Egyptian cabinet member appears to threaten dissidents living abroad with beheading
From WN A member of Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s cabinet threatened to behead dissidents abroad during an official visit to Canada, drawing her finger across her neck in a throat-cutting gesture as she described the punishment for those who insult Cairo’s authoritarian…
Civil society calls on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to signal its commitment to good environmental governance by signing and ratifying the Escazú Agreement
Port of Spain, August 2, 2019 – On Tuesday 23 July 2019, at the Lloyd Best Institute of the Caribbean, 30 civil society organisations working on environmental management across Trinidad and Tobago participated in the People Protecting our Planet: National…
Destination of the week
Jewels and feathers flood Toronto streets as Caribbean Carnival Grande Parade takes over By Ilya Banares & Wendy Gillis From Toronto Star After three months of preparation, sometimes working until 2 a.m., Destynee Charles danced and twirled her way onto…
Britain confirms it’s developing drone swarms, joining arms race with Russia, U.S. and India
From WN Britain’s Royal Air Force has revealed that it is joining Russia, the United States and India in the race to develop drone swarm technology to be deployed alongside its F-35 and Typhoon squadrons, Russia Today reports. The Ministry of Defense…
Three killed in California cliff collapse
From 7News Au Three women killed when a Southern California sea cliff collapsed were members of a family gathered to celebrate one of them surviving breast cancer. Anne Clave, 35, and her mother, Julie Davis, 65, died at hospitals after…
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Drugs, alcohol causing serious falls for middle-aged adults
By HealthDay From Newsmax Serious falls aren’t the sole domain of seniors: New research shows they are a significant risk among middle-aged adults. Why? Blame multiple prescription medications, as well as alcohol and illegal drug use, a new study suggests….
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Caribbean Bride hosts Bride Villa Seminar and launches CB Academy in Tobago
Recently, Caribbean Bride Magazine in partnership with the Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd. and Mount Irvine Bay Resort hosted a three-day educational seminar for local stakeholders in the wedding niche in Tobago. The event was part of the broader strategy of…
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Chandrayaan 2: First orbit- raising of spacecraft performs successfully, ISRO confirms
From First Post The spacecraft will undergo a series of in-orbit manoeuvres in weeks to come to bring it in the vicinity of the moon. The fourth earth-bound orbit-raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft has been successfully performed today on Friday evening, the…
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Las Vegas News Briefs – August 2019
Wynn Las Vegas Announces Partnership with Chef Thomas Keller Wynn Las Vegas made a dramatic expansion to its culinary portfolio with the announcement of its partnership with acclaimed Chef Thomas Keller and his collection of restaurants that include famed Bouchon,…
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The art of procrastination
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio I don’t know anyone as good at procrastination as I am. I’ll spend countless hours checking, organizing, thinking, preparing, and…well…procrastinating until I finally make the commitment. Or not. Mostly not. “I can’t handle another…
