Big bank update: fined, but it’s business as usual
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel The institutions have paid billions in penalties. Critics wonder if the levies will set them straight. Before the 2008 financial crisis, the banking industry wallowed in the lack of regulation like happy hogs in…
Tropical Storm Erika headed for the Lesser Antilles
By Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Tropical storm watches are up for much of the northern Lesser Antilles Islands as Tropical Storm Erika speeds westwards at 20 mph. Erika formed in the waters a few hundred miles east of the…
1.6M Central American, Caribbean Campesinos hit by drought
From teleSURtv The region’s agricultural ministers met in El Salvador and declared an agricultural alert to deal with the crisis. Over 1.6 million Central American and Caribbean campesinos and their families have been seriously affected by a severe drought caused…
Former Clinton Prosecutor Ken Starr: Why is Rick Perry’s case still here?
By Ken Starr, From Texas Lawyer Presidents of both parties routinely threaten to veto spending bills that they believe to be a poor use of the public’s money. In a recent State of the Union Address, for example, President Obama…
In the Caribbean, close encounters of a public health kind
By Carmen Carpio From The World Bank I consider myself a pretty lucky person. I often work across the beautiful islands of the Caribbean, with their glistening turquoise seas, the lush greenery, fresh tropical fruit… I could go on, but…
World’s top antivirus firm accused of sabotaging Microsoft and other rivals
By Yoni Heisler From BGR In the realm of antivirus software, few companies are as respected as Kaspersky Lab. Based out of Moscow, Kaspersky over the years has garnered a lot of praise for detecting and detailing some of the…
Quebec plane crash: Four Britons killed – UK Foreign Office
From BBC Four Britons were among six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Canada, the Foreign Office has said. Five passengers and a pilot died when the Beaver aircraft they were in came down in…
A real fight over virtual reality
By Jenna Greene, From The Litigation Daily The Oculus Rift, I am told by a reliable authority (my 16-year-old son), is awesome. The virtual reality headset is poised to transform the $90 billion video gaming industry and—at least according to…
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Hunted orcas spotlight Caribbean whaling
By Mike Gaworecki From Mongabay Whalers from the Caribbean country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) routinely hunt small cetaceans, such as pilot whales, orcas, and dolphins. Preliminary results suggest the meat of small cetaceans hunted in SVG may…
Hear me roar: The fallout after lion’s death
By Laura Lee Prather, From Texas Lawyer The recent barrage of online comments about dentist Walter James Palmer and his involvement in hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has resurfaced the debate about free speech in a democracy…
