Sole immigrant on U.S. currency might become history
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life Whoever said ‘silence is golden’ was not referring to talk about changing the face of a particular U.S. paper money. Nor should the popular mantra apply to Nevisians and Kittitians who should demand…
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Farmers struggle, crops dry up in Caribbean and Central America
From telesurtv Rice farmers in the Dominican Republic expect they could lose 80 percent of their crops this season given the dry conditions. Historic drought in the Caribbean is causing huge losses for farmers as the region suffers the driest…
Olwomen story of the week
15 effective home remedies for sleep disorder By Jenny Smith From Olwomen The moment you lie down and rest your head on the pillow it is automatically signaled on to the brain that now is the time when you are…
Pakistan Supreme Court suspends Asia Bibi death sentence
From BBC The Supreme Court in Pakistan has suspended the execution of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for nearly five years, was given leave to appeal. No hearing date was set….
On The Japanese PhotoWalk
From Stuck In Customs STUCK IN CUSTOMS INTERNET RESEARCH TEAM I wonder who in the audience can find her YouTube channel? A great challenge for this seemingly can-find-anything audience here! DAILY PHOTO – ON THE JAPANESE PHOTOWALK Here’s one of…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Scene of spreading conflicts
By Rickey Singh, From Nation News Barbados I am reflecting aloud on the separate statements in Monday’s Daily Nation attributed to Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart, and Mr Alex McDonald, chairman of Barbados Private Sector Association, on the prevailing unsettled industrial…
Female lawyers less likely to be first chair, study finds
By Gina Passarella, From The Legal Intelligencer Women comprise a disproportionately low percentage of lead trial counsel compared to their representation in the overall legal profession, a study for the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession has…
BitGold announces acquisition of GoldMoney
By GoldMoney Newsdesk We would like to advise you that on Friday 22 May BitGold Inc., a publicly traded Canadian company, entered into an acquisition agreement to purchase the operations and intellectual property of GoldMoney Network Limited and its subsidiaries…
Lumber Liquidators mired in shareholder lawsuits
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., whose stock has plummeted since a “60 Minutes” exposé revealed that its hardwood laminate flooring products contained illegal levels of formaldehyde, is fending off a raft of shareholder…
What we know about Chattanooga gunman Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez
By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller From New York Mag On Thursday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, four Marines — Thomas Sullivan, Skip Wells, David Wyatt, and Carson Holmquist — were killed and three others were injured when a gunman opened fire…
