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Mosquitoes battling Zika released in South Miami neighborhood
By ALEX GONZALEZ From WLRN Millions of mosquitoes have been released in South Miami to combat Zika. Lab-bred mosquitoes are flying in South Miami. It’s the latest effort to stop the type of mosquito that spreads the Zika virus. These…
UK: Boss of car scheme for the disabled is on £1.7million… and YOU pay…..
By SAM GREENHILL FROM THE DAILY MAIL UK …..MPs question Motability’s lavish salaries and its £2.4billion cash stockpile Cash ‘surplus’ has been run up by Motability Operations, a charitable scheme Chief executive Mike Betts pocketed 11 times more than Prime…
Maldives government refuses to obey court order to release prisoners
From News & Star UK Protests have spilled into the streets of the capital, Male, and soldiers in riot gear have stopped MPs from entering the parliament building. The surprise judicial ruling last week has led to an increasingly tense…
Pope Francis Ignored Letter Detailing Sex Abuse
From Newsmax VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that no victims had come forward…
CARIFORUM states to build capacity to respond to drug problem
From Caribbean News Now KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — Representatives of the Forum of Caribbean States (CARIFORUM) will hold technical discussions on the seventh round of the multilateral evaluation mechanism (MEM) process on February 7, 2017, in St Vincent and the…
Haiti has the most overcrowded prisons in the world
By Youri Kemp From Caribbean News Now PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti — According to the World Prison Brief (WPB) ranking published at the end of January, Haiti has the highest prison occupancy in the world at 454.4 percent, which means…
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Thrivent Financial From Live Generously Angel Aloma provides leadership that serves the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America As executive director of Food For The Poor, Thrivent member Angel Aloma has helped build the Coconut Creek, Florida, nonprofit into…
New system to monitor medicines in the Caribbean
From Presna Latina Georgetown, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) A voluntary regional system for CARICOM states will allow them to report adverse drug reactions, suspected substandard and falsified products, report the media today. The project, called VigiCarib, was launched by the…
Happy Birthday Bob Marley – Full day of activities planned in celebration
From Jamaica Gleaner A full day of activities is planned for today at 56 Hope Road, in recognition of the reggae icon’s 73rd birthday. From 7 a.m.-10 a.m., there will be an invitation-only opening ceremony, with tributes including song of…
77 facts about cyber crimes one should know in 2018
From Best VPNs As a society, we cherish our right to privacy probably more than anything else. Sharing is great, and we all enjoy it, but there is always that other side, the untold story, the personal, the secret. Now,…
