Contraceptive-coverage mandate foes flock to US Supreme Court
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal In a scenario reminiscent of same-sex marriage challenges last fall, the U.S. Supreme Court now has five petitions for review from religious nonprofits challenging the government’s means of accommodating their objections to…
First Black president is making history
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life On the final day of his visit in Kenya, Obama laid out his vision for Kenya’s future and broad themes of U.S.-Kenya relations. By far Egypt tops the list of African countries visited…
Caribbean on high alert as bird flu wreaks havoc on poultry farms in North America
From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 28, 2015 – Veterinary officers and stakeholders in the poultry sector in the Caribbean are on high alert and stepping up their preparedness to protect the industry as the deadly H5N1 virus – commonly…
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Baha Mar and CCA Bahamas statements
Baha Mar issues statement on CCA Press Release NASSAU, Bahamas, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Baha Mar Ltd. issued the following statement with regard to CCA Bahamas Ltd’s (“CCA”) press release dated July 26: “It is interesting that when a…
How not to hire teenage girls
By Jenna Greene, From The Litigation Daily Sometimes you should just settle. Take the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent sexual harassment lawsuit against a Subway franchise in upstate New York. The gist of the July 21 complaint is that…
Blackness without borders: Global Caribbean solidarity for Haitians
By Kim Katrin Milan From telesurtn.net Out of our homeland and in the global north, we have to be intentional about the way that we use our influence to impact countries in the global south. When I was in my…
Scott urges fitting tribute to Isaac Matalon
From Jamaica Observer The head of the English Constitution of Freemasons in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Walter H Scott, has urged members of the St Thomas Lodge to name the building in which they meet in honour of the…
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St Kitts and Nevis: New anti-corruption leader of Caribbean island vows to clean up trade in passports for super-rich
By Orlando Crowcroft Executive editor – Geo-politics From International Business Times Alizera Moghadam did not look like a Caribbean resident when he turned up in Canada in 2013 brandishing a passport from St Kitts and Nevis, a picturesque island sandwiched…
$1 million in sunken treasure recovered from ocean floor after 300 years
By Megan Specia from Mashable More than $1 million in gold that has sat on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for nearly 300 years has finally resurfaced, thanks to a team of Florida treasure hunters. The shipwreck has been…
IKEA issues safety warning for 27 million chests and dressers
By The Associated Press From Mashable A year after IKEA chests tipped over and fatally injured two boys, the Swedish furniture giant and safety regulators say consumers should keep the furniture — 27 million chests and dressers — away from…
