High Court’s first gay-issues ruling
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Same-sex marriage cases spark new interest in 1958 First Amendment decision. With same-sex marriage litigation pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers and scholars are focusing intense interest on a long-forgotten, one-line…
Lighthouse students tour government offices
Sixteen Lighthouse School students yesterday got a first-hand look inside Government’s operations. As part of a school project to learn about the work that Government does, the young people aged seven to ten years toured the Government Administration Building on…
Pope Francis: Muslim leaders should condemn terrorism
From BBC Pope Francis has urged Muslim leaders around the world to condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Islam. Speaking on board a flight back to Rome, the Pope said that he understood the harm caused by the…
Baby’s body found buried on Maroubra beach in Sydney
Police said they were trying to locate the parents of the baby Australian police have urged the mother of a baby found dead and buried in the sand at Sydney’s Maroubra beach to come forward. The body, which was discovered…
The obstacles behind the demise of the sapphire iPhone screen
By Kevin Bullis for MIT Technology Review From Mashable In the year leading up to the release of the iPhone 6, Apple invested more than $1 billion in an effort to make sapphire one of the device’s big selling points….
“Closing the gap to Universal access” Remarks by Mr Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director
From Communications Unit, CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’. This theme challenges us as Policy makers, programme managers and implementers to identify and develop strategies and policies for…
Sexual exploitation victim ‘trafficked to more than 200 men’
From BBC A woman says she was trafficked to more than 200 men for sex from the age of 14. The victim from Shropshire, who wanted to remain anonymous, told BBC WM most attacks happened in Stratford Road and Ladypool…
Islamic State: Diary of life in Mosul
From BBC The northern Iraqi city of Mosul fell to Islamic State (IS) in June, bringing the population under the harsh rule of the jihadists. The militants swiftly introduced a regime in accordance with their radical version of Islam, including…
Cayman Islands Premier in London meets with Cayman students studying in UK
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin hosted a reception in London for Cayman students who are studying in the UK on Saturday, 29 December, 2014. The Premier is in London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint…
Snow geese taking flight
Snow geese taking flight near York Factory, Manitoba By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere Get Gary’s y Free Travel Photography Ebook Subscribe to Gary’s email newsletter to get a FREE 100 page ebook of his favorite travel photos at: http://everything-everywhere.com/ebook/…
