Zoloft MDL cases dismissed by the hundreds
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer The Zoloft birth-defect multidistrict litigation based in Philadelphia, which once had as many as 600 cases, has been reduced to roughly half its original size. The drop is the result of hundreds of…
Prayer Breakfast aids SVG Penn Relays athletes
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Several Vincentians in the United States recently showed their support for Vincentian athletes attending the illustrious Penn Relays in Philadelphia by patronizing a fundraising prayer breakfast at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational…
Ninth Circuit finds timing suspect in release of transgender prisoner
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appellate panel on Monday questioned whether California prison officials accelerated the release of a transgender female prisoner to avoid having to provide her with sex-reassignment surgery. In April, U.S….
British PM rejects CARICOM demands for reparations… and rightly so
By Anthony L Hall From Caribbean News Now For years, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been demanding billions in reparations from the British government for slavery. For just as long, I’ve been trying to disabuse them of their legally, politically…
DEA dismantle drug trafficking ring between Caribbean and USA
Federal Authorities Dismantle Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Transporting Cocaine and Money between Puerto Rico-Florida-Connecticut OCT 07 (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) –This morning, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCEDTF) dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for the transportation…
Why Caribbean firms should tighten their shoelaces – not just their belts
From BluePrint Creative Two hikers were making their way through the forest when they encountered a massive bear in their path. The first hiker immediately bent down and started tightening his shoelaces, obviously intent on making a run for it….
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Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas gets a Texas-sized makeover
New features to include luxury staterooms, dining and thrilling boomerang slide Liberty of the Seas will receive a Texas-like makeover and bring even more adventure onboard with the addition of the a collection of water slides called the Perfect Storm…
Recipe of the week
The Science of Melting Cheese By Niki Achitoff-Gray From Serious Eats Brie and Nutella Grilled Cheese [Photographs: Vicky Wasik, unless otherwise noted] Have you ever gotten all excited to make a grilled cheese and then…your cheese just doesn’t melt? Or…
Nelson King: Caribbean Life freelancer since 1990
By Alley Olivier From Caribbean Life Nelson King began putting pen to paper for Caribbean Life newspaper while wrapping his senior year at Brooklyn College, pursuing a dual degree in Political Science and Journalism, back in 1990. King’s affinity for…
Husch Blackwell partner leaves firm after sexting scandal
By Jennifer Henderson, From The Am Law Daily John Diehl Jr., a real estate development and construction partner at Husch Blackwell in St. Louis who resigned as Missouri House Speaker in May after being embroiled in a sexting scandal, has…
