Canadian woman charged with ordering ‘hit’ on husband
BY HORACE HINES From Jamaica Observer FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Detectives attached and to the Falmouth Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a Canadian woman for allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged 25-year-old husband, Jamari Reid, who was gunned down…
Airlines are charging a hidden fee that’s increasing your plane ticket — and they won’t say what it’s for
By Danielle Muoio From Business Insider Few spend time analyzing the breakdown of a plane ticket. Our modus operandi is to compare ticket prices, usually through a website like Expedia or Kayak, pick whichever deal we can manage to glean,…
Irish government HQ bombarded with apples protesting Apple tax break
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable The offices of Ireland’s ruling government party, Fine Gael, were littered with apples Wednesday, as members of Sinn Fein’s youth wing staged a vibrant protest against Apple’s recent tax furor. Red and green apples of…
Not a single county in the US has enough affordable housing to go around
By Tanvi Misra, CityLab How widespread is the affordable housing crisis? Well, not a single county in the U.S. has enough affordable units to go around. Constructing more housing is important (albeit not easy), but we can’t just build our way…
Delta’s recent system outage cost the airline $100M in lost revenue
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Remember that major systems outage that hit Delta last month, prompting the airline to ground all flights worldwide? In addition to majorly ticking off customers who had their travel plans disrupted and grabbing the…
This Caribbean island is trying to woo travellers from Barbados
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday September 6, 2016 – Grenada is making a deliberate attempt to lure more Barbadian visitors to its shores. In fact, a team from the Spice Isle is in Barbados this week, in hopes of boosting…
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she had a miscarriage in 2011
By Kylie MacLellan, Reuters From Business Insider LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose childlessness has been a matter of media speculation over the years, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in 2011. Following the publication of extracts from…
This technology is helping young girls with a rare syndrome communicate
BY JONATHAN KEANE When 13-year-old Nathalia Lawlor was born, she seemed perfectly healthy, moving and babbling like any other baby. But at around six or seven months, she started to lose her coordination and ability to move. Once able to…
BARCLAYS: A lot of pros are getting these 5 things wrong about the oil industry
By Akin Oyedele From Business Insider Barclays would like to clarify a few things about crude oil production. In a note to clients on Wednesday, Michael Cohen, the head of energy commodities research, wrote that the central story of the…
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Caribbean Islands to have 3D printed coral reefs
From Qll3DP The Caribbean Island of Bonaire is bringing 3D printing to the coast, with an ambitious plan to help preserve fragile coral reefs. Coral reefs contain an extremely diverse ecosystem, and are important for protecting coastlines and a variety…
