Meet the Colorado man who got paid to look after a frozen corpse for 18 years
By Corey Adwar from Business Insider The town of Nederland, Colo. had its annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival this month, celebrating the corpse of a guy whose family froze him after his 1989 death with the hope he might…
HSUS has quietly sent $26M to the Caribbean [mainly Cayman accounts]
From Humanewatch.org A sharp-eyed reader pointed us to something buried in HSUS’s latest tax return, covering the year 2012. On page 32, HSUS states that it made an “investment” total $25.7 million in the “Central American and the Caribbean” region….
3D coins
U.S. Mint to launch 3D coins this month Posted by hipstomp / Rain Noe | from Core77 Later this month the U.S. Mint is rolling out three new collector’s coins, designed to honor the American national pastime. And unlike previous…
Cranberry-orange breakfast buns
From smittenkitchen When my husband had a bit of, uh, bonus awesome free time on his hands this summer, he got into the curious habit of running while not being chased*, which led to him taking part in his first…
Actress Olivia Wilde bagged bodies in Haiti
From Caribbean360 The Hollywood star was among a group of volunteers who performed the grisly task weekly, giving the poor a dignified burial. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday March 20, 2014 – Hollywood actress Olivia Wilde, who is generally associated with the…
Harris Paints wins for green initiatives, several other awards at St Lucia ceremony
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday March 18, 2014 – Harris Paints recently swept the competition aside following a dominant performance where they copped a total of seven prestigious awards, as the St. Lucia Manufacturers Association (SMA) held its biennial awards…
Carib Cement negotiating new 240,000-tonne clinker deal – reports record sales of $12b
From Jamaican Gleaner Negotiations on a new deal with Caracas to supply an additional 240,000 tonnes of clinker is on hold while Venezuela deals with its social unrest, says General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited Anthony Haynes. That deal…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Caribbean Tourism: The battle is far from over
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News There is much euphoria in the tourism establishment over the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that on 19 March 2014 the British government announced would be reduced on flights to and from the Caribbean…
Caribbean Moms and authors abroad delight in childhood memories captured in Island Days
By Nerissa Golden From nerisgolden.com BRADES, Montserrat – Caribbean mothers in the Diaspora are raving about Island Days, the new children’s book by Nerissa Golden. “I was so excited to receive my copy in the mail and look forward to…
