Caribbean-American women joining Women March on Washington DC
From Caribbean National Weekly Four South Florida Caribbean-American women, Hazel Martin of Jamaica, Myrna Lloyd of Barbados, and Sherna and Maxine Barnes of Antigua and Barbuda will be heading out Thursday afternoon for Washington DC. The ladies are not flying…
Another investor lawsuit filed over Puerto Rico bonds
From Caribbean News Now SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A securities arbitration law firm on Friday filed a claim against UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico and UBS Financial Services, Inc. (collectively “UBS”) for $8.5 million. According to the…
Steve Harvey ‘Family Feud’ on a roll – even before Trump bump
By Karl Nelson From Newsmax Steve Harvey’s “Family Feud” TV game show hit record-breaking ratings numbers for the first week in January just before the black comedian’s well-covered visit to Trump Tower to meet with the president-elect. “Family Feud” reached…
Collas Crill to speak at the first NAFER conference in the Cayman Islands
Collas Crill is continuing its support of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) by speaking at its inaugural Cayman Insolvency and Asset Recovery Conference next month. This event, which takes place at the Westin Hotel in Grand Cayman…
Obama Commutes Sentence of Chelsea Manning
By Newsmax Wires From Newsmax President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning on Tuesday, allowing the Army intelligence officer who leaked scores of classified documents to go free nearly three decades early. Manning, who will leave prison…
Caribbean gay directory launched online – Jamaican woman starts ‘Outpages’
By SHANICE WATSON From The Star Jamaica A Jamaican woman has developed a business directory called Outpages for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) community and their allies in Jamaica and the Caribbean. “Let’s document and support our community…
CRFM and fisheries powerhouse, Norway, launch fact-finding mission
Belize City, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Government of Norway have launched a two-week mission to explore the development of a regional technical assistance project to be funded by Norway. The project would…
Rise of Hitler
Here’s how American journalists covered the rise of Hitler in the 1920s and 30s By John Broich, The Conversation From Business Insider How to report on a fascist? How to cover the rise of a political leader who’s left a…