LIAT to suffer US$13m loss due to hurricanes

October 19, 2017 in Regional

Regional airline LIAT is expected to end the year with a loss of US$13.25 million as a result of the impact of extreme weather during this hurricane season. As a result, the shareholder governments of the cash-strapped carrier have secured a US$7 million loan to help...

ahamian Girl Falls to Her Death on Carnival Cruise Shi

October 19, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_19561" align="alignleft" width="300"] ZION SMITH DIED ABOARD THE CARNIVAL GLORY.[/caption] A dream vacation turned into a nightmare for one family after an eight-year-old Bahamian girl fell to her death on a Carnival Cruise ship over the weekend. Zion Smith was aboard the Carnival Glory docked at...

Unhealthy Saharan Dust Blankets the Caribbean

October 19, 2017 in Regional

In addition to heat, the orientation of Atlantic High is causing winds to transport dry, dusty and unhealthy air from the Sahara Desert, in Africa, to the Caribbean. The dust streams across the Caribbean all year round, via the generally easterly wind flow between Africa and...