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Here's What It Costs to Work Remotely in 4 Global Hotspots
We break down what remote workers can expect to experience and how much they may pay to live in Bali, Barbados, Croatia and Jamaica.
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Working Remotely From Paradise? What It Means for Your Taxes
Working remotely from a beach in the Caribbean sounds heavenly, but make sure you understand what this means for your taxes before you go.
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Tired of Lockdown? Barbados Tempts Remote Workers With 12-Month Visas
Barbados is planning to introduce a 12-month visa that would allow remote workers to swap cramped city apartments for the island’s white sandy beaches, blue sea and year-round sunshine.
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Tropical Storm Dorian's Center Reforms in Caribbean Sea
Tropical Storm Dorian’s center has reformed and is expected to continue strengthening as it moves through the eastern Caribbean Sea.
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Venezuela Talks in the Balance as US Ups Pressure on Maduro
For weeks, representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his would-be successor, opposition leader Juan Guaidó, have been shuttling back and forth to Barbados trying to agree on a common path out of the country’s prolonged political standoff. The meetings have been slow-going and shrouded in mystery, with neither side disclosing details. But now Maduro’s supporters are accusing the U.S....
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Passengers, Crew on Virgin Flight Quarantined in UK
All passengers and crew on a charter flight from Barbados to London were briefly put into quarantine because of widespread illness on board. Virgin Atlantic said Wednesday The airline said the 448 passengers — who were returning to Britain after traveling on the MSC Preziosa cruise ship in the Caribbean — and crew were taken to a reception center near...
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Rihanna Named an Official Ambassador of Barbados
Rihanna is a woman who can truly juggle it all. She’s a singer; she’s an actress and now she’s an ambassador of Barbados.
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Celebs Turn Out to Help Rihanna's Diamond Ball Shine Bright
Rihanna’s Diamond Ball shined in its fourth year and continued to make a name as one of the industry’s white-hot and must-attend parties — all while raising money for charity.
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There's No Snake on This Plane: Concealed Ball Python Seized at Miami International Airport
Transportation Security Administration agents seized a ball python that was carefully concealed inside of a hard drive and inside a checked bag for a flight to Barbados from Miami International Airport.
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Rihanna, French President Macron Champion Millions for Global Education
Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron headlined a conference in Senegal on Friday raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in developing countries.
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Rihanna Mourns Cousin's Death, Calls an End to Gun Violence
Rihanna is mourning the death of her cousin and calling for an end to gun violence. The singer posted photos of herself with 21-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne on Instagram on Tuesday, writing that she “can’t believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms!”
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Tearful NJ Woman Steps Off Cruise Ship in NYC After Weekslong ‘Nightmare'
An 11-day tropical excursion that turned into a 22-day nightmare for some travelers has ended, with relieved passengers stepping off their cruise ship, at least one of them in tears, at Pier 88 in the city Tuesday.
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UN Chief: Scientists Say Extreme Storms Will Be ‘New Normal'
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is heading to the hurricane-battered Caribbean, where he said Wednesday that scientists predict the extreme storms during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season “will be the new normal of a warming world.” The U.N. chief told reporters that Hurricane Irma, which devastated Barbuda, was a Category 5 storm for three consecutive days — “the longest on satellite record”...
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Rihanna, Dave Chappelle Team Up to Raise Money for Charity
At a Rihanna charity event, she will encourage you to drink heavily — so that you donate generously.
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Rihanna Rides Into New York Fashion Week Like a Rock Star
The pop star and fashionista kicked off her Fenty Puma 2018 spring-summer collection Sunday with motocross bicycles flying high in the air, ascending above a dreamy display of powder pink mountains and sand — as the audience watched in awe.
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Richard Branson Reveals Devastation of Hurricane-Hit Private Island, Blames ‘Man-Made Climate Change'
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson posted photos on social media of the destruction that Hurricane Irma left on his private island in the Caribbean, pointing to climate change as a cause of large, unpredictable natural disasters, CNBC reported. Branson and his family survived the hurricane on his private island, Necker Island, located in the British Virgin Islands. Branson posted photos on...
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Tropical Storm Don's Name Is Just a Coincidence, NOAA Confirms
It’s not a tweet storm but a real storm. The newest potentially dangerous swirl of hot air is a tropical storm in the Atlantic named Don. And it’s a total coincidence that the storm bears a common nickname for the president of the United States. Tropical storms and hurricanes are named several years in advance in a non-political way by...
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Prince Harry Dines With Muslim Youths in Singapore, Helps Honor London Attack Victims
He is on a two-day trip to the country
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April the Giraffe's Baby Boy Grows Big and Strong
In just over a month, the baby giraffe that has gained so many followers when his mother, April, was pregnant with him, is growing up big and strong.
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‘Yeah, Baby': New York Zoo Reveals Name of April the Giraffe's Calf
Baby, we’ve got a name.