A muted West Indies team displayed little of the bluster that made them World champions, as they slumped to a disappointing six-wicket loss to Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International of the four-match series in Barbados on Sunday. In what appeared to be an extension of the malaise which condemned them to a 3-0 whitewash […]
Oceania Cruises has announced a new series of 10 cruises to Cuba next year on its newest ship, 684-passenger Sirena. The sailings, which include stops in Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba, will run from May 4 to October 26, 2018. Sirena will be the second Oceania ship running Cuba sailings next year, as 684-passenger […]
AMBERGRIS CAYE, Belize –The Wyndham Hotel Group has unveiled plans to manage the 242-key Wyndham Grand Ambergrus Caye, the first resort in Belize to fly the Wyndham Grand flag. The five-star oceanfront resort is scheduled to open in December 2018. Situated along the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea, the resort’s five towers – housing one-, two-, and […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Terry Steers-Gonzales, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy, says now is the best time for the Guyana government to consider how revenues which are expected to be gained from the oil sector will be spent on various areas of development. Steers –Gonzalez was speaking at the opening ceremony of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The new president of the People’s National Party(PNP) Dr Peter Phillips told supporters on Sunday that the current generation of the organisation will have to fix and eliminate poverty. It is for that reason, Phillips says, he will not apologise for embracing democratic socialism which he insists still has a place in developing 21st-century […]
MIAMI – Two Caribbean leaders will participate in a World Bank conference here today on the socio-economic situation in the Caribbean. The conference, titled “The Caribbean Dilemma,” is part of the Americas Conference Series being put on in collaboration with the Miami Herald newspaper. Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell of Grenada and St Lucia’s Prime […]
By Guilford Joe Thomas A vegan lifestyle is not yet a mainstream alternative, but it is quickly getting there as an increasing number of people look for healthier ways to eat and live. There is also an ever-growing body of conclusive evidence that supports the claim that peak health comes mainly from a diet of […]
What’s in it for you? In the context of the 2017 federal budget recently unveiled by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, most of our citizens and residents will benefit directly or indirectly from a substantial allocation of $11.2 Billion for affordable housing over the next ten years. The most interesting aspect of […]
So you think you know all the countries of the world? Well, where is Vanuatu ? Or the Malvinas? Okay. So you had to scratch your head and think awhile before answering. Well, meet four-year old Isiah McDonald, a geography whiz kid who isn’t stumped for an answer when asked about any country. He can […]
The House of Angostura, a major rum producer in Trinidad and Tobago has been awarded the coveted title of World Class Distillery 2017 at this year’s World Spirits Awards (WSA in Austria, as well as gold medals for five of its rums and for its newest distillation, Amaro di ANGOSTURA®. Only 25 distilleries around the […]
