Holness exploring increased bilateral co-operation with C’bean neighbours
BY BALFORD HENRY From Jamaica Observer PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says he expects a number of high-level visits to Jamaica and increased bilateral co-operation, emerging from discussions he started at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) summit in Havana, Cuba,…
Bride is forced to miss her £1,000 Caribbean honeymoon after a fall on her wedding day left her in a wheelchair for TWO YEARS
By Amy Sharpe and Emily Chan For Mailonline Janice Williams, 49, from Croydon, married John, 62, in August 2014 Mother-of-three fell on her back while going to sit down at reception dinner She fractured her spine and was left in…
Facebook might start encrypting all your chats
By Chris Smith FromBGR Facebook Messenger, a chat service that has more than 900 million users, is going to get end-to-end encryption later this year, a new report. However, it’s not the kind of end-to-end encryption available on iMessage or…
In defence of ‘tax havens’
By Neil Mohindra, From Financial Post Higher-tax countries don’t like the competition With all the hype over the Panama Papers, “tax havens” are again under fire from a barrage of misinformation. The term “tax haven” is routinely applied to small jurisdictions…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Conn. Court allows ‘Comfort Dogs’ to Aid testimony of child witnesses in sex abuse cases
By Paul Sussman, From The Connecticut Law Tribune The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that it’s legally acceptable for “comfort dogs” to accompany children who must testify in court in criminal sexual abuse cases. In an issue of first impression in…
Cosby again seeks dismissal of charges
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer Bill Cosby has launched a new effort to get the criminal charges against him dismissed in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, filing a second petition for writ of habeas corpus. In…
Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton
From BBC President Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party presidential nominee. His endorsement came after meeting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who has been battling Mrs Clinton for the nomination. Speaking in a video tweeted out by…
