[Cross-dresser] Wurst’s Eurovision win shows pop still political
By Jill Lawless From St Louis Post-Dispatch LONDON (AP) — It’s the beard that divided a continent. The victory of whiskered drag queen Conchita Wurst in the Eurovision Song Contest had celebrities from Nigella Lawson to Russell Brand posting bearded…
Nicaragua remains comfortable, complex
By Sarah Lemanczyk, Special to the Pioneer Press From Twin Cities By Central American standards, Nicaragua is huge — with cowboy towns and coffee farms stretching north to the Honduran border, impenetrable jungle and occasional Spanish forts blanketing the Caribbean…
Districts Enjoy Fitness Night
Grand Cayman residents showed up by the scores yesterday (Thursday, 14 May 2014), to exercise at simultaneous Island-wide events. Co-sponsored by the Family Resource Centre and the new YMCA organization, the International Day of the Family celebration was attended by…
Tethys Petroleum Limited: First quarter 2014 financial results
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, May 15, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company”) CA:TPL +1.11% UK:TPL -1.51% today announced its First Quarter 2014 Financial Results. Corporate Highlights — Drilling of a further 3 successful…
Mangroves could be saviour of Guyana’s shrinking coastline
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday May 14, 2014, IPS – Agriculture has always played an important role in the socioeconomic development of Guyana, the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state that straddles South America.Agriculture accounts for more…
3 of the world’s biggest car races are coming up — here’s what you need to know
By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider As Memorial Day weekend approaches, three of the world’s most prominent racing series are kicking into high gear. Sunday, May 25th will be this year’s biggest day of racing with Formula One, NASCAR Sprint…
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,…
STA travel cancels all ‘unethical’ SeaWorld tours
By Jessica Plautz From Mashable The student travel agency STA Travel has announced it will no longer arrange trips that involve the unethical treatment of animals. They have stopped tours that include elephant rides, visits to Tiger Temple in Thailand…
Emails show Google secretly met with the NSA
By Karyne Levy From Business Insider Google executives Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt met with the NSA, according to leaked email exchanges obtained by Al Jazeera. The emails, which were obtained by Al Jazeera under the Freedom of Information Act,…
10 World’s heaviest drinking countries revealed
By Antonia Molloy From The Independent UK A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) looked at levels of alcohol consumption in its 194 member states People in the UK are among the most prolific drinkers in the world, according…