St Thomas: When past meets present – time travelling in the Caribbean
PARADISE BY MARRIOTT Beyond the picturesque beaches, one-of-a-kind shopping, and thrilling nightlife, the Caribbean has a rich and distinct history that rivals anywhere else in the world. Helping to curate an experience rich in culture and history is not an…
Royal Caribbean adds more Cuba sailings from Tampa through November
BY CHABELI HERRERA Miami Herald From Bradenton Herald Royal Caribbean International plans to be in Cuba for most of 2017. The Miami-based line has added eight sailings for voyages from Tampa through Nov. 4, the latest dates of any U.S….
Starbucks chairman’s message re Trump Immigration Executive Order
Message from Howard Schultz to Starbucks Partners: Living our values in uncertain times Starbucks chairman and CEO sent the following message to all partners (employees) on January 29, 2017 Dear partners, I write to you today with deep concern, a…
Trump’s political ideas: A cursory view
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Whenever a political figure enters the political arena and attracts significant support, along with the attention of the popular press, immediately those with an interest in politics try to examine and analyse the…
Trump influences talks at Latin American, Caribbean summit
BY EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ ASSOCIATED PRESS From Columbia Missourian BAVARO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies dominated talk on Wednesday at a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders who vowed to defend the rights of…
UN-backed disaster risk reduction guidelines to help tackle hunger in Latin America
From New Kerala New York, Jan 21 : The United Nations and the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have together crafted a blueprint for making the agriculture, food and nutritional security sectors more disaster-proof so the region can…
WSJ: GM to Invest $1 Billion in US Factories
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax General Motors will reportedly invest at least $1 billion in several of its factories in the United States, a move that will create more than 1,000 jobs. The Wall Street Journal reported GM could announce…
5 killed in shooting at nightclub at Mexican resort
By GABRIEL ALCOCER Associated Press From The Mercury News CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A shooting attack at an electronic music festival in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen on Monday left five people dead, including two Canadians, an…
Grand Cayman records lowest rainfall since 1957 when records started.
Annual summary of weather systems affecting the Cayman Islands 2016 January Weather charts indicate that an inverted trough moved across the Cayman area on Jan 1 and produced a rainfall accumulation of 0.68 of an inch as measured by the…
A surprising factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs may have been how long their eggs took to hatch
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider Approximately 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid or comet smashed into the Earth near what we now think of as the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. On the other side of the world, in…