Singapore wants a self-driving wheelchair by 2017
By Daniel Cooper From engadget The idea is to free up nurses to do more important work in hospitals. Singapore is pushing for businesses to develop an autonomous wheelchair that’ll convey people around without instruction. The announcement came from Mark Lim,…
Indian sunrise
A beautiful sunrise on the southern tip of India By Trey Ratcliff From Stuck In Customs I look like I may be alone here, but I assure you I was not. There were literally thousands of Indians that were there…
British Airways CANCEL flight: Hurricane Matthew causes yet MORE aviation chaos
By FELICITY THISTLETHWAITE From Daily Express UK THE knock-on effect of Hurricane Matthew continues as yet another flight has been cancelled leaving passengers with travel plans up in the air. British Airways cancelled their flight to the Bahamas yesterday due…
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Hurricane Matthew closes Florida, Caribbean ports
From JOC.COM Hurricane Matthew has disrupted vessel traffic, closed ports at Caribbean hubs and in Florida, and raised alarms farther up the US South Atlantic coast as the killer storm moves north. The hurricane slammed into eastern Haiti on Tuesday…
This Caribbean country is the latest to sign an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S.
From NAN News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Sept. 30, 2016: The Dutch Caribbean country of Curaçao has become one of only a handful from the region that has entered into an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S.; a move that is…
Puerto Rico will host cruiseship convention for 4 years
By Cindy Burgos Alvarado From caribbean Business SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico Tourism Co. (PRTC) Director Ingrid Rivera Rocafort and Port Authority Executive Director Ingrid Colberg Rodríguez announced Thursday [Sep 29] that Puerto Rico will be the host of the…
Introducing the new FRS Caribbean High-Speed craft to Bimini
MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — FRS Caribbean announces the launch of their brand new service to one of the most idyllic destinations of the Caribbean: Bimini, Bahamas. FRS Caribbean started their services last Friday, September 23rd, 2016, letting passengers…
Cayman Airways monitoring Hurricane Matthew
Due to the projected path of Hurricane Matthew, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) will be waiving change fees for those passengers who wish to change their flight reservations for travel between Grand Cayman and Jamaica, as well as between Grand Cayman…
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Fogger deployed at Cayman Islands airport to mitigate wildlife
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (27 September, 2016) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority’s (CIAA) Operations Department in collaboration with the Safety Office is using a new method to reduce the number of small birds around the Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA)….
Embargo still impacts Cuba, US relations
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Though Cuba and the United States have made much progress in improving bilateral relations, Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla says the decades-old economic blockade against Havana hampers progress in the…
