Bahamas tops Caribbean on crime’s economic cost
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune242 The Bahamas leads the entire Caribbean on economic losses stemming from crime, losing $434 million or almost 5 per cent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP) to the scourge. The extent…
OECS engages citizens on key development issues
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has begun engaging citizens of member states on issues impacting their lives, the challenges facing the region, and the development opportunities for the OECS and its people. The public…
Recipe of the week
You’ll Never Guess the Key Ingredient in This Chicken Brine By Sheela Prakash From The Kitchn How To Bake Chicken: The Easiest, Simplest Method It’s no secret that a brine is the answer to incredibly moist and flavorful meat. The…
Travelocity: 6 Caribbean islands you need to visit now
By Angie Orth, Gnational Gnomad | From Travelocity If you’ve been daydreaming of a tropical escape, we’ve got the ticket! We’ve partnered with travel writer and tropical island expert Angie Orth from Angie Away to learn which Caribbean islands are…
Bonaventure Boys’ Home plans put on hold
Following objections to the expansion of Bonaventure Boys’ Home, the Minister for Community Affairs, Youth and Sports, Hon. Osbourne Bodden; Chief Officer, Dorine B. Whittaker and the Chairperson of Children and Youth Services (CAYS) Foundation, Mr. Garth Arch, met with…
Super Bowl’s worst ads
The 5 worst ads of Super Bowl 51 By Julien Rath From Business Insider The price of a 30 second ad for this year’s Super Bowl cost advertisers upwards of $5 million, that’s $166,667 per second. We used a subjective…
Catholic church in El Salvador calls for mining ban
From Democrat Herald SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked the small Central American country’s legislature to ban metal mining. Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas said Monday that the country’s mining law…
Insolvency practitioner from Cayman Islands joins Ocean Rig Board
By Vladimir Zernov From Seeking Alpha Summary Ocean Rig announces the appointment of new officers and directors, including an insolvency specialist from the Cayman Islands. This is definitely a signal that we are about to hear the first details on…
France’s Le Pen promised the same things as Trump during her election bid launch
By Ingrid Melander, Reuters LYON, France (Reuters) – France’s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday told thousands of flag-waving supporters chanting “This is our country!” that she alone could protect them against Islamic fundamentalism and globalization if elected…
NASA just captured some of the most amazing images of Saturn’s icy rings ever
By Peter Dockrill, ScienceAlert From Business Insider NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured some of the closest-ever views of Saturn’s rings, with new images revealing unprecedented levels of detail in the massive discs of icy particles orbiting the planet. The new…
