This Dog was snatched out of the hands of the Grim Reaper
By Laura Simpson, From Care2 Take a good look at this brittle body, stretched out on the dirt here in Romania. What would you say if we told you that this dog still has a heartbeat and that her story…
NFL won’t admit that bashing your head constantly is harmful
By S.E. Smith From Care2 It seems like common sense: if you’re hit repeatedly in the head at high velocity, you’re likely to sustain some brain trauma, and that might cause health problems down the line. Yet the National Football…
Everyone is leaving rural Scotland because the Internet is too slow
Miles Klee for The Daily Dot From Mashable Population shifts are driven by all sorts of social factors, but the Scottish government appears to have pinpointed a new one: direly sluggish Internet connections. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead told Scottish…
Another call for justice
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life It has been 37 years since a bomb ripped through the cabin and cargo compartment of Cubana Flight 455 headed to Cuba, killing all 73 people aboard off Barbados including 11 nationals of the…
Security Council extends UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti for another year
From UN News Centre 10 October 2013 – The Security Council today voted unanimously to extend the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti until mid-October 2014 so it can continue contributing to stability and development in the small Caribbean nation….
Venezuela navy frigate arrests crew members of Guyana survey vessel
From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Friday October 11, 2013, CMC – The Guyana government Friday confirmed that the crew of a vessel conducting a multi-beam survey of the seafloor in the country’s exclusive economic zone had been arrested by Venezuela. A…
Pills made from poop save lives
From Caribbean360 Swallowing capsules containing healthy people’s poop can cure serious gut infections and provides an alternative to faecal transplants and enemas. CALGARY, Canada, Friday October 11, 2013 – If the idea of consuming someone else’s poop makes you sick,…
CTO Conference on Airline Safety
By Chudi Chukwudi From Caribbean Life News BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (Oct. 7, 2013) – A leading US security official will present some of the innovative methods the agency responsible or travellers’ safety employs to keep airline passengers safe, while enhancing the…
