US: EFF sues for release of data on decryption requests
By Cheryl Miller, The Recorder SACRAMENTO — Digital liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday for documents that may shed light on how many times—if ever—the federal government has sought a secret court order forcing companies…
Ex- US police officer avoids prison in fatal stairwell shooting
By Andrew Denney and Andrew Keshner, New York Law Journal Former New York City Police Officer Peter Liang will serve no prison time for his on-duty shooting of an unarmed black man with a ricocheted bullet in a dark…
Guyana: Woman rescued after attempting suicide by jumping off Harbour Bridge
From News Source The Demerara Harbour Bridge has a pedestrian area and the woman was spotted walking across the bridge moments before she made the suicide attempt. Woman rescued after attempting suicide by jumping off Harbour Bridge Quick and heroic…
Tilting Axis 2
TILTING AXIS 2: CARIBBEAN STRATEGIES HELD AT THE PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI From Fresh Milk Barbados The inaugural edition of the Caribbean-driven visual arts conference Tilting Axis took place last year at The Fresh Milk Art Platform Inc. in Barbados….
Why I pay for my employees to vacation in the Caribbean
By Melody Adhami Special to The Globe and Mail When Plastic Mobile first opened its doors in 2007, I aimed to do things by the book. Individual performance reviews, standard vacation time and office perks like complimentary breakfast and ping…
Stop hatin’ on lawyers for The Panama Papers
By Steve Dykstra From Above the Law Canada View From Up North Damon Wayans said it best on the epic sketch show, In Living Color. Donning grey beard and hair, Damon transformed into comedic legend Redd Foxx. At the time,…
US: Accused of being drunk on Bench, Miami-Dade Judge suspended with pay
By Samantha Joseph, Daily Business Review Miami-Dade County Court Judge Jacqueline Schwartz was suspended Tuesday [19] after she was accused of being intoxicated in court and starting a drunken confrontation with staff and police at a Miami restaurant. For now, the…
OUR CARIBBEAN: A Barbadian queen anytime soon?
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados Nationnews WHAT FORMER Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, had promised to do four years ago – but never did – is now being pursued by the country’s new head of government, Prime Minister Andrew…
Olwomen story of the week
9 Signs Of A High Functioning Alcoholic By Jenny Smith From Olwomen Upset or glad, be it a celebration or devastation opening up a bottle is seen both the cases. So, alcohol could be a friend at all times absolutely….
PayPal sued over telemarketing calls
By Vanessa Blum, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Amid an uptick in Telephone Consumer Protection Act suits against technology companies, PayPal Inc. has been hit by a complaint from an aggrieved customer who says the company exploited his fear of…
