A South Florida businessman wanted to rebuild a Caribbean airport. How things got bungled.
BY ADIEL KAPLAN AND AARON LEIBOWITZ From Miami Herald Antonio Assenza is a prototypical high-achieving South Floridian. A successful businessman who came to the United States from Venezuela in 1990, he runs a local construction company and has a 5,000-square-foot…
3 charged with murder of Missouri woman in Belize
AP From Kansas City Star PUNTA GORDA, BELIZE Three people have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 68-year-old Missouri woman who retired to the coast of Belize, authorities in the Central American nation said Monday….
Brazil museum fire: Funding cuts blamed as icon is gutted
From BBC Officials in Brazil have blamed lack of funding for a huge fire that has ravaged the country’s National Museum. One of the largest anthropology and natural history collections in the Americas was almost totally destroyed in Sunday’s fire…
Caribbean Roots First Lady among grand marshals for Brooklyn West Indian Labor Day Carnival
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Sept. 2, 2018: New York’s Caribbean-roots First Lady, Chirlane McCray, is among the grand marshals set to lead off today’s West Indian American Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn, NY. McCray, who her…
Supporting education
Supporting education in developing communities OECS Commission donates school supplies and backpacks to Adopted School Monday, September 3, 2018 — In preparation for the new school year, a delegation from the OECS Commission visited the Des Barras Combined School in…
Recipe of the week
Blackened Salmon Fillets CDKITCHEN From Yummly Get restaurant-style blackened fish with just a few ingredients. Make up extra of the spice blend to use on other foods as well (works well on chicken and shrimp). Note: the blackening process can…
Bahamas utility board carnage involves Shell Energy in unwelcome controversy
By Youri Kemp From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — While the “unholy mess” appears to be subsiding at the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) after the entire board was terminated, including the chairman, with some of those same board…
September on HBO GO
Don’t miss the premieres we’ve prepared for you to watch this September PREMIERING SERIES DEUCE, THE: SEASON 2 – # 1 (September 9) Season premiere. Vincent is now proprietor of a new disco, “The 366”, while Abby has brought the…
Puzzles for Sep 4 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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UPDATE: FOUND – Cayman Islands Police request public assistance in search for absconded teen, 3 September
From RCIPS Update: Roseanna Redden, who absconded on Saturday, 1 September, has now been located and appears to be in good health. Roseanna Redden, age 16 of Bodden Town, absconded this weekend and has not returned home or been located…
