“Closing the gap to Universal access” Remarks by Mr Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director
From Communications Unit, CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’. This theme challenges us as Policy makers, programme managers and implementers to identify and develop strategies and policies for…
Sexual exploitation victim ‘trafficked to more than 200 men’
From BBC A woman says she was trafficked to more than 200 men for sex from the age of 14. The victim from Shropshire, who wanted to remain anonymous, told BBC WM most attacks happened in Stratford Road and Ladypool…
Islamic State: Diary of life in Mosul
From BBC The northern Iraqi city of Mosul fell to Islamic State (IS) in June, bringing the population under the harsh rule of the jihadists. The militants swiftly introduced a regime in accordance with their radical version of Islam, including…
Cayman Islands Premier in London meets with Cayman students studying in UK
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin hosted a reception in London for Cayman students who are studying in the UK on Saturday, 29 December, 2014. The Premier is in London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint…
Snow geese taking flight
Snow geese taking flight near York Factory, Manitoba By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere Get Gary’s y Free Travel Photography Ebook Subscribe to Gary’s email newsletter to get a FREE 100 page ebook of his favorite travel photos at: http://everything-everywhere.com/ebook/…
PayPal’s Bitcoin integration and the future of digital currency adoption
By Ken Miller from Techcrunch Editor’s note: Ken Miller is the COO of Gem. Previously he was VP of risk management at PayPal executive and adviser to Square. Recently, PayPal announced several partnerships aimed towards enabling certain PayPal merchants to…
Former attorney general’s contact with Pam Bondi’s office raises questions
By Michael Van Sicklerherald/Times Tallahassee Bureau From Miami Herald When the cruise line Royal Caribbean sought to amend a 1997 consumer protection agreement with the Florida Attorney General’s office, it hired a lawyer familiar with the agency’s inner workings. Former…
ECTEL – the “mouse” that roared
By Patrick Hoyos – The Broad Street Journal, From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Saturday November 29, 2014 – I’m going to have to start today’s column by being perfectly honest with you: Up to last week, I had never heard of…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
