Dirty laundry no more:
Dirty laundry no more: Victims of sexual assault get a new symbol at Kosovo art exhibit By Johnny Simon From Mashable Thousands died during the two-year conflict in Kosovo at the hands of the Serbian army. Their deaths remain part…
Snowden may have some clarifying to do after bombshell reports that Russia and China accessed NSA files
By Michael B Kelley From Business Insider The Sunday Times reports that Russia and China decrypted files stolen by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, forcing the UK intelligence service, MI6, to pull officers out of live operations in hostile countries….
Coral reef health
From University of Delaware UD researcher reports evidence that microbial algae found in Greater Caribbean originated from Indo-Pacific Ocean The University of Delaware’s Daniel (Tye) Pettay reports new evidence that Symbiodinium trenchii (S. trenchii), a stress-tolerant zooxanthellae alga found in…
Wanted Sudan leader Bashir avoids South Africa arrest
From BBC Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has returned to Khartoum from South Africa, avoiding arrest over war crimes charges on an international warrant. Mr Bashir flew out of South Africa despite an order barring him from leaving while a Pretoria…
The true cost of off-island schooling
By Samuel Rosenberg From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 12, 2015 – Experts consistently suggest that the cost of bringing up a child, from birth until they end their education, will eventually reach several hundred thousand dollars. One of the…
New ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Dawn Lafond From Bahamas Weekly On 1 June 2015, José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs of Costa Rica assumed the role of ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. Lima, Peru – The newly appointed Director of the International…
Facts about chickens
From One Kind Chicken (Domesticated) Chickens feel empathy for each other. Researchers proved that domesticated hens show a clear physiological and behavioural response when their chicks are mildly distressed. Facts about chickens Domesticated chickens have been bred by humans from…
Vatican indicts ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic
From NewsOK VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been indicted on charges he sexually abused young boys in the Caribbean country and had child pornography on his computer, and will stand trial next…
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank withdraws 1c and 2c coins
As of 1 July, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will no longer issue one cent and two cents coins to the commercial banks operating within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). Although the coins will no longer be issued,…
Improving access to justice in the Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean governments and judges are set to benefit from a new initiative to boost participation in international legal conventions, which will help improve access to justice for citizens. The Commonwealth Secretariat…
