the big slide at Minnesota State Fair
96-year-old rides the big slide at Minnesota State Fair, loves every second BY BRIAN KOERBER From Mashable You’re never too old to ride the big slide. At age 96, Jean Hazewinkel had no problem walking to the top of the…
Speaker transition doesn’t put K Street Off-Kilter
By Katelyn Polantz, From Legal Times It’s steady as she goes around K Street despite the surprise resignation of House Speaker John Boehner from Congress. Several lobbyists and law firm leaders Friday afternoon indicated they’re already thinking through a transition…
Cerasee or Asosi: The cure-all plant for South Florida’s Caribbean transplants
By Nadege Green From WLRN I was born and raised in Miami, but my very Haitian mom always kept true to her roots — especially whenever I didn’t feel well. Have a sore throat? Sour orange leaves can fix that….
Berau debt workout clouded by Caribbean Court loan dispute
By David Yong & Christopher Langner From Bloomberg Raiffeisen Bank seeking to liquidate Berau’s new parent ACE ACE counters that collateral for loans it bought is missing A legal dispute between PT Berau Coal Energy’s parent and one of its…
Dentons’ $10M legal fee suit against Republic of Guinea to proceed
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times, D.C. federal judge rejects Guinea’s immunity argument. The Republic of Guinea must face allegations in a U.S. court that it failed to pay the law firm Dentons more than $10 million in legal fees,…
No kidding! ‘Goat Man’ takes break from being human
By Antoine Bouthier, AFP From Business Insider London (AFP) – A British man who wanted to “take a holiday from being human” is sharing his experiences after spending time in the Swiss Alps — living as a goat. Thomas Thwaites,…
NNSA removes U.S.-Origin HEU from Jamaica, makes Caribbean HEU free
By Carol A. Clark From Daily Post Los Alamos NNSA News: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has removed approximately 1 kilogram of U.S.-Origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Jamaica’s “Safe Low-Power Kritical Experiment”…
Destination of the week
European Adventure: Paris, France By LINDSAY From love & olive oil Le Chat du Marché What can I say, Paris is perfect. Walking through Paris, past the sidewalk cafes and pastry shops and fruit markets, I felt like I was…
Stop bribing the electorate and give that money to the teachers.
By A TEACHER As teachers we must never forget how we stood on the side of Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves in 2000 and stood shoulder to shoulder even at what became known as “the road block revolution”. Some of you…
Need for both investment and reforms in Mauritius
By Andrew Jack From Financial Times A short drive from the tatty shop fronts and slow-moving traffic of Vacoas-Phoenix in central Mauritius, Jean-Louis Roule, head of CIDP, a pharmaceutical and cosmetic-testing company, sits surrounded by modern art in a slick…
