The Story Behind the Remembrance Poppy
From The Great War Field poppies growing near Connaught British Military cemetery on the old Western Front battlefields. Poppies growing near Connaught British Military cemetery on the old Somme battlefield. This is the story of how the red field poppy…
Cayman Islands did not host a major international swim meet
The Cayman Islands was supposed to have hosted a major international swim meet last month but was cancelled. Cayman was named host country in July and would have been the first time the Cayman Islands hosted a Union Americana de…
Jamaica cops five 2014 World Travel Leaders Awards
From South Florida Caribbean News LONDON, UK – The second day at World Travel Market in London has proved momentous for Jamaica, starting with well-received presentations on Jamaica events and the islands newest properties from Minister of Tourism and Entertainment,…
Catalonia: The Next State of Europe?
By Filipe dos Santos Henriques From thenewfederalist I’m from Portugal, a country whose king-to-be had to win against his mother, a countess, in the São Mamede battle in order to become independent. This was in 1128. Now, in 2014, how…
5 islands where cruise ships won’t cramp your style [and Cayman Brac & Little Cayman make list Smaller Islands No Ships]
By David Swanson From Miami Herald On my first trip to Tortola almost two decades ago, I was struck by how the British Virgin island’s northern coastline was ribboned with tranquil coves of plush white sand. Some of the beaches…
Remarks – Veterans Day 2014 — I still remember
From The Villager Newspaper We veterans from World War II are getting up in years, but we can still remember the Great Depression of the ‘30s and where we were on that fateful Dec. 7, 1941 — a day that…
Scotiabank’s Caribbean setback signals growing sore spot for Canada’s big banks
By David Pett From Financial Post Trouble in the Caribbean is becoming a popular refrain on Bay Street these days: The Bank of Nova Scotia is the latest to suffer, announcing it will write down more than $100-million in loans…
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,…
Nettle Soup
By Elise Bauer From Simply Recipes You never forget your first encounter with stinging nettles. I was about 6 years old on a trail in Griffith Park in Los Angeles with my parents. My hand brushed against a plant alongside…
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IMF show zero tolerance for zero-rating in Barbados VAT regime
By Patrick Hoyos From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday November 6, 2014 – Regaining control of the VAT base is critical in a small open economy such as Barbados that relies heavily on imports, says a new IMF report, and the…
