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A lesser breed of justice, Chancellor Seaga?
By A.J. Nicholson, Contributor From The Jamaica Gleaner Over the years, certain individuals within Jamaica and the wider Caribbean have asserted the need for these former British colonies to cling to the apron strings of the Mother Country by remaining…
Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals
From BBC Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals, including churchmen from Tonga, Ethiopia and Myanmar. Fifteen of the new appointees are under 80, making them eligible to enter a conclave to elect the Pope’s successor. Pope Francis said the…
Zany traditions from Latin America to ring in the New Year
By Sandra Guzman From NBC News To welcome the New Year, Peruvians place three potatoes under a sofa and choose one to forecast the year ahead—broke, average or bountiful. At midnight, for good fortune, many Latinos quickly munch on grapes…
Top 10 New Year’s resolution vacations
Reuters From niagarafalls review Good intentions. They come around every year and are practically synonymous with champagne toasts on Dec. 31. Wavering already? Not to worry, online travel adviser Cheapflights.com has come up with a top 10 list of destinations…
Free school meals for primary one to three pupils in Scotland
From BBC The £95m initiative covering state schools is expected to save families at least £330 a year. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched the policy at her old primary school in Ayrshire. She said making free school meals available on…
New hope for rape kit testing advocates
From BBC Five years after more than 11,000 unprocessed rape kits – some dating back to the 1980s – were discovered in a police warehouse in Detroit, cities across the US are working to eliminate their own huge backlogs of…
Deadly fire turns Lincoln couple’s cruise into logistical nightmare
By Richard Piersol From JournalStar Les Pitons dominate the skyline along the southwestern coast of St. Lucia in the West Indies. The volcanic peaks rise 2,618 and 2,438 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. January 01, 2015 2:00 pm / Column3…
Judging the Judges in 2014
By Susan Beck, From The Litigation Daily What were the best and worst court decisions of the year in the world of business law? It depends who you ask, of course. To come up with my own far-from-exhaustive list, I…
CLICO bail-out plan rejected
By Shawn Cumberbatch, From Barbados Nation News Eastern Caribbean countries which have suffered major fallout from the collapse of CLICO want Barbados to consider an alternative strategy to fix the company. However, CLICO International Life Insurance Limited (CIL) judicial manager…
US Treasury proscribes St Kitts-Nevis citizen for Iran sanctions evasion
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The US Department of the Treasury on Tuesday designated a citizen of St Kitts and Nevis under Iran-related regulations for supporting Iranian government sanctions evasion efforts. The individual in question, Hossein Mansour Zeidi,…
