Slavery on Kenya’s beaches
From Walk Free. org Kenya’s beaches are meant to be a place of happy memories and holidays. Yet along the coast is where commercial sexual exploitation of children is thriving. Many tourists actually come to Kenya with the belief that…
British businessman, 50, shot dead on Caribbean island near the supermarket which he owned
By Sam Matthew For Mailonline David Mondesir was found in a pool of blood after being shot in the head He had lived in St Lucia for five years after moving from Enfield, London Grim discovery was made near the…
Did Louis Straker refer to electoral bribery?
By Peter Binose I picked up one of my newspapers from a pile in my London office which happened to be a copy of the Searchlight newspaper dated Friday, March 27, 2015, I scanned it looking for something ‘I didn’t…
Recipe of the week
5 tips for grilling the best vegetables ever FROM THE KITCHN Depending on how they’re prepared, grilled vegetables can be tender and succulent, or unevenly cooked and charred. Add some color to your grilled menu and avoid disappointment with these…
WICB stages historic coaches conference in Barbados
From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — A historic gathering will take place on Friday in Barbados, when the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Coaches Conference is convened featuring coaches from each of the six franchises. For…
Baby, we won’t drive our cars: the future of automotive transportation
By Phil Carter From Techcrunch Earlier this summer, Trinity had the pleasure of hosting a Transportation Tech dinner with some of the brightest minds in the space, including Uber’s lead data scientist, Lyft’s leader of operations strategy, RelayRides’ head of…
This year’s ‘El Niño’ aims to break a record
By Cory Reppenhagen From ABC Denver 7 News A strong El Niño is developing in the equatorial Pacific, and it has the potential to break the record El Niño of 1997-98, a spokesperson for the National Center for Atmospheric Research…
OECS presents ‘Climate Fest’ from September 6-8 in Antigua-Barbuda
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will present “Climate Fest” from September 6 – 8, 2015 at the Botanical Gardens, St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The OECS Climate Fest is an awareness building exercise to further sensitise the public…
Manchester road after heavy rain
Huge hole opens on Manchester road after heavy rain By Liza Hearon From Mashable LONDON — A 40-foot-deep hole has opened on a Manchester street and is getting bigger after heavy rain possibly eroded a culvert beneath the road, the…
Militant Pacific islands ready to fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now The island-states of the Pacific are outraged at what they regard as indifference by industrialised countries of the effects of climate change on their survival and, in some cases, their very existence….
