US: Argument over hoverboard inside supermarket escalates into brawl, NYPD says
By Gwynne Hogan, Janon Fisher and Trevor Kapp From dnainfo WILLIAMSBURG — An argument over a hoverboard inside a supermarket erupted into violence after one of the store’s managers hurled a peach at a woman involved while another tackled her…
Every observatory in the world now reports carbon dioxide is at highest level in 4 million years
BY ANDREW FREEDMANFrom Mashable One by one, the observatories sounded the alarm in the past few years—from the peak of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, and the top of the Greenland ice sheet—as the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s…
St. Maarten [and Cayman Islands] among four shark sanctuaries confirmed or to be set up in the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald St Maarten St. Maarten and the Cayman Islands confirmed that commercial shark fishing is prohibited in their territories, while Curaçao and Grenada announced they are in the process of implementing legislation this year to protect sharks.The…
US: Man accused in Caribbean attacks faces murder charge
From Las Vegas Sun NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, authorities say, Veron Primus got away with the murder. His alleged victim was a teenage girl in Brooklyn whose body was tossed away in a garbage bag in…
Cricket: USACA challenges ICC authority in CPL issue
By Peter Della Penna From ESPN Cricinfo The USA Cricket Association has asked for the cancellation of the six Caribbean Premier League matches to be played in Florida from July 28 to 31. They claim the CPL and Broward County…
US: Equal Justice Works gets grant to help Elder-Abuse Victims
By Zach Melvin, From The American Lawyer Equal Justice Works has received a $1.4 million grant as a part of the Elder Justice AmeriCorps initiative, the nonprofit organization announced Tuesday. In response to growing awareness of elder abuse, the U.S….
GSA’s Northeast and Caribbean region reaches $1.6 Million mark in Demand response Rebate
For a third year in a row, Public Buildings Service (PBS) Commissioner Norm Dong, Regional Administrator Denise Pease, and Regional Commissioner Frank Santella gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York to celebrate a major milestone. Since…
UK beauty pageant positively promoting the Caribbean
By Poppy Brady From The Voice UK The national finals of Miss Caribbean UK 2016 (MCUK) will be held at the end of the year in London MISS CARIBBEAN UK – it’s the ultimate crown that showcases so much more than…
