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St. Kitts cruise passenger arrivals exceed 1 million for the first time
From eTurbo News The St. Kitts Tourism Authority and Ministry of Tourism are pleased to announce that St. Kitts received its millionth cruise passenger today, reaching the key number of arrivals that gives the island marquee port status for the…
Why soccer players “flop” so much
By David Anderson and Graham Flanagan From Business Insider Some soccer players seem to overreact to the slightest foul during a match, rolling around or throwing themselves in the air, why? To find out we asked former World Cup assistant…
Not just for banks: US Congress passes legislation providing relief from Dodd-Frank era regulations restricting capital formation
By David M Lynn, Scott Lesmes, Marty Dunn, Susan I Gault-Brown Contributed by Morrison & Foerster LLP From ILO On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). While…
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Unmanned ocean gliders head to Caribbean and Atlantic to help improve hurricane forecasts
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Sunday July 15, 2018 –The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will soon launch a fleet of 15 unmanned gliders in the Caribbean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season to collect important oceanic…
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Cambridge walking tour tells tales of Caribbean immigrants in The Port
By Joe Cusack From Cambridge Wicked Local As the British began squeezing out ordinary sugar cane farmers on the Caribbean islands in the mid-19th Century, it became tougher for unskilled agriculture workers to make a living. Many turned to America,…
Bahamas PM uses Haiti unrest to explain VAT hike
By Travis Cartwright-Carroll Nassau Guardian From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — As he defended his administration’s increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 12 percent, Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pointed to recent riots in Haiti…
How Facebook stole the news business
By Josh Constine From TechCrunch Big news outlets stupidly sold their soul to Facebook. Desperate for the referral traffic Facebook dangled, they spent the past few years jumping through its hoops only to be cut out of the equation. Instead…
Unusual royal traditions
10 unusual royal traditions you never knew existed By Meghan Jones, Reader’s Digest From Business Insider Each year, the royal family gathers on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour in honor of the queen’s birthday. Getty Images…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Caricom skin in the Haiti game
By Sir Ronald Sanders From jamaica Observer Haiti’s current fiscal problems that led to four days of riots, setting back the country’s already fragile economic and political stability, have implications for Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) countries that cannot…
TCI heads Caribbean disaster control group
By Olivia Rose From TC Weekly A TCI Government minister has been called on to head a regional disaster management body. Hon. Vaden Delroy Williams, Minister Home Affairs, Agriculture and Human Services, has assumed the role of chairperson of the…
