Mayor honors former NYC council member
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life A day after the massive West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio bestowed special honors on the first Caribbean-born woman to be elected…
Interns fight ICM Partners’ “Premature” attempt to toss their class action lawsuit
By Dominic Patten from Deadline Two weeks after ICM Partners sought to have the potential class-action lawsuit by two former interns dismissed, Kimberly Behzadi and J**** R******* have hit back. “The Court should deny Defendant International Creative Management Partners LLC’s motion…
Plane Diverted, Passengers Thrown Off Over Knee Defender Altercation
By hipstomp From core77 Last year we wrote about the Knee Defender, a pair of plastic gizmos that an airplane passenger can use to prevent the person in front of them from reclining. We wrote it up in utter dismayed…
More than meets the eye: A bicycle that transforms into its own lock, yea or nay?
By RAY from Core77 When it comes bicycles, we’re often inclined to say nay. Call us snobs/cranks/grouches or what have you, but we are generally of the opinion that you don’t go reinventing the proverbial human-powered two-wheel conveyance. Here’s a…
White House Summit on Africa lauded but Caribbean/Central American investment summit urged
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. August 1, 2014: While saluting the White House for its second annual U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Board of Invest Caribbean Now, (ICN), the biggest investment summit on the Caribbean outside the region, is urging…
Caribbean Mother’s Day
From Narrative Network On Mother’s Day, I always marvel at mothers like my maternal grandmother Violet Chan Keong, who arrived in Harlem from Trinidad. She was newly divorced and travelling with three small children, including my mother. She left behind…
Fresh Performance: Contemporary performance art in NYC & Caribbean
From Fresh Milk The full documentary Fresh Performance: Contemporary Performance Art in New York City and the Caribbean, the culmination of a collaborative project between Fresh Milk and New York-based, Guyanese artist damali abrams is now available for viewing online….
Portrait of Thatcher
By Gordon J. Solomon The unique silver thatch is deep rooted into sand beds and rock formations on all three Cayman Islands. The “outer” side of the leaf, which faces the sun, is a verdant green while the opposite side…
[Bahamas] Tourism Minister launches new initiative in NYC
From bahamaislandsinfo NEW YORK, New York — More than 100,000 people experienced a destination wedding in The Bahamas last year, and the country wants to attract even more in years to come, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe told seasoned travel…
How many different airplanes have you flown?
From Flight Training Blog Jean Moule last wrote about flying in the Cascades for the Flight Training blog. She is an emerita faculty member of Oregon State University, and a published writer and artist. Visit her website (http://www.jeanmoule.com/).—Ed. As we…