Bedbug bites caused rash that stopped flight
(AP) The biting pests that infest hotels appear to be the source of red marks on a Minnesota woman that prompted health officials to quarantine a jet in Chicago for fear they were dealing with something much more serious: monkeypox….
Judge wants to know more about Zimmerman finances
AP) — Calling it an “oversight,” George Zimmerman’s attorney said Friday the neighbourhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense, even though his family told the judge they would have trouble…
Contract signed for Cedar Grove High School in Gregory Park
The Ministry of Education has signed a J$660 million contract with HDB Construction for the building of the Cedar Grove High School at Gregory Park, in Portmore, St. Catherine. The institution is the first to be built under the National…
Bear wanders onto Colo. campus, moved to mountains
(AP) — A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus has been relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains. State wildlife official Jennifer Churchill said Friday that the male bear was tagged and taken to a remote…
Cynical story on Webb on website: …ology.com under the subtitle Soccer Scoops
Cayman Islands Banker Jeffrey Webb “Elected” CONCACAF President By Anthony Schneck (“I’m hangry all the time”) FIFA has done an excellent job cleaning up in the wake of massive corruption scandals. Some measures taken include… wait, no, FIFA’s still really,…
UK probe of slain spy said hampered by delay
(AP) — A delay in reporting as missing a British spy whose naked and decomposing body was later found locked inside a sports bag frustrated police inquiries into his mysterious death, witnesses told an inquest hearing Thursday. Gareth Williams, 31,…
Lesbian Scout leader ousted in Ohio; parents upset
The first-graders in Ohio Pack 109’s Tiger Scouts didn’t know or care their den mother was a lesbian – at least not until the Boy Scouts of America threw her out over the organisation’s ban on gays. Now, parents who…
Nigeria: 7 killed in newspaper office bombings
AP) — A suicide bomber and a man armed with explosives attacked two Nigerian newspaper offices on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding at least 26. The radical Islamic sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Boko Haram said it coordinated the…
Colonialism and the Caribbean
Lizzie Phelan ([email protected]) The contemporary Caribbean remains the most politically diverse region of the world in such a small geographic space. By the end of the 19th century, much of the region was comprised of colonial dependencies controlled by various European…
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company
AP) — Rupert Murdoch used his testimony before a U.K. inquiry on Thursday to portray himself as the victim, not perpetrator, of a cover-up over phone hacking – a bold claim unlikely to be accepted by those suing his company…
