Tragic start to the New Year in Trinidad and Bahamas
By Caribbean News Now contributor PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago recorded six murders on the first day of the year on Wednesday, while in The Bahamas four people were murdered as 2013 ended and the New Year…
Marjorie Lucille Hurst (she would have been 93 today Jan 3)
In memory of our dear sister Marjorie Lucille Hurst. Born Jan. 3 1921. Died Sep. 7 2010. From Helen and Joan TRIBUTE TO MY SISTER MARJORIE LUCILLE HURST I was about 5 or 6 years of age as I can…
US north-east snow storm causes travel chaos
From BBC Fire crew’s hose spray freezes in US winter weather A winter storm has caused travel chaos in the north-eastern US, bringing up to two feet (60cm) of snow to some places. Some 2,300 flights were cancelled as the…
I asked God and he said “No”
This poem is attributed to Claudia Minden Weisz, the mother of a Rett Syndrome child: I asked God to take away my pride. And God said “No.” He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me…
The Editor speaks: HOPE. A new year and a new beginning
In the Cayman Islands premier’s New Year’s message, Alden McLaughlin said “the advent of the New Year brings with it hope and the prospect of success and better times. So whether your aim is to lose weight, go back to…
Search abandoned for man overboard on Caribbean cruise
From Caribbean360 The US Coast Guard mounted an intensive search for a 26-year-old passenger after he reportedly jumped from the Adventure of the Seas in the Mona Passage. (Credit: Royal Caribbean promo video) FLORIDA, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014…
The best and worst films of 2013
By Giles Hardie From the Sydney Morning Herald Giles Hardie is a movie buff and produces the weekly Pick of the Flicks video From The Sunday Morning Herald Gravity: Best film of the year? Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star…
A race to the bottom on taxes
Opinion by Jonathan D. Kaufelt From LA Times Re “Making film deals with tax credits,” Dec. 26 When a small Caribbean nation offers itself as a tax haven to a foreign corporation, it is not hard to see what is…
Garden of the Groves celebrates ‘Christmas in the Garden’ 2013
From bahama islands info FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Colourful tents, unique gift items created by talented local artisans, beautiful artwork, homemade treats, pony rides, face painting, puppies and of course, Santa…all hallmarks of ‘Christmas in the Garden’ at Garden of…
Ageing process can be reversed in animal studies
From Caribbean360 While human therapies are likely to be a distant prospect, the Harvard Medical School research team wants to start clinical trials in 2015. (Credit: ageing-no-more.com) CONNECTICUT, United States, Thursday January 2, 2014 – In what has been referred…
