Children ‘hacked to death’ in DR Congo town
From Al Jazeera At least 22, mostly women and children, hacked and clubbed to death, government says, in second massacre in a week. At least 22 people, most of them women and children, have been hacked and clubbed to death…
New global alliance for energy-efficient appliances and equipment launched
From Environmental Research Web The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently announced a new initiative to accelerate the transition to more efficient appliances and equipment to reduce global energy demand, mitigate climate change and improve access to energy. A worldwide…
Caribbean women recommit to advocating for diversity
From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Advocates for lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in the Caribbean have been encouraged to commit to enhance their advocacy at the second Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference. Staged in Paramaribo, Suriname, the…
Cricketers fight for foothold in baseball-mad Cuba
By Anne-Marie Garcia From The News Tribune HAVANA — The ball bounced off the pavement and Yordeni Caballero swung, whacking it with a soft thud and hurling his bat to the side as if he’d hit a homerun. As the…
Fidel: The time of duty has come
By Fidel Castro Oct 19, 2014 From Liberation Source: Cuban News Agency As published by www.cuba.cu HAVANA, Cuba Our country did not take a single minute to give a response to the international agencies requesting its support to combat the…
Grandma shockingly ‘texts’ from beyond the grave
By Chris Perez From New York Post Camera phones have become the best defense against big government Scientists develop sun-friendly glass for cellphones, tablets Could this be the solution to city sidewalk rage? The 1991 film that predicted the iPad,…
Cayman Islands: These four beauties desperately need our help!
CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts We are sending out a special appeal today on behalf of these lovely cats whose owner is sadly in Hospice care. They have been in this loving home for some time, and obviously do…
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Cayman Islands Grace Gealey to star on FOX’s “Empire” Grace Gealey, originally from the Cayman Islands, will be starring on FOX’s Empire, which premieres in January 2015. Grace Gealey stars as Anika Gibbons in the anticipated FOX series EMPIRE co-created…
The Editor Speaks: St Luke
How many readers knew that last Saturday (18) was St Luke’s Day? So what? Well, St Luke was the writer of the third of the Bible’s New Testament Gospels and he was a physician. With the raging diseases that the…
