Starbucks Chinese gourmet
Starbucks opened a super-sized gourmet location in China — here’s what it looks like By Kate Taylor From Business Insider Starbucks has opened a stunning location in China that is 300 times bigger than the average coffee shop. On Tuesday,…
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Caribbean geology reveals past climate extremes
By ELAINE CHIAO From John Hopkins News-Letter Geological investigations can often speak volumes to scientists who are studying the impacts of climate change. Even though multiple hurricanes and other natural disasters have taken their toll on the Caribbean and Bahamian…
Golden Krust is a major part of the Caribbean New Yorker Identity
By Brian Josephs From The Root Golden Krust CEO Lowell Hawthorne’s unabashed capitalist optimism feels out of step in a time of emboldened anti-black resentment. Still, when the businessman spoke to the Jamaican Observer as recently as October, he echoed…
Tax reform would let big companies bring profits home, but would it send jobs abroad?
From PRI’s The World The clock is counting down: Now that tax reform bills have made their way through the House and Senate, Republicans in both chambers are working to iron out the differences between the two bills — with…
Rauner hits Pritzker on offshore assets but could have some of his own
Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson From Chicago Tribune Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner took aim Tuesday at a potential Democratic rival in next year’s general election, accusing businessman J.B. Pritzker of parking his inherited billions offshore to avoid paying taxes —…
California fire burns Bel-Air mansions as spread continues
From BBC Residents of Los Angeles’ wealthy Bel-Air neighbourhood have found their homes under threat after another wildfire erupted in California. The so-called Skirball Fire destroyed several homes in the exclusive area, quickly spreading over 150 acres. It is the…
Skeleton dated to 3.67 million years old
From IFL SCIENCE Little Foot is a big deal. Not only is this rare and wonderfully preserved skeleton the most complete australopithecine — a putative evolutionary ancestor of humans– specimen ever discovered, but it is also one of the oldest hominid skeletons…
Jamaica: Caribbean Estates resident convicted for cocaine worth $92.82 million
From Jamaica Observer MICHAEL Abrahams, a 36-year-old resident of Caribbean Estates in Portmore was Monday convicted in the St Catherine Parish Court for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Police reported that on Friday, July 7, 2017 officers were conducting…
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The Chinese blockage in the global waste disposal system
By Jamie Robertson Business reporter, From BBC News Imagine the world as a global waste disposal system. Now imagine it with a blockage. And what if that waste is backing up around the world, reappearing in places where you really…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
