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The media’s crippling coverage of Rio Paralympics
By Anthony L Hall From Caribbean News Now The Rio 2016 Paralympics got underway with the Opening Ceremony last night. If you live in the United States, however, you could be forgiven for having no clue (unless you happened to…
Canada is stepping in as a wave of opioid overdoses spread across the US
By Rachel Browne, VICE News From Business Insider As a wave of opioid overdoses continues to spread across North America, Canada is now allowing doctors to prescribe heroin as a treatment for severe addicts. Health Canada lifted rules this week that barred…
Recipe of the week
Recipe: Chili and Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast From The Kitchn Chili and cheese stuffed chicken breast may never win any beauty awards, but that’s just fine because — as this quick dinner proves — it’s what’s on the inside that…
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Prime ministers of Barbados and Jamaica hold bilateral talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Prime minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, and prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, on Wednesday discussed the state of bilateral relations between the two countries via telephone. The discussions took place against the background of two…
Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas inducts new President
From MCCA Media Relations Office NASSAU, The Bahamas – The Bahamas Turks Islands Conference of The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA) in its 204th Annual Session held at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, New Providence, in January 2016…
Scientists name new species of flatworm after President Obama
By FoxNews.com From BGR A flatworm that infects freshwater turtles in Malaysia has been given a presidential name: Baracktrema obamai. The newly-discovered worm, or blood fluke, inhabits the lungs of turtles that live in three Malaysian states, according a study describing…
Hagens Berman alerts Platinum Partners LP Funds Investors to Cayman Islands
From EconoTimes Liquidation Order and Reminds Them of Continuing Investigation SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 09, 2016 — Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP alerts Platinum Partners LP Funds investors that a Cayman Islands judge entered a liquidation order and reminds investors of…
8 Reasons why the Caribbean should legalize medical marijuana
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 9, 2016: Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana in the Caribbean are growing daily with many pointing to the major economic benefits to the region, including Invest Caribbean Now CEO…
Seabirds get caught up in Cyclone
Seabirds get caught up in Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine’s eye BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable When hurricane-force winds are whipping violently over the ocean, the safest place for seabirds may be right in the eye of the storm. Lease terns, royal…
The ‘ghost fleet’ of cargo ships with nowhere to go can now dock and unload
By Tom Hals, Reuters From Business Insider A U.S. judge on Friday signed an order granting Hanjin Shipping provisional protection from creditors in the United States, enabling some vessels to dock and unload at U.S. ports. South Korea’s Hanjin had asked…
