City sorry for altered photo
From Ecns The city government of Ningguo, Anhui province, apologized for a doctored picture showing city-level officials visiting a centenarian resident on Wednesday. The photo, which shows four officials, including Deputy Mayor Wang Jun and Yu Anlin, director of the…
Kenyans accuse police of ignoring gang rape
BBC News Kenyans are outraged that three men accused of gang-raping and dumping a girl in a pit latrine were ordered by police to cut grass as punishment. The 16-year old was attacked after returning from a grandfather’s funeral in…
FIFA head heaps praises on [Cayman’s] CONCACAF boss
From Jamaica Observer GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has praised CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb for taking bold steps to reform the confederation, and says the body is now poised to become a potent force in…
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,…
Taste of the Caribbean: the blood and guts treat that is black pudding
From Steve, Uncommon Caribbean In our ancestral home of Trinidad & Tobago, and other parts of the Caribbean, this dark and lovely treat is traditionally served around the Christmas holidays. Its primary contents, though, make it especially ideal for Halloween……
Between God – Frank McField’s new book
From Facebook One most interesting thesis which has emerged so far in “BETWEEN GOD” the work that I am currently engaged in, is a hypothesis which attempts to explain the factors which have acted against the establishment of an Afro…
Calls to limit speech in the Snowden era underscore the importance of a free press
by Alex Wilhelm, Tech Crunch The Snowden revelations have reignited a discussion about privacy — especially privacy in the digital age. That discussion will eventually, we can hope, not only reform how the government views the privacy of its citizens,…
Potential effects of agrochemicals in Argentina
From Boston.com Agrochemical spraying in Argentina has increased ninefold, from 9 million gallons in 1990 to 84 million gallons today. Yet the South American nation has a hodgepodge of widely ignored regulations that leave people dangerously exposed, and chemicals contaminate…
Scientists are studying the biological basis of fear in the hopes of curing it
Chris Bel, The Telegraph From Business Insider From theme park rides to horror films, science has long known how to toy with our most primal instinct. But can fear be ‘cured’, too? And to what end? You’re swimming a few…
December Deadline for Detailed IAT Submissions
Persons who have an appeal pending with the Immigration Appeals Tribunal (IAT) have until Monday 30 December 2013 to submit detailed grounds of appeal. On 25 October 2013 the Immigration Law changed to state that hearings shall be on the…