ACLU files sweeping suit against Catholic Hospitals’ anti-abortion policies
From Newsmax The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sweeping federal lawsuit against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over its ethical guidelines for Roman Catholic hospitals, arguing the directives were to blame for negligent care of a pregnant woman…
LIFE Supported by Rotary Foundation
Literacy transforms lives, this is not a slogan; it is reality. Rotary recognizes this principle and initiates and supports literacy projects all over the world. The Cayman Islands received a big boost from the Rotary Foundation last Wednesday when LIFE,…
New York train crash: Probe into crash cause begins
BBC The US authorities have begun an investigation into the causes of Sunday’s train crash in the Bronx area of New York in which four people were killed and more than 60 injured. The 05:54 from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central…
Why the ‘All Natural’ food label can be false advertising
Brandi, selected from Diets in Review Notice anything different about Naked Juice, Lays or Goldfish? If you haven’t, you may want to start looking at the products a little closer. PepsiCo and Campbell Soup Company are quietly removing the “All…
Baby boy in China believed to be dead escapes cremation at funeral home by crying
By Michael Sheridan / New York Daily News The boy was declared dead at Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital in eastern China, according to reports. He was at the funeral home for two days before anyone realized he was alive. A…
Heavy rain in Cuba lashes Havana, killing two
BBC A man and a woman died as a building in Havana caved in Heavy rain has been battering Cuba since Friday (Nov 29), flooding streets and leaving at least two people dead. A number of buildings have collapsed in…
UNHCR expresses concern over deaths at sea in the Caribbean
By Brian Hansford in Washington, DC., USA From Relief Web Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees WASHINGTON, DC, United States, November 28 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has expressed concern at the recent deaths at sea following a…
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force blacklists Belize; is banking sector in jeopardy
By DEAN BARROW from News5 Belize As you know by now, the European Union has blacklisted Belize for not doing enough to curb illegal fishing. That is bad, but even worse is the news of the blacklisting by the Caribbean…
Glasgow helicopter crash: Ninth body found
BBC A ninth body has been found in the wreckage of a Glasgow pub where a police helicopter crashed on Friday night, Police Scotland says. It earlier named three dead helicopter crew as pilot David Traill, 51, and Police Constables…
Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor
By Kukil Bora Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor creates fear of new ‘climate-change-driven factor’ The Arctic seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than double the amount of methane as previously estimated, a…
