CNN’s new series rankles legal blog with same name
By Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily The legal blog Above the Law wants to take on CNN. The blog discovered late last week that CNNMoney had released a series on government debt collection, calling it “Above the Law.” Elie…
Typical Caribbean party in Perth, Australia
By Nishad Pai Vaidya From Cricket Country ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Chris Gayle, Andre Russell entertain crowd The West Indies were welcomed in Perth with a typical Caribbean party ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 clash against…
HBO claims Starz, Encore and Showtime should not be aired in the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican cable viewers may soon see a drastic change to the channel listings currently available to them. HBO Latin America and the Caribbean wants three major channels, reportedly carrying up to 70 per cent of their content…
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Joel Walton, Cayman Islands MACI CEO, arrested and charged with assault on female The Chief Executive Officer of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) Shipping Registry, Joel Walton, was arrested just after midnight on Wednesday 25th February by…
Alibaba, Tencent spark battle for virtual red envelopes during ‘China’s Super Bowl’
By George Chen From South China Morning Post Hundreds of millions of Chinese, especially the younger generation, were all busy with just one thing on Lunar New Year’s eve: trying to grab as many virtual “red envelopes” online as they…
Local author Charles Blockson examines BET’s historical miniseries ‘The Book of Negroes’
By Arlene Edmonds 21st Century Media News Service From Montgomery Media Philadelphia: Historian, bibliophile and author Charles Blockson has his own take on the forthcoming BET miniseries “The Book of Negroes.” His most recent book. “The President’s House Revisited behind…
Brooklyn actor receives Black History Month award
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, deputy leader and chair of the City Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee, has presented a New York City Council Proclamation to Brooklyn actor and activist Wendell Pierce…
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Cayman Islands telecommunications provider offers bonus credit for mobile service problems Cayman Islands telecommunications provider LIME has announced that prepaid customers who were without service Tuesday (24) will get double credit. This will apply to any prepaid customer who topped…





