Caribbean American Congresswoman wants safer Immigrant Detention Centers
From WiredJa NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has called on the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to consider offering community-based alternatives to overcrowded detention centers, claiming that they fail to protect the…
Ocean Frontiers snorkel adventures
Cayman Islands’ Ocean Frontiers expands snorkel adventures ahead of high season East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Cayman’s warm clear waters and vibrant reefs attract divers and snorkelers from around the world, and the number of visitors is expected…
The [US] Navy can’t fire its awesome new gun because the rounds cost nearly $1 million each
Paul Szoldra From Business Insider The US Navy can’t fire its awesome new gun that can hit a target more than 70 miles away because the rounds are costing the service nearly a million bucks a piece. Just a couple weeks…
A judge ruled that the Koch brothers can keep their profit from Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme
By Akin Oyedele From Business Insider A judge ruled on Monday that Koch Industries can keep $21.5 million in profits from the biggest Ponzi scheme in US history. Bloomberg’s Erik Larson reported that a US bankruptcy court in New York…
Feds give up trying to hold Bank Of America accountable for Countrywide’s “Hustle” mortgage scam
By Chris Morran From Consumerist A nasty four-year legal battle between the Justice Department and Bank of America over a massive mortgage-related scam run by Countrywide Financial has come to a whimpering conclusion, with the DOJ opting to not appeal…
Fake news sites are using Amazon to hire their writers
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget It appears that right wing websites that traffic in “alt-right” fake news are using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system to recruit writers to produce content for them. The Mechanical Turk platform is an “odd-job board” where…
The [US] Navy’s most advanced warship just broke down for the second time in 2 months
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider The US Navy’s most technologically advanced warship broke down while transiting through the Panama Canal, the second setback for the $4 billion ship in the last two months. The propulsion system of the USS Zumwalt…
‘Game of Thrones’ wine is coming
If you want to feel a little more like you’re in Westeros when you watch Game of Thrones, you sit in a chair that kind of looks like the Iron Throne, you turn the AC up (to make it feel…
What St. Vincent’s newly appointed opposition leader is promising
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov 22 2016 – Newly appointed Opposition Leader Godwin Friday is promising “vigorous opposition” to the Ralph Gonsalves administration, which is into the first year of a fourth consecutive term in office in…
Grenada court denies application for injunction to stop constitutional referendum
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) — An attempt to stop Grenada’s first referendum since independence from taking place on Thursday has been dismissed. A high court judge on Tuesday refused an application by attorney Jimmy Bristol, acting on behalf of Valerie…
