Mercedes recalls 354K vehicles over fire risk
By Ashlee Kieler from Consumerist If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: You don’t want your vehicle to catch on fire. For that reason, Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 354,000 vehicles. Mercedes announced Thursday the recall…
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Calypso Rose welcomes government’s offer
From Newsday T&T “PUT my name on the plane,” McCartha “Calypso Rose” Lewis said yesterday after hearing about plans government has for her which include naming a Caribbean Airlines aircraft after her and providing her with a Diplomatic passport. In…
Qunar announces completion of merger
BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (NASDAQ:QUNR) (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading mobile and online travel platform, today announced the completion of its merger (the “Merger”) with Ocean Management Merger Sub Limited (“Merger Sub”),…
American Airlines’ “simplified” boarding process now has 9 boarding groups
By Ashlee Kieler from Consumerist In an attempt to better serve passengers and, you know, get things moving, airlines have been revamping their boarding processes in recent years, from Delta Air Lines employees pre-load carry-on bags to Southwest’s changes to…
Astronaut filmed elusive blue lightning aboard the ISS
By Mariella Moon, from engadget And the video is quite mesmerizing Some types of electrical discharge phenomena like blue jets and red sprites occur way above the altitudes where normal lightning occurs. That makes it tough to see them or…
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New solar roof technology from Panasonic could eventually end up in Tesla’s Model 3
By Yoni Heisler From BGR This past November, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter and floated the idea of offering a solar roof option for the Model 3. When asked outright if Tesla had plans to “embed solar panels in…
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Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach recognized as a winner in 2017 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for Beaches
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 28 February 2017 – The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism today announced that Seven Mile Beach has been named a winner in the 2017 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for Beaches, ranking 12 out of 25 in…
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Cayman Maritime 2017 to shine spotlight on Cayman Islands’ role as the Caribbean’s leading International Maritime Centre
5th Cayman Islands shipping summit strengthens local coalition working to raise Cayman’s maritime profile 28th February, George Town, Grand Cayman – The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry, in collaboration with a steering committee from the private sector, including Cayman Maritime Services…
You can legally [?] trick out your own car with self-driving tech
BY BRETT WILLIAMS From Mashable Self-driving tech is on its way to cars — but for some, it’s not coming soon enough. While Tesla rolls out updates to Autopilot incrementally and other automakers fine-tune their autonomous platforms after years of…
Destinations of the week
8 Caribbean Natural Wonders You Have To See To Believe From Huffington Post There’s no better time than the winter for a warm tropical getaway, and there’s no better destination than the Caribbean islands. Home to some of the most…
