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Day: October 8, 2019

Walsh gets married

Courtney Walsh Gets Married to Longtime Girlfriend From Caribbean National Weekly ST. JOHNS, Antigua – Congratulations are in order for legendary Jamaican cricketer Courtney Walsh who married his long-time girlfriend, Anique Goodwin, at a special wedding ceremony in Antigua today….

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EP Commissioner-designate Hearings: Dombrovskis a steady hand for EU economy

At a hearing in the European Parliament, the new European Commission’s designated Executive Vice-President for the Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, spoke of empowering Europe’s green and digital transformation with the EU’s economic policies. The EPP Group’s Esther de Lange, a Member…

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Dominican is 2019 UWI Open Campus Valedictorian

Office of the Campus Registrar, Jamaica. Monday, October 7, 2019 – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for its 2019 Presentation of Graduates Ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, October…

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Dominican tourism is down but Not Out following sensational visitor death headlines

By Danni Santana From Skift What’s done is done as it relates to the tourism dollars lost in the Dominican Republic this summer. The country is fighting perception at this point, but instead of blaming the media, it should look…

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Cruise operators take on expensive upgrades of ships to capture expanding Asian market

By Zhaki Abdullah From Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: Tucked away in the south-west of Singapore, at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas shipyard, Royal Caribbean’s 15-deck Voyager of the Seas cruise ship is getting a US$97 million (S$134 million) facelift. The 20-year-old ship…

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Saffron defends eyes against diabetes

Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D From Newsmax The retina of the eye is composed of neurons, glial cells (microglia and astrocytes), complex networks of connections, and specialized light receptor cells. The retina develops along with and is directly connected to the…

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IMF Georgieva Trade Economy

The IMF’s new Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned of growing rifts in the global economy and urged coordinated action to heal trade divisions Tuesday morning in Washington, DC. (October 8)  She said that the world is facing a slowing of…

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Disney World’s new Skyliner gondola stalled, stranding passengers in the sky for hours

By Alaa Elassar from CNN CNN)Walt Disney World lost a bit of its magic on Saturday night, as some visitors were left stranded on the theme park’s new Skyliner gondola. One of the the Skyliner’s three routes “experienced an unexpected…

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City of Vaughan officials hit with $25.5M lawsuit for cancelling Caribbean festival

By John Lancaster From cbc Festival ‘did not comply with the terms of the permit,’ city says A company that staged a Caribbean cultural festival in Vaughan in 2018 has sued the city for $25.5 million after officials shut the event down…

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PM Harris’ feature address at today’s National Consultation on the economy

Text as prepared for delivery: Feature Address for National Consultation on the Economy By Dr. the Hon. Timothy HarrisPrime Minister and Minister of Finance8 October 2019St. Kitts Marriott Resort As Prepared for Delivery Salutations On behalf of my Government, I extend…