Hollywood, tech companies clash over bill to shield actors’ ages
By Cheryl Miller, From The Recorder SACRAMENTO — In their fight against age discrimination in Hollywood, actors have found a powerful ally: the California Legislature. The union representing 160,000 workers in the television, movies and radio industries is backing legislation that…
Breitbart Chief Bannon joins Trump campaign
From Newsmax Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has slipped in the polls in recent weeks, has shaken up his campaign again. The billionaire real estate mogul is bringing in Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News as chief executive officer —…
Cayman Islands DoE to host Regional Marine Resources Conference
Bringing representatives to the Cayman Islands from more than 80 countries, the 69th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) Conference will allow the exchange of current information on the use and management of marine resources in the Caribbean and…
4 times that Hollywood got Wall Street wrong
By Alice Gomstyn and Phyllis Furman, The Alert Investor From Business Insider From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “The Big Short,” Hollywood has long been fascinated with money and Wall Street. But finance and markets can get highly technical, testing…
US Air Force at night
These photos of the Air Force at night are breathtaking By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider The US Air Force has 39 distinct types of aircraft, not counting individual variants within each of those airframes. This range of planes allow…
Slavery is not being used as an excuse, historian says
By Makeida Antonio From Antigua Observer A historian and professor believes that slavery is not being used to excuse behavioural patterns and trends among black males, but explains that there are several layers that contribute to behaviours seen today. Professor of…
A storm like the one in Louisiana should only happen once every 500 years
By Max Plenke, Mic From Business Insider Last weekend, nearly two feet of rain fell on parts of southern Louisiana in the span of two days, leaving at least 10 people dead and over 20,000 in need of rescue. A…
Barbados PM wants closer relationship with Panama
By Sharon Austin From BGIS BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has expressed the view that the strong ancestral and cultural links connecting Panama to Barbados warrant a strengthening and enhancing of the existing diplomatic relationship. According to…
An 18-year study of bees finally sheds light on something that may be wiping them out
By Meghan Bartels From Business Insider For years, there’s been suspicion that a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are bad for bees. The chemicals, which farmers apply to their crops to keep away insects that munch through their harvests, are…
One picture perfectly illustrates China’s biggest problem in the Pacific
By Alex Lockie From Business Insider In the picture above, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with the Philippines’ secretary of national defense, Voltaire Gazmin, aboard the back of a V-22 Osprey as it flies over the South…
