Cuba’s Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel
From BBC Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba’s new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006. It is the first time since the revolution in 1959 that a Castro is not…
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Dreaded ‘cone of uncertainty’ will shrink for the coming hurricane season
By Jenny Staletovich, Tribune News Service From CantonRep National Hurricane Center will provide more precise data and expand advisories MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center plans to shrink the dreaded “cone of uncertainty” during the upcoming season based on an…
How the Cayman Islands’ refusal to recognise same-sex marriages could break up families
By Chris Godfrey From The Independent UK Despite being a British overseas territory, the Cayman Islands does not recognise same-sex marriages, which have been legal in the UK since four years ago. Considering themselves islanders, one couple want to get…
Philadelphia’s top cop apologizes to black men arrested at Starbucks
By Ray Sanchez and Olivia Kiely, CNN (CNN) Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross apologized Thursday totwo black men who were arrested while waiting for a business meeting at Starbucks, saying he made the situation worse by initially defending his officers’…
US: Justice Department IG submits criminal referral on McCabe
From Newsmax The Department of Justice inspector general has sent a criminal referral of former FBI official Andrew McCabe to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington, The Washington Post and CNN is reporting. The referral was made some time ago and…
End Plastic Pollution – Earth Day 2018 Campaign
From Earthday.org From poisoning and injuring marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our waste streams and landfills, the exponential growth of plastics is now threatening the survival of our planet. In response,…
A powerful drug derived from marijuana just got a major green light on its way to FDA approval
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider An experimental cannabis-derived drug has gotten a unanimous approval vote from a group of scientists convened by the Food and Drug Administration. The committee concluded that the drug, called Epidiolex, is safe and effective….
Time for Latin America, Caribbean to hike tax: World Bank
By Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels With economic recovery being reported in Latin American and Caribbean states, a new World Bank report says governments must now look to fiscal policy to reduce their deficits. In “Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America and…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
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World Earth Day : Cleanup Campaign to be held in Anse-La-Raye this week
OECS Media release Thursday, April 19, 2018 — World Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2018 under the theme “A World Without Plastic Pollution”. Hence, the Anse La Raye Disaster Committee in Collaboration with the OECS Environmental Sustainability…
