UPDATED – hurricane lashes Bermuda: Severe flooding as Category 4 Hurricane Joaquin pounds central Bahamas

UPDATE: The Latest: Power outages reported as Joaquin lashes Bermuda BY ASSOCIATED PRESS From Sun Herald The Associated Press October 4, 2015 HAMILTON, BERMUDA — The latest on Hurricane Joaquin and the storm’s predicted path. (All times local): 6:20 p.m. Emergency…

Caribbean Tourism official calls for ‘Open Skies’ airline policy

By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Several major U.S. airlines have added new Caribbean flights this year, but the region’s tourism stakeholders are looking for more. Regional government authorities should institute an “open skies” policy wherever possible to eliminate secondary…

Cricket: Focus on High Performance Programme

Fri, 10/02/2015 – 12:09 WICB Media Release. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A significant shift has been made to the delivery of the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Programme. The fine work which the West Indies High Performance Centre –…

Margaret Thatcher on the $10 bill

People in the UK hate the idea of Margaret Thatcher on the $10 bill, too By Tim Chester From Mashable LONDON — The U.S. Republican debate was a little different to the ones we over here — they had a…

David Cameron rules out slavery reparation during Jamaica visit

From BBC David Cameron has ruled out making reparations for Britain’s role in the historic slave trade and urged Caribbean countries to “move on”. The prime minister acknowledged that “these wounds run very deep” during his visit to Jamaica, where…

Tough missive to Brits

By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life The Caribbean Reparations movement did not lose a moment this week by jumping on the back of visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron demanding that one of the largest Trans Atlantic slave trading nations…

Best of Somerset House

Best of Somerset House at London Design Festival 2015 By Anki Delfmann From Core77 As a new addition to LDF’s dedicated design hubs in the city, Somerset House made a notable entrance this year as the home to various exhibitions…

UPDATE: Search resumed for missing American cargo sShip ‘El Faro’ near the Bahamas

By Mike Schuler From gCaptain Update (Saturday 11 a.m. EDT) – The search for the missing El Faro with 33 crewmembers resumed Saturday morning near the Bahamas. Coast Guard search operations were suspended overnight and resumed at first light this…

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