Trinidad prison chief says bad officers hurting the service; need to be weeded out
From CARIBBEAN360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – With three prison officers now under suspension pending investigations into their suspected involvement in last month’s prison break, the Commissioner of Prisons says the service needs a cleanup to get rid of dirty…
Recipe of the week
Why you’ll never again throw away vegetable peels WASTE NOT from the Kitchn Warning: You may wish you had a time machine after reading this post. Because what you’ll discover is that, for years, you’ve been missing out on a…
St. Jude’s summer camp celebrates emancipation [Trinidad]
By Tequila Minsky From Caribbean Life The children of St. Jude summer day camp — UN of Caribbean-heritage children — enjoy a packed schedule of dance, sports, academics, field trips and journaling. ‘They come from Haiti, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Grenada,…
Court upholds dismissal of sex case against Elmo puppeteer
By P.J. D’Annunzio, from The Legal Intelligencer A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he was sexually assaulted as a minor by Kevin Clash, the puppeteer and voice of the…
Toxic algae blooming in ‘The Blob’ along the West Coast, forcing shutdown of vital fisheries
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable A massive toxic algal bloom that ranks as one of the largest ever seen along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada has spread across the coastal waters of Alaska, British Columbia and south…
US Fourth Amendment protects cellphone location data, Appeals Court says
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Divided appeals court, creating a split, says warrantless procurement of tower info violated Fourth Amendment. A federal appellate court on Wednesday widened a split among circuits on a major privacy question that’s…
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Teen marijuana use not linked to later depression, lung cancer, other health problems, research finds
From American Psychological Association Study contradicts some prior marijuana research WASHINGTON — Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma, according to…
Latest Pluto image
Latest Pluto image shows a second, shorter icy mountain range By Mariella Moon From engadget We’re getting to know Pluto a lot better, thanks to the images released by the New Horizons mission. Take for example, this one captured during…
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Reparations march riddled with hypocrisy
By Michael A. Dingwall Recently, Hundreds of persons marched in front of the British houses of parliament for reparations. I still cannot believe that that those persons who were marching could be so hypocritical! I still don’t understand it, why…
Photos of space tech
12 incredible photos of space tech from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab By Lyndsey Gilpin, From Tech Republic SPIDER The SPIDER project started in the 2000s. It was made to map the thermal afterglow of the Big Bang. A giant helium…
