Rotting frozen meat from the 1970s smuggled through Hong Kong into China
By Nectar Gan, Emily Tsang and Clifford Lo From South China Morning Post Crackdown by mainland customs nets illegally imported frozen products worth 3 billion yuan and identifies the city as a transit point China’s customs has named Hong Kong…
Half the dolphins caught in Japan hunt exported despite global outcry: report
Agence France-Presse From Guardian UK Of the live dolphins caught in the town of Taiji about half find buyers in China and other countries, it’s reported, despite criticism of the hunt About half of the live dolphins caught in the…
PPPs in the Caribbean: Filling the gap
By Brian Samuel From The World Bank PPP’s – Public-Private Partnership Prior to about 2005, for many tourists their Jamaican vacation was ruined at the last minute, by the hot and overcrowded conditions inside Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. Fast…
Olwomen article of the week
15 natural, effective and easy-to-do home remedies for ear infections By Jenny Smith From Olwomen Ear is the most sensitive part of human body which is responsible to convey us the speech of the world. A little problem to you…
Acadiana Regional Airport director says New Iberia facility could become hub of international commerce within a year
By Billy Gunn From The Advocate.com NEW IBERIA — The executive director of Acadiana Regional Airport believes the vast air transport facility in Iberia Parish can be a hub of international commerce within a year. “Everything is in place. We’ve…
Caribbean spiny lobsters create safe havens to avoid disease
By University of Florida From Lab Manager Spiny lobsters practice “behavioral immunity” to create safe havens that prevent them from contracting a lethal disease in the wild, an important finding for the $50 million annual spiny lobster fishery in Florida,…
Surprising reversal in Rocky Flats Case
By Scott Flaherty, from The Litigation Daily After 25 years of litigation over contamination from the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, a federal appeals court has ruled that Dow Chemical Co. and Rockwell International Corp. should be on…
The Supreme Court is ignoring a huge wave in American politics
By Christina Sterbenz From Business Insider Most people don’t know America’s system for carrying out the death penalty was designed by a Holocaust denier Justice Scalia said liberal justices are too privileged to understand the need for the death penalty…
Caribbean Villas [San Pedro] to host LGBT pride event
From The San Pedro Sun Caribbean Villas Hotel in San Pedro is gearing up to host the first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Week from September 5th to the 12th. The event, which will be the first of…
Privacy software company sues Google for removal from Android market
By Chris DiMarco, From Legaltech News Disconnect charges that their product was removed because it is better at detecting the use of Internet trackers than the competition. With average citizens placing more stock in the protection of their personal information,…
