Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘blown up by IS’
From BBC Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up on Sunday. The UK -based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Jamaicans, Trinidadians honored on anniversaries
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Nine Jamaicans and Trinidadians were honored on Sunday during the 6th annual combined celebration of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago’s 53rd anniversary of independence. The “icons” were honored during Brooklyn’s Progressive Democrats Political…
Cuban doctors fleeing “shortages and mistreatment” in Venezuela protest for US visas
From CARIBBEAN360 BOGOTA, Colombia, Monday August 24, 2015 — Deteriorating conditions in Venezuela are causing increasing numbers of Cuban medical personnel working there to immigrate to the United States under a special US programme launched in 2006 that expedites their…
A Polish connection: all roads lead to Opole
Michal Kaczmarski From FDiIntelligence The small Polish city of Opole has landed some large investors, particularly in the food processing sector. Michal Kaczmarski looks at how it uses its excellent road connections to punch above its weight. An Italian finding…
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Will Cuba’s gain cause the Caribbean pain?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatest concerns may be about to materialise: American citizens being allowed to travel to Cuba on an individual basis. At present, it is only possible for most United…
Warming Cuba relations spurs invasive species debate
By Allison Griner From Jacksonville.com After 18 months of secret diplomatic talks, the White House dropped a bombshell in December: relations with Cuba would start to be normalized. In his speech, President Barack Obama announced that he plans to relax…
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title
By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer in Beijing From BBC Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world…
Trump’s deportation rhetoric crushing to GOP
By George Will From Newsmax It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of…
D.C. lawyer’s killer gets 24 years in prison
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times A judge on Friday sentenced the woman who fatally stabbed Washington lawyer David Messerschmitt in a hotel room to 24 years in prison. The defendant, Jamyra Gallmon, admitted luring Messerschmitt, 30, an associate at…
The Greek crisis is shaking the IMF to its core
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News The Greek crisis, having shaken the eurozone to its core, is likely to have a similar seismic effect on another massive institution, the IMF. The International Monetary Fund’s exposure is small compared with…
