The Editor Speaks: Plea bargains
The idea for this Editorial was given to me by local lawyer Peter Polack. Need I say more…… On Friday June 2nd 2017 The Plea Negotiations and Agreement Act, 2017, which provides for a system of plea bargaining for persons…
US: Tillerson – I never considered quitting
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Wednesday strongly denied an NBC Newsreport that he’d threatened to quit after a series of disputes with President Donald Trump, but refused to say whether he called the president a…
Bomb blast in southeast Turkey kills four soldiers, wounds four
Reuters, Diyarbakir (Turkey) From Hindustan Times More than 40,000 have been killed since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) launched its separatist insurgency in 1984. It is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and European Union. A bomb planted…
With the Caribbean in tatters, it’s time to talk climate change resilience
From Talk Media News “Wake” is a weekly foreign policy broadcast produced by Talk Media News and hosted by Luke Vargas from U.N. Headquarters in New York. The following is a complete transcript of Episode 21, “Natural Disasters and Climate…
Antigua not letting US ‘off the hook’ in WTO case
From Jamaica Observer GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has no intention of letting the United States “off the hook” for its internationally-binding obligation to allow internet gaming into the country until fair compensation is…
The Democracy Institute: Panel discusses issues of global free trade
NEWS PROVIDED BY The Democracy Institute LONDON, October 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Last week a distinguished panel gathered in Geneva to discuss trade issues affecting different Nations and individuals as the world appears to pull in different directions. Some looking…
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Warner loses fight against US extradition
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Former politician and football official, Austin “Jack” Warner, on Wednesday lost his lawsuit challenging his extradition to the United States. Warner is wanted by authorities to answer charges of fraud arising…
U. S. Virgin Islands still devastated after hurricane Irma; Survivors vow to ‘Fight On’
From The Charleston Chronicle (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As Hurricane Irma approached, Zenzi M. Hodge sought refuge at her mother’s home in Wintberg, located on the west side of St. Thomas, the US Virgin Islands. The entrepreneur and author said she’d lived…
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Statement on Recent Natural Disasters in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States
By laspau From Havard University Laspau is fortunate to work with an amazing community of talented individuals and institutions across the Americas. Over the past month, natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and the southern United States and…
Bahamas: PM promotes ‘Caribbean-type evacuations’
From The Nassau Guardian With an increasing threat of devastating weather systems to the Caribbean, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said a time may come for widescale “Caribbean-type evacuations” to protect the safety and future of the region. Standing beside…
