Service a way of life for COJO awardees
From Jamaica Observer THIS year, New York-based charity Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) honoured six people and entities for their invaluable support of the organisation and its cause, as it celebrates 25 years. The charity has consistently sought to help…
3D illusions using tape
Colorful 3D Illusions created using Tape From Designer Daily If one asked me to describe Aakash Nihalani’s work in one sentence, I’d say that the New York-based artist turns flat, boring surfaces into geometric portals, thus creating a new world of possibilities….
US: Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3 years in prison
From Newsmax Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s once-devoted lawyer and all-around fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after telling a federal judge that his “blind loyalty” to Trump led him to cover up the president’s “dirty deeds.” Standing…
Film festival’s Carib roots
CARIBBEAT: African Diaspora International Film Festival touts its Caribbean connections By JARED MCCALLISTER From New York Daily News The Caribbean definitely has its place in the 2018 African Diaspora International Film Festival, which features “They Had a Dream” and other…
US: Two different surveys confirm that cable companies are screwed
By Chris Mills From BGR It is not a pleasant time to be a cable company. Decades of regional monopolies are being swept away, leaving us with — the horror! — actual competition. Prices on streaming bundles are so low…
New York sues Trump Foundation, alleging ‘extensive’ lawbreaking
From BBC New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump Foundation, as well as Donald Trump and his children, alleging “extensive and persistent” lawbreaking. Barbara Underwood said the charitable foundation had engaged in “unlawful political co-ordination” designed to influence the…
Fido’s journey to New York [from Cayman Islands]
By Maea Lenei Buhre From New York City Lens Every year hundreds of rescue dogs and cats fly to the New York from the Cayman Islands, NYCity Lens went to one shelter to find out why. A special report. GEORGE…
Brooklyn couple host annual Christmas party for Guyana children
By TANGERINE CLARKE From Caribbean Life Once again this year, Guyanese-American couple Brian and Pauline Clarke brought the joy and excitement of their annual Christmas party to hundreds of happy children in the village of Lodge in near the Guyanese…
Ruling looms on Caribbean Airline 2011 Timehri crash
From Kaieteur News Connecticut, US (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether an airline should pay damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana in 2011. Judge Michael Shea in Hartford presided over a three-day,…
Highland’s Ocean Rig bet: Fail in Cayman Islands? Try the Marshalls
By TIFFANY KARY From World Oil NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — A battle of so-called bankruptcy tourists has erupted in New York court, with unclear consequences for global companies and their bondholders. On Thursday, New York bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn refused…