Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway
By Bianca Britton, From CNN (CNN) More than 300 reindeer have been killed by a single lightning strike at a Norwegian national park. Pictures released by the Norwegian Environment Agency on Sunday show 323 carcasses scattered across a small, isolated area…
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival Held in August year the Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest street party. The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate…
Destinations of the week
Totally Underrated Honeymoon Destinations By Doug Murray from Slice One of the key ingredients for an unforgettable honeymoon is the right destination: one that has beauty, fun and romance by the bucketful. What it shouldn’t have is crowds of other…
Why Aren’t Businesses Investing?
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Interest rates in developed economies have been declining for the past 40 years. At this point, 60 percent of global GDP is generated in countries that have negative or near-zero interest rates. Germany and…
LGBT tourists help sway attitudes in the Caribbean
From TTG Media The Caribbean is a welcoming place for LGBT travellers, despite the old-fashioned laws of some islands. How LGBT tourists can help the change attitudes in the Caribbean Carol Hay, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s director of marketing for…
China has a huge elephant in the room that needs addressing
By Marc Chandler, Marc to Market From Business Insider Americans have a saying about an 800-pound gorilla in a room. It refers to a person or organization so powerful that it can act unilaterally. The British have an expression about…
ECCB governor cites possible major fallout from Brexit
By Ken Richards From WINN FM St Kitts and Nevis (WINN) For the region in general, there could be major adverse impacts from Brexit. That warning is coming from Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine. A Britain…
Investors will shun Europe’s ‘golden visas’ after Brexit
By Sophia Yan From CNN Hundreds of thousands of wealthy investors have poured money into Europe in recent years in return for “golden visas” that give them the right to live in the EU. Brexit could cut that flow of…
Thousands at ‘March for Europe’ Brexit protest
From BBC Thousands of people have marched through London to protest against the referendum decision to leave the EU. Demonstrators at the “March for Europe” rally, organised on social media, held placards saying “Bremain” and “We Love EU”. In the…
Caricoin brings Bitcoin to the Caribbean
By Jonas Chokun From Bitcoin Values.net One of the most interesting trends in Bitcoin’s development has been that it seems to thrive in struggling economies or, more specifically, economies in which people have limited access to bank accounts. This first…
