OUR CARIBBEAN: Word game vs realities
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados Nation News WHILE FEARS of the right-wing billionaire Donald Trump emerging as new President of the USA at the forthcoming elections in November continue to spread at home and abroad, growing uneasiness is the name…
Mt. Rainier puts on a show
Article by Scott Sistek From Komonews TV Our little dry streak is about to come to an end. But if you looked at Mt. Rainier today, you would have known that already. Take a look at some of these incredible…
86 Year old letter to a US bank
Supposedly this is true but it made me smile – I am sure it will you. Shown below, is an actual letter that was sent to a bank by an 86 year old woman. The bank manager thought it amusing…
US chasing $130m in undeclared offshore accounts in Cayman Islands
By Pat Sweet From CCH Daily Two financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have pleaded guilty in a US court to helping US taxpayers hide more than $130m (£92m) in offshore accounts in order to evade taxes, and could…
Caribbean Journal: 10 ways you can help protect Caribbean reefs
By Lisa K Terry From Caribbean Journal Here in the U.S. Virgin Islands, like all over the Caribbean, we depend on our reefs for tourism, to protect our coastlines, beaches and favorite marine creatures, and to support recreational and commercial…
Panasonic’s satellite network reaches Caribbean, Mediterranean
By Michelle Howard From Maritime Professional Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has announced that its broadband communications and digital entertainment services will now be available to passenger vessels across the maritime market. Panasonic offers a new approach to connectivity at sea,…
D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland to be Nominated to Supreme Court
By Zoe Tillman, From The National Law Journal Obama picks longtime judge, former prosecutor to fill Scalia vacancy. Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer…
US Judge faults illegal re-entry case based on unfair deportation
By Andrew Keshner, From New York Law Journal An indictment for illegal re-entry premised on a faulty deportation order cannot stand, a federal judge has ruled. Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein said the deportation order against Shani Moncrieffe was invalid, based…
Caribbean nations step up fight against environmental crisis
From telesur Guyana is the latest member of the 15-nation CARICOM to ban Styrofoam, which poses a serious risk to the region’s diverse marine life. Caribbean governments are taking firm steps to ban the importation of non-biodegradable products into their…
