St. Kitts wins top award in sustainable tourism
From Times Caribbean The St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism received top honors for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism, issued by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The award was issued at an awards ceremony of the Climate Smart Sustainable Tourism Forum, which was…
US: 2 killed, 116 hurt when Amtrak train crashes into stationary freight train
By Ralph Ellis, Nicole Chavez and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) An Amtrak passenger train was mistakenly diverted to a side track and crashed into an unmanned freight train in South Carolina, killing two Amtrak employees and injuring 116 people, federal…
Lady Gaga cancels UK tour due to ‘severe pain,’ pens an apology on Twitter
BY KERRY FLYNN From Mashable Lady Gaga has cancelled the rest of the Joanne World Tour due to “severe pain,” according to a statement tweeted on Saturday. “I’m so devastated I don’t know how to describe it. All I know…
Destinations of the week
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 2 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
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Sure looks like China has a ship-mounted railgun
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch Ever since Eraser, everyone wants a railgun. Turns out China is no exception. Some photos posted by Dafeng Cao, a Twitter user who keeps close tabs on Chinese military developments, show a ship-mounted gun that…
Cayman Islands Chamber President Byles attends CEO Conference
President Paul Byles has wasted no time in diving into his duties, and on Thursday he attended Fidelity Bank’s Cayman Economic Outlook conference. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Global Integration or Dis-Integration?’ and examined some of the ways…
Prynt Pocket review: You want this for Valentine’s Day — seriously
By LORY GIL From iMORE What better way to bring your memories to life than with a physical photo that has a movie on it! Prynt Pocket iMore photography editor Cella Lao Rousseau called the Prynt iPhone case “Harry Potter…
One Man – One Cup
Today’s Urban Observation: A homeless cupboard By RAIN NOE From Core77 These are my coffee mugs. Some I got at colleges when I was on the lecture circuit. One I stole during the dotcom boom, others I got as gifts…
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Dutch government to run ‘lawless’ Caribbean isle
From Arab News THE HAGUE: The Dutch government said Monday it will take over the running of one of its Caribbean island municipalities, denouncing “physical neglect” and “lawlessness” on Sint Eustatius. The island’s ruling council will be immediately dissolved with…
Grassley: FBI blotting out details on Trump dossier
From CNN Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said the FBI is blocking release of key portions of a memo he wrote calling for a criminal investigation of Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled a dossier of unverified allegations…
