More uncertainty for Caribbean sugar producers
By Bert WilkinsonFrom New York Amsterdam News In just six months, sugar producers in the Caribbean Community will be forced to confront a major new challenge linked to a decision by the European Union to end decades of fixed quotas…
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Qatar Airways is retaliating against the US laptop ban by offering some passengers an unprecedented perk
By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider Qatar Airways is taking on the US government’s ban on large electronics with a rather ingenious solution — loaner laptops. On Thursday, the Doha-based airline announced that business class passengers on board its flights…
Miniature brain and skull found inside 16-year-old girl’s ovary
By Alice Klein From New Scientist A tumour containing a miniature brain has been found growing on the ovary of a 16-year-old girl in Japan. The 10-centimetre-wide tumour was discovered when the girl had surgery to remove her appendix. When…
This rehab program gives addicts marijuana — and it’s transforming the recovery industry
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider In a sun-filled room overlooking a smattering of palm trees, power lines, and cement-and-terracotta bungalows, a 73-year-old recovering alcoholic rolls a joint. Frank, whose name has been changed for this story, doesn’t particularly like…
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Jamaica signs order to extradite 8 alleged scammers to the US
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 30 2017 – Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has signed the order for eight Jamaicans, including a police Constable, to be extradited to the United States on lottery scamming related charges. On March 8, Parish…
Baby has surgery to remove parasitic fetus growing inside him
By Alice Klein From New Scientist The boy is recovering well A 10-month-old baby in Indonesia has undergone successful surgery to remove a parasitic twin from his abdomen. The infant was admitted to West Nusa Tenggara Regional General Hospital in…
4 out of 5 people who had cash seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration weren’t charged with a crime
By Veronika Bondarenko From Business Insider The vast majority of people who have had cash seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency weren’t convicted of doing anything wrong. In a report released on March 29, the Department of Justice’s Inspector General…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
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Antigua: Criminal charges against 3 opposition legislators dropped
From Caribbean News Service ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 28 2017 – Three members of the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP), including its leader and former finance minister Harold Lovell, were freed on Tuesday after charges were dropped against them…
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France hosts major exhibition on Jamaican music
By A. D. McKenzie From Caribbean News Service PARIS, Mar 30 2017 (IPS) – It’s one of those movie-like spring days in Paris, where blue skies and brilliant sunshine lift spirits after a long, wet, grey winter. Many people are…
