Warming Cuba relations spurs invasive species debate
By Allison Griner From Jacksonville.com After 18 months of secret diplomatic talks, the White House dropped a bombshell in December: relations with Cuba would start to be normalized. In his speech, President Barack Obama announced that he plans to relax…
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Will Cuba’s gain cause the Caribbean pain?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatest concerns may be about to materialise: American citizens being allowed to travel to Cuba on an individual basis. At present, it is only possible for most United…
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title
By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer in Beijing From BBC Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world…
Trump’s deportation rhetoric crushing to GOP
By George Will From Newsmax It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of…
D.C. lawyer’s killer gets 24 years in prison
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times A judge on Friday sentenced the woman who fatally stabbed Washington lawyer David Messerschmitt in a hotel room to 24 years in prison. The defendant, Jamyra Gallmon, admitted luring Messerschmitt, 30, an associate at…
The Greek crisis is shaking the IMF to its core
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News The Greek crisis, having shaken the eurozone to its core, is likely to have a similar seismic effect on another massive institution, the IMF. The International Monetary Fund’s exposure is small compared with…
Antigua and Barbuda opens Caribbean’s newest most modern state-of-the-art airport terminal
From e TN Global Travel Industry News ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has opened one of the most modern international airports in the Caribbean. The 23,000 square meters new terminal for the destination, more…
Global shares nosedive on China economic woes
From BBC Stock markets across the world have fallen sharply as fears of a Chinese economic slowdown continue to haunt investors. London’s FTSE 100 index closed down 4.6% at 5,898.87, with major markets in France and Germany down by 5.5%…
UPDATE: Cayman Islands: Man arrested on suspicion of Attempted Murder in GT GC/ Woman arrested at Courthouse -ganja/Naked woman swimming in GT
From RCIPS: Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 9:29 AM UPDATE: Man Charged with Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent A man, age 22, from East End, has been charged with Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent and Possession of an Offensive Weapon in connection…
President of Cayman Islands Law School replies to Legislative Assembly “hate speech”
August 21, 2015 To whom it may concern, I am writing as the lead organiser of the ‘Law & Equality in the Modern Day’ legal lecture series that took place in January of this year. The lectures were organised entirely…
