres, a spokesman for Royal Caribbean…

US: Tax plan could push assembly lines abroad

From AXIOS Tax experts say the new legislation “fails to eliminate long-standing incentives for companies to move overseas and, in some cases, may even increase them,” the WashPost’s David J. Lynch writes in the Business section lead: Why it matters:…

Christmas recipe

Make-ahead Christmas recipes From BBC Good Foods Turkey & chestnut gravy Make this rich turkey and chestnut gravy to accompany your Christmas dinner. If you use goose fat or butter, it can be made ahead, chilled and frozen Ingredients pan…

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FLOW gets ringside for Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament

(PRESS RELEASE) – The annual Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament got underway on Wednesday December 13th at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in Saint Lucia, with action ramping up to the explosive finale this Sunday December 17th. With over 200 participants, including boxers,…

2017’s hurricanes bring bargains for travelers

By CORY SCHOUTEN MONEYWATCH From CBS News Travelers are finding great deals on winter and spring vacations as shock waves from 2017’s brutal hurricane season continue to disrupt the travel industry. As airlines pull capacity from badly damaged vacation destinations…

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Pearl of the Caribbean Project progressing & expanding

By Christie DeBernardis From TDN CASTRIES, St. Lucia–In November of 2016, the TDN reported on the ground breaking of the island of St. Lucia’s first ever racetrack, which is the centerpiece of a $2.6-billion project known as the Pearl of…

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C. Glendening & S. Leahovcenko | Mongolian eagle hunters

From The Travel Photographer This is a double feature on the eagle hunters of the Altai mountains of Mongolia; one is the cinematic work of Cale Glendening, and the other is a photographic essay by Sasha Leahovcenco. The golden eagles…

Freedom United: We’re having an impact! Will you join?

The week before last we submitted our petition to the Australian government. We made sure that they heard our call for a strong anti-slavery law that will help mobilize business to take action to end modern slavery, especially in the…