States scramble to tighten vaccine laws
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Legislatures push to restrict exemptions, but opponents argue that personal freedoms are jeopardized. As a nationwide measles outbreak grows, state legislatures are pushing through bills that would make it harder for parents to…
Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz
From Repeating Islands IMAGE: Screen Shot 2015-02-04 at 10.59.00 PM Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz, Princeton University Press. Call it a hurricane or a ‘weather bomb’,…
Olwomen story of week
7 alluring 2013 hair color trends By awais239 From olwomen Coloring hair is the easiest way to change the appearance and add spice to your hair. The 2013 has seen many hair colors that can serve as a guide for…
Inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Budapest, Hungary By Gary Arndt. From Everything Everywhere In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have probably done and seen more…
festivals in the Caribbean
10 Unmissable events and festivals in the Caribbean this year By Patrick Norrie From The Culture Trip An obvious reason to go to a festival in the Caribbean is because it is almost guaranteed that it will be located within…
Anger at bid to fly monkeys to Australia for Pirates of the Caribbean film
By Oliver Milman from The Guardian The trip from California to Australia would stress the monkeys, groups say, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5 could be made ‘without the need to exploit animals’ capuchin monkey Wednesday 18 February 2015 03.10…
AG case against Barclays over ‘Dark Pool’ goes forward
By Ben Bedell, From New York Law Journal The New York Attorney General’s securities fraud case against Barclays Capital, alleging it misrepresented the benefits of its “dark pool” trading platform, can go forward, a Manhattan Commercial Division judge ruled Friday….
Caribbean Airlines flight targeted by laser light on approach to Piarco
From CARIBBEAN360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,Tuesday February 17, 2015, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has warned residents in an area close to the Piarco International airport to desist from using laser lights on aircraft warning that the authorities would adopt…
Did Kingfisher money disappear in Cayman, Mauritius?
By Sai Manish From dna Kingfisher Airlines had leased 26 of its 64-aircraft fleet through offshore companies in tax havens like Cayman Islands and Mauritius and paid rents far above market rates, documents accessed by dna indicate. The Central Bureau…