Lady Gaga is so good at folding things
BY CHLOE BRYAN From Mashable This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Lady Gaga is a woman of many talents, obviously. She’s a singer,…
Guyanese man murdered at hotel, within hours of arriving in Trinidad
By Andrea Fernandes From Guyana Guardian A Guyanese man who was allegedly invited by a relative to travel to Trinidad and Tobago for a vacation, was gunned down within a few hours of his arrival yesterday, and under circumstances that…
Places to visit in the Caribbean
Submitted by Dr. Jessie Voigts From Wandering Educators By Dr. Jessie Voigts’s picture There is so much to see and do in the Caribbean – how to choose? This culturally diverse region has much to offer visitors, from history to…
Clearing cobwebs
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio New information, new ideas, new concepts, different points of view all help us clear the mental cobwebs that collect over time. Like our fondness for an old pair of slippers, it’s easier to glide…
Hilton announces 2017 Development Award Winners in the Caribbean and Latin America
From Hilton MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today recognized some of its top owners/developers in the Caribbean and Latin America. The Development Awards recognize the passion, creativity and innovative spirit of Hilton developers that are committed to quality projects,…
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,…
Commercial whaling denied
Japan’s proposal to resume commercial whaling denied From Sea Shepherd During the 67th International Whaling Comission (IWC), held in Florianopolis, Japan lost the vote on their proposal for the return of commercial whaling. Florianopolis, BRAZIL – Sep 14th, 2018 –…
Irma Diaries puts a face to the impacts of climate change
From OECS Thursday, September 20, 2018 — Brussels, Belgium — The Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean States in Brussels hosted the Author Angela Burnett in the presentation and reading of her book The Irma Diaries on Monday, 17th September 2018….
Inside Planet Labs’ new satellite manufacturing site
By Anna Escher From techCrunch Satellite imaging and analytics company Planet is taking the wraps off its new manufacturing space in San Francisco. Founded by ex-NASA employees, Planet is leveraging some of the $183 million in funding it’s amassed to…
Why we need to protect turtles
Courtesy Richard Branson, Virgin Airlines From OECS Incredible to see these cute leatherback turtle hatchlings flip flopping over each other on Necker’s Turtle Beach as they make their way down to the ocean for the first time. One of my…