ECSC launches Court-Connected Mediation Public Awareness Campaign in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
ECSC – an Institution of the OECS Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), with support from the Canadian funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, launched a Mediation Public Awareness Campaign in St. Vincent and…
Is your sunscreen doing more harm than good?
By Jordyn Cornier From Care2 Wearing sunscreen is important, right? It helps prevent skin damage, thwarts premature aging and staves off skin cancer. Beauty experts and doctors alike agree that we should all be wearing some form of sunscreen daily. Too much…
Anguilla and Montserrat strengthen capacity to mainstream climate change adaptation in their fisheries sectors
Port of Spain, Trinidad – With the start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season mere weeks away, many Caribbean islands are already bracing for the possibility of being hit by a tropical storm or hurricane. One sector which has been particularly hard…
Drink recipe of the week
Irish Redhead By THE VIKING CHEF From Yummly Servings 4 Ingredients 2 strawberries (washed and trimmed) 1/2 ounce demerara sugar 1 ounce juice concentrate (Ribena* or blackcurrant) 2 ounces Irish whiskey Directions: In a cocktail shaker, muddle together the strawberries and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the…
US Senate Commerce Committee passes PIRATE RADIO Act
From All Access Music Group The SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE has passed the SENATE version of the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act (S. 1228). The vote was unanimous and sends the bill to a vote in the full…
Diplomat urges US to seek extension of WTO waiver for the Caribbean
From Antigua Observer Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has urged the US government to seek an extension of a waiver that allows Caribbean countries to continue to benefit from the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery…
US evacuates some government employees from Iraq over Iran threat
From Newsmax Washington ordered the departure of non-emergency American employees from its diplomatic missions in Iraq on Wednesday in another show of concern about alleged threats from Iran. President Donald Trump’s administration is applying new sanctions pressure on Tehran and…
US Supreme Court rules against Apple, allows an App Store antitrust case to proceed
By Sarah Perez From TechCrunch The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Apple on Monday on a case involving whether or not a group of iPhone users will be allowed to bring an antitrust lawsuit against the company regarding its App Store…
2 cruise ship passengers die on board of “Unrelated Causes”
By Katherine Hignett From Neswek Two passengers onboard a luxury ocean liner died of “unrelated natural causes” during a four-night trip from Singapore, cruise company Royal Caribbean Cruises confirmed. The passengers, ages 61 and 75, were traveling on the company’s Voyager…
Puzzles for May 16 2019 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #4 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 3 SOLUTION