Boeing workers fired for dressing in KKK garb lose appeal
By P.J. D’Annunzio, From The Legal Intelligencer The dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by two white men and one Native American man who were fired by Boeing after dressing like Ku Klux Klan members at work has been upheld…
Supreme court rejects plea to strike down death penalty
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Missouri death row appeal cited Breyer’s dissent in lethal-injection case. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday night turned away a full-scale challenge to capital punishment in the case of a convicted murderer…
6 tips for planning overseas travel
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 18, 2015 – It’s summer time and if you plan to travel abroad, it means it’s also time to plan. Your plan should include finding savings, wherever possible, so that you…
EU warning over Russia ‘land grab’ in South Ossetia border row
From BBC Russian troops have been installing barbed wire and fences along the de facto border between South Ossetia and Georgia since the 2008 war The EU has warned of increased tensions amid claims that Russia has redrawn a section…
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Cayman Islands karate team goes to Trinidad with a boost
Team Purple Dragon Cayman left on Monday for the Purple Dragon World Karate Championships in Trinidad, which take place July 17th-19th 2015, with a big boost from Cayman National who pledged their support as title sponsor of the Team’s bid…
Four earthquakes within five hours off Barbados
From CARIBBEAN360 UPDATE: Another aftershock of 3.8 magnitude was recorded at 12:23 p.m. Located 97 km NNE of Bridgetown, Barbados; 184 km E of Castries, St. Lucia; and 208 km SE of Fort-de-France, Martinique. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 16, 2015…
Charities must be ‘creative’ over police fee
By Sarah Lagan From The Royal Gazette The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks on individuals working for charities, prompting concerns some groups could rack up bills of thousands of…
Case for Caribbean debt relief being made at international financing conference
From Curacao Chronicle ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be making a case for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to give debt relief to countries…
A thickening plot for upcoming T&T election
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Anyone tuned in to the ebb and flow of current-day politics in Trinidad and Tobago would be aware that for at least three years now, it’s been known that the 2015 general election, now…
Caribbean leads world in reducing the number of new HIV/AIDS infections
From Freedom FM HIVAIDS-1ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Wednesday July 15, 2015 – The United Nations is reporting major progress by the Caribbean in battling HIV/AIDS, with the region recording the biggest drop in new infections compared to all regions in the…
