Who owns outer space? And what happens when corporations want to extract resources from asteroids or planets?
By David Barnett From The Independent David Barnett examines the next big land grab There was never a territory in human history that someone didn’t think they could own or make money out of. And that goes for outer space…
Burkina Faso coup sparks deadly street protests
From BBC Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup, with reports of more than 10 deaths amid protests in the capital, Ouagadougou. A close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the country’s…
Raizal people of Colombian Caribbean archipelago defend cultural traditions
By Carlos Meneses Sanchez. EFE From Fox News Latino The Raizals, a Creole-speaking, Afro-Caribbean people who inhabit the Colombian archipelago of San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina, are fighting to achieve greater respect for their centuries-old culture and achieve a…
The way forward in the Cayman Islands for at risk children is to ACT
The Way Forward……………………………………………………. With a successful year behind us Youth ACT is gearing up for 2015 school year. We began our first year in 2013 by launching the Youth Crime prevention Day (YCPD) program to approximately 500 Year 8 students…
Facebook to defend $20 Million ‘Sponsored Stories’ settlement
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. has already faced a lot of flack over the settlement it reached in the privacy class action over a short-lived advertising feature that promoted brands with user photos. It…
Reflectionz’ celebrates Neville Hines
By Nelson King From Caribbean Life As Karib Vibrationz Mas sways on Eastern Parkway on Labor Day, gyrating masqueraders will also be reflecting on the work of veteran mas producer Neville Hines. “ ‘Reflectionz of Neville Hines’ bring back some…
Beyond Publishing Caribbean
Beyond Publishing Caribbean indie comic book publisher In Barbados By Eye Candy From Afro Punk Take a look at these illustrations from indie comic book publisher Beyond Publishing Caribbean. The Barbados based publisher was founded in 2009 by artists Nigel…
Justice Breyer takes on the world
By Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal The 77-year-old justice talks retirement, death penalty and his new book about foreign law. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer does not sound like he is retiring any time soon. “I guess at…
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Caribbean
eTN Global Travel Industry News The issue of global financing for development is a critical theme in the international development agenda with the most recent United Nations (UN) meeting being the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), which…
Donald Trump pummelled by Republican rivals in 2016 debate
From BBC Donald Trump has come under attack from all sides in a fiery debate between the top Republican presidential candidates in the 2016 election. The party’s frontrunner, a billionaire businessman with no political experience, refused to apologise over comments…
