Mosquito virus fear hits Britons’ Caribbean holidays
By Eleanor Harding for the Daily Mail Tourists warned of deadly disease sweeping islands as thousands return home with agonising symptoms Chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean was first reported last December Over 700,000 suspected cases have been reported in…
Bill Cosby says he will not comment on sex abuse claims
From BBC Bill Cosby will not comment on “decade old” allegations of sexual assault which have resurfaced in recent weeks, his lawyer has said. In a statement, he said the charges had been discredited, and that repeating them “does not…
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Lab 9 crafts a comedic culture clash in ‘Voices of the Island’
By Christine Dolencdolen From Miami Herald One of the many cool things about Miami Theater Center is founder-artistic director Stephanie Ansin’s dedication to fostering new work. Through the SandBox Series in the company’s intimate black box space, and thanks to…
Caribbean regional vet conference held in Cayman Islands
Over 200 veterinarians, local and from abroad, attended an opening ceremony for the 28th Biennial Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Conference on Tuesday, 4 November 2014 at the Marriott Hotel. Minister responsible for Agriculture, Hon. Kurt Tibbetts officially opened the ceremony…
CRICKET: West Indies Task Force to investigate abandoned tour of India
WICB Media Release. Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board regrets, and is deeply embarrassed by the premature and unfortunate end to the recent tour of India. The WICB once again expresses to the BCCI and all stakeholders –…
UC Merced professor highlights racial profiling
MERCED — In a book due out next year, a UC Merced professor says a lack of judicial discretion leads to a disproportionate number of deportations to Latin America and the Caribbean. Tanya Golash-Boza, a sociology professor, said 98 percent…
In corruption debacle, FIFA satirizes itself while further besmirching the beautiful
By Sam Laird From Mashable It reads like something from a Monty Python sketch, but this is real life — or, at least, what passes for reality in the warped universe of FIFA Land. In sum: The ethics of FIFA’s…
Tourists return to Greece’s summer resorts
By Renee Maltezou, Reuters From Toronto Sun Foreign tourists are returning to Greece’s sun-drenched islands and ancient temples, central bank data showed on Friday, boosting hopes that the key sector may help the crisis-hit country pull itself out of a…
