Butterfield earnings increase / CIBC sell 19% stake in Butterfield
Butterfield earnings increase to $29M The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today [April 27] announced core earnings for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015 of $29.0 million, an improvement of $5.8 million compared to $23.2 million earned…
Second-in-command of Tulsa police force resigns after fatal shooting of unarmed black man
By Ryan Gorman and Reuters From Business Insider Oklahoma top law-enforcement trainer: 73-year-old police volunteer who mistook his taser for a gun was ‘grandfathered’ in to the force Wealthy reserve deputy who admits he shot an unarmed man permitted to…
The island where endangered Hawksbill turtles thrive
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua From BBC The private Caribbean island of Jumby Bay may be home to some of the world’s most affluent and influential people. But its most revered residents of all are the ones that shun…
Paulson, Highbridge Bermuda Ventures may be at risk from IRS
By Richard Rubin, Zachary Mider, and Sonali Basak From Bloomberg Investment vehicles set up by Paulson & Co. and Highbridge Capital Management in tax-friendly Bermuda may be under threat from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS, in proposed rules…
Woman discovers secret two-way mirror in bar restroom, owner says ‘go **** yourself’
By Lindsey Robertson From Mashable Going to a bar restroom is rarely a pleasant experience — especially if you have to worry about people peeping on you while you pee. While performing in Berwyn, Illinois, comedian Tamale Rocks discovered that…
Endangered corals
Endangered corals smothered by sponges on overfished Caribbean reefs From PEERJ Removal of sponge-eating fishes results in a greater than threefold increase in coral overgrowth by sponges For reef-building corals, sponges do not make good neighbors. Aggressive competitors for space,…
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Voice of the islands: Oonya Kempadoo has a pan-Caribbean perspective
From Repeating Islands In this article writer Oonya Kempadoo defines the Caribbean as a place with shared experiences but simultaneously contradictory: “We are one and we are specific, competing island nations at the same time. Different languages add to the…
Why should we care?
By Tim Chuey From Eugene Daily News There are a lot of things we care about like how our family members and friends are doing here and in other parts of the country, whether we can pay our bills, and…
Lessons to be learned from Caribbean treatment of mental health
From Jamaica Observer MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (CMC) – A Caribbean-born researcher here says there are lessons to be learned from the Caribbean’s treatment of mental health. With Caribbean people in the United Kingdom (UK) nine times more likely than white…
History in shambles: World Heritage sites after the Nepal earthquake
By Brian Ries From Mashable The centuries-old monuments spread throughout the Kathmandu Valley were heavily damaged in the massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, a United Nations official said on Monday. Some of the sites suffered “extensive and irreversible…
