Olwomen story of the week
9 Benefits Of Lotus Flower – #1 Will Amaze You Surely! By Jenny Smith From Olwomen A lotus flower is a typical flower of Vietnam and India that is found in various colours and each of them signifies something unique…
Pluto
Vivid new photo of Pluto in rainbow light is totally psychedelic, dude By Miriam Kramer From Mashable A psychedelic new image of Pluto is enough to make a space nerd’s day — or even her week. A newly released photo…
The commodity that no one knows about but everybody wants to buy
By Thomas Biesheuvel From Bloomberg The world’s mines and steel plants got so devalued during the commodity slump that some were just given away by owners struggling to cut losses or debt. But there’s at least one metal that’s been…
Owner of Caribbean-based brokerage firm admits to $1/4 billion money laundering scheme
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday May 18, 2016 –The secret owner of an offshore broker-dealer and investment management company based in Panama and Belize has admitted to running a scheme that saw him laundering more than US$250,000 in…
Obama gets a law firm offer
By Jennifer Henderson, From The Am Law Daily President Barack Obama’s got a job offer—and it’s from a law firm. No need to thumb through The Am Law 100, however; the leader of the free world’s legal suitor is slightly…
The Global Lawyer: Terror plaintiffs still have friends in Washington
By Michael D. Goldhaber, From The Am Law Daily Petrodollars just don’t buy what they used to on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, defying a five-week lobbying campaign by…
So Long Time Warner Cable: Charter to retire maligned brand
By Alex Sherman From Bloomberg The brand you love to hate is going away. Time Warner Cable, which had the worst customer-service score in any industry according to a 2015 survey, won’t survive Charter Communications Inc.’s acquisition. Charter closed its $55.1 billion purchase…
Central America strengthens partnerships for policy dialogue on family farming Spanish
San Salvador, 18 May 2016 –Promoting pro-family farming policies in support of inclusive, democratic governance and poverty reduction are the objectives of the “Regional Rural Dialogue Programme – Central America and the Dominican Republic,” launched today in San Salvador. This…
Prison Reform 2016: Netherlands Jails May Close As Dutch Crime Rate Falls
By Jackie Salo From IBT Five Netherlands prisons may be shuttered during the next few years, Dutch authorities say. Justice Minister Ard van der Steur said at a parliament meeting Monday that the potential move would cut spending on empty…
Chaos outside Court as 5 teens remanded for murder of Professor Mars
From iNews Guyana Amid chaos, the five teenagers implicated in the robbery/ murder of Guyana-born American University Professor, Perry Mars were charged for the brutal crime when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning. Under heavy police guard,…
