Mas in the Sea (Trinidad Express) Sandbank jam: Carnival bandleader Brian MacFarlane, in Midnight Robber garb, leads masqueraders in traditional mas costumes and members of the Laventille Rhythm Section at the historic launch of his Carnival 2010 presentation, Resurrection, The Mas, on a sandbank in the sea between Pigeon Point and No Man's Land in Tobago yesterday. [News Source]

Flu factors into stocks (Asbury Park Press) Rather than reaching for rubber gloves and face masks for protection, some investors are trying to expose their portfolios to the swine flu. [News Source]

Half Way Packing Co. is back in business (Bolivar Herald-Free Press) Half Way Packing Co. is back in business, and Ted Ballenger is back as manager. Other than that, things have changed. [News Source]