Call the Midwife: Who were the real West Indian nurses of the 1960s?
By Eleanor Bley Griffiths From Radio Times The real history behind Nurse Lucille Anderson’s experiences on screen as Nonnatus House’s first West Indian midwife The lovely Nurse Lucille Anderson (Leonie Elliott) has already brought a dose of warmth and love…
A map of fitness-tracker data may have compromised top-secret US military bases around the world
By Alex Lockie From Business Insider An interactive heat map from the fitness-tracking app Strava appears to have exposed sensitive sites. Hackers or state actors could use the information to find military bases. Bases of multiple nations were exposed, but…
WH: Trump had nothing to do with McCabe’s departure from FBI
From Newsmax FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who has received blistering criticism from President Donald Trump, has stepped down and will be on leave until he retires sometime in the spring, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Trump…
Wealth tourism development in the Caribbean
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, Chairman/Coordinator Caribbean Aviation Meetup From eTurboNews We want more private and business aircraft coming to our airport.” – “You’re right,” I responded. “We’re looking for a mover-and-shaker to do it” – “Good thing,” I replied. “We…
Things that matter: Caribbean Wax Museum, ‘the land’ and other fine art treasures
BY: SIR HENRY FRASER From Barbados Advocate The Caribbean Wax Museum, the brain child of sculptors Art Edwards and partner Frances Ross, has just been relocated from Maxwell to the centre of Bridgetown, in the Norman Centre on Broad Street….
Grammys winners 2018: The complete listImage Source: MJ Photos/REX/Shutterstock
By Zach Epstein From BGR Awards shows like the Grammys 2018 have become an interesting cultural phenomenon. The generation that started all these over-the-top awards ceremonies and grew obsessed with them has grown too old to care. Meanwhile, younger generations…
Recipe of the week
The Supermarket Secret for Semi-Homemade Cakes By Meghan Splawn From The Kitchn Baking cakes for birthdays and celebrations is one of my most favorite pastimes. Geeky, I know, but the ritual of baking and decorating a cake fills me with…
The doomsday clock hasn’t been this close to midnight since the first H-bomb test
By Chris Smith From BGR You might not agree with them, but doomsday experts say we’re the closest to a disaster since 1953. That’s when the first hydrogen bomb was tested, prompting the Doomsday Clock scientists to change the time…
Local heroes helping animals in hurricane-ravaged Caribbean
By Brian J. Lowney, From South Coast Today As residents of the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda struggle desperately to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a small group of islanders is trying to…
A new dining experience
Anse Chastanet debuts new seafood dining concept Resort teams up with local fishermen to present Caribbean flavors in fresh, engaging ways ST. LUCIA – St. Lucia’s Anse Chastanet resort has unveiled a new dining concept, featuring fresh sustainable seafood prepared…