Widow eulogizes prominent Vincentian community activist
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life In a very emotional tribute Friday evening, Sherill-Ann Mason Haywood eulogized her late husband and prominent Vincentian community activist Maxwell Iwaki Haywood, recalling when they first met to his last active days in…
Kwanza 2017 honors two dynamic black women
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life Anticipation is at peak for the celebration of the 51st anniversary of Kwanza as well as the annual commemoration festivities held at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. This year in particular, the seven…
Free Lyft
Budweiser offers 150,000 free Lyft round trips Steve Dent From engadget While Uber brings the Budweiser, Lyft takes you home after drinking it. If you’re on the lookout for a designated driver this holiday season, a brewery can save the…
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
From Green Climate Fund ST. JOHN, 12 DEC 2017 The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean to explore how to enhance the region’s climate resilience in the aftermath of a particularly destructive hurricane season this…
Indian Caribbean Diaspora Focus of Columbia University conference
By Suman Guha Mozumder From India Abroad The Indian Caribbean diaspora’s struggle, its efforts for preserving its culture and its success in building an influential community from both a historical and socio-political-anthropological perspective came under focus during a daylong conference…
Here’s how much the iconic Rockettes get paid to do 4 shows a day, change costumes in 78 seconds, and kick up to 1,200 times
By Alicia Bodine, GOBankingRates From Business Insider The Rockettes — dancers that perform in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York — are contracted by the American Guild of Variety Artists, for September through January. To be cast, they…
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Diaspora celebrations of Independence
From Barbados Today Annually in the diaspora, Barbadians, their families and friends celebrate Independence with themed galas, church services, dances and cultural shows. Unlike yesteryear, the celebration goes beyond listening to the message from the Prime Minister, reciting the national…
Bitcoin surges past $11,000 as bubble warnings can’t cool market
From Newsmax Bitcoin surpassed $11,000 in a matter of hours after hitting the $10,000 milestone, taking this year’s price surge to almost 12-fold as buyers shrugged off increased warnings that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble. The euphoria is…
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Caribbean nationals detained during US immigration sweep
From St Lucia News Online (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) says several Caribbean nationals were among 55 immigrants detained in New York during a six-day operation conducted by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). ICE…
Cayman Airways jet en route to New York returns back to Cayman
Last Sunday (26), a Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300 en route to New York, had to return to Grand Cayman’s Owen Roberts International Airport and make an Emergency Landing. The aircraft left Grand Cayman at 7:40pm and landed safely back at…
