The life and turns of Morgan Freeman: Biography & net worth
From WN Morgan Freeman, born 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee is among Hollywood most respected actors. He has been featured in the big films to recent times, and his success spans several decades since his initial breakthrough. His name is known…
Record number of fund managers say US equities are overvalued
From Newsmax Measures of stock valuation have been flashing caution for months. Humans are finally starting to take notice. Fund managers now say stocks are the most overvalued they have been in nearly 20 years, according to a survey done last…
British man walks the length of India for a good cause
BY SOHINI MITTER From Mashable Anything for a good cause! 63-year-old Brit Patrick Baddeley has walked for over 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles) through India’s east coast for charity, Times of India reports. He set out from India’s southernmost tip, Kanyakumari,…
Barbados police officers get LGBTI sensitivity training
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 21 2017 – The Royal Barbados Police Force has embarked on sensitivity training regarding the LGBTI community. Organisers say 16 police officers participated in the course on Saturday, March 18. Representatives of organisations…
Mini versions of old buildings
An artist is making mini versions of old buildings by looking at Google Maps By YVETTE TAN From Mashable From a discarded milk carton on the ground, to slightly worn-out posters, the details on Joshua Smith’s models are so realistic…
Litigation funder in Cigna case: ‘Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this would happen’
By Alison Frankel From Reuters When Irish real estate developer Garrett Kelleher agreed to put up about $3 million to back Cayman Islands litigation to enforce Liberian judgments against the insurer Cigna, he thought the worst possible outcome was that…
A police department in the UK is launching a 24-hour ‘flying squad’ of drones
By Eric Lieberman, Daily Caller News Foundation From Business Insider A police department in the UK is planning to launch a 24-hour drone unit, colloquially referred to as the “flying squad,” to help assist law enforcement. Devon and Cornwall (D&C) Police in…
Guyana rebuffs latest statement from Venezuela on oil operations
From Caribbean News Service GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 17 2017 – The Guyana government Friday dismissed statements by the Energy and Petroleum Commission in Venezuela rejecting the oil operations in Guyana’s Essequibo region. Minister of State Joseph Harmon told a news…
Black Samaritan shooter who saved white police officer and new identity-partisanship
By WN.com correspondent Dallas Darling From WN There’s a lot more to the story of the black motorist who stopped his car on a busy highway in Florida to help a police officer being beaten to death. But then again,…
Caribbean tourism officials undertake high-level mission to Brussels in a bid to strengthen relations with European partners
From Hospitality Net UNWTO HEAD TO MAKE FIRST EVER APPEARANCE AT CTO STATE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY CONFERENCE BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — With the United Kingdom scheduled to officially advise the European Union next Wednesday of its intention to leave the…