Grooveshark shuts down after major copyright-infringement lawsuits
By Brittany Levine From Mashable Grooveshark is no more. The controversial music streaming service announced Thursday it has ceased operations as part of a settlement with major record companies following a 2011 copyright-infringement lawsuit. In addition to shutting down, the…
Lynn’s bail revoked in clergy sex-abuse case
By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer The first Catholic Church administrative official convicted of endangering the welfare of children abused by other priests has been sent back to prison. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina revoked…
President Obama’s other Caribbean blunder
By Arthur Piccolo From News Americas NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2015: What would Alexander Hamilton think if he knew … That on his homeland of St. Kitts & Nevis the he adopted as his new homeland and helped…
CSI Morgantown? LL.M. in forensic science is coming
By Karen Sloan, From The National Law Journal Law school meets “CSI” in a new forensic justice Master of Laws degree offered by the West Virginia University College of Law. The LL.M. is the first in the country to focus…
Windies show promise in drawn England series
From ZeeNews After so many false dawns, West Indies cricket fans will be wary of reading too much into Sunday`s third test win over England but in drawing the three test series, the Caribbean side showed some significant signs of…
Destination of the week
An empty wooden rocking chair near water at a vacation By Kathleen Peddicord From US News This top Caribbean spot is now expat-ready Las Terrenas offers plenty of culture and the opportunity to buy beachfront digs on the cheap. In…
Grateful message from Syracuse ‘miracle kid’ in final weeks of beloved member of Sharon, Lois and Bram
By Sean Kirst From Syracuse.com Maybe a month ago, Roy George opened an email from Sharon Hampson. It was sent to a network of old friends linked to Sharon, Lois and Bram, the Canadian musical trio famous for their children’s…
AdventureSmith Explorations to launch cruises to Caribbean in Dec. 2015
From BWW Travel World.Com AdventureSmith Explorations to Launch Cruises to Caribbean in Dec. 2015 TAHOE CITY, CA, April 30, 2015 – Small ship cruise expert AdventureSmith Explorations http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com is venturing into new waters. The company has engaged a three-masted schooner,…
Baltimore riots remind Caribbean Diaspora that black lives matter
By Janine Mendes-Franco From Global Voices For Trinidad bloggers living in the United States, the riots in Baltimore is the latest chapter of a seemingly endless story of police aggression towards young black men in the US. Protests and looting…