Nurses group unveils ads on CEO pay
From The Lowell Sun State House News Services BOSTON — Hoping to spur lawmakers to act on an issue in which they’ve shown little interest, nurses are taking to the media with paid ads demanding a response from Beacon Hill…
World View tests scale model of its high-altitude balloon system
From New Space Journal World View Enterprises, the company that revealed plans last year to fly customers into the upper stratosphere and do so licensed as a launch vehicle, announced a milestone in its vehicle development Tuesday with a successful…
BWI officials eye the future as Southwest launches first international flights
By Kevin Rector, From The Baltimore Sun Airline’s shift abroad is driving renovations, upgrades at Anne Arundel airport With beach balls, snorkels and other vacation-themed decorations festooning a section of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, six top Southwest Airlines executives will…
Tour company in development at Royal Caribbean
By Tom Stieghorst From Travel Weekly Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. confirmed that it is working on a new subsidiary that would be focused on developing and marketing land tours around the globe. The company is still in formation, but RCCL…
Caribbean News iEnvironment iLocal News ISports iTravel iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Sports World
Divetech’s FOCUS GRAND CAYMAN event offers over $15k in prizes
From http://www.divenewswire.com Divetech is hosting the 6th annual FOCUS GRAND CAYMAN, an annual event that brings together underwater photographers, ocean conservationists and rebreather enthusiasts, at Cobalt Coast Dive Resort in Grand Cayman between the 30th August and the 6th September…
Cayman Airways announces its ‘getaways’ for Autumn Arts & Culture
Start planning your fall getaway around these exciting festivals and events. The dog days of summer will soon give way to the cool winds of fall, so set aside the beachwear and throw on some comfortable shoes. It’s time to…
Astronauts may suffer artery damage on long missions
By Elizabeth Howell, SPACE.com Contributor for Space.com From Mashable At least some astronauts who spend six months aboard the International Space Station come back to Earth with stiffer arteries than before their flights, a new study reveals. Stiff arteries in…
Lab mice get addicted to sun exposure, you might too
By Deborah Netburn From LA Times A new study helps explain why we can’t stop sunbathing, even when we know it’s bad for us. The biology of sunbathing. Why does it feel so good? Does basking in the sun make…
Cuba could be the ‘Hong Kong of Caribbean’
By Harry Alford From The Philadelphia Tribune We first visited Cuba in 2000. There was so much to see that we visited twice that year (August and November). The nation showed so much promise with its health-care system, education standards,…
St Vincent opposition leader questions projected tourism boom
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Friday June 20, 2014, CMC -Leader of the Opposition, Arnhim Eustace, has questioned the government’s expectation of a large increase in tourist arrivals for the 2015 season. Responding to recent comments by tourism minister Cecil…
