Book students should read
The one book every student should read in 2018, according to Harvard professors By Abby Jackson From Business Insider Harvard University professors constantly read and assign texts to their students. So they know a good book when they see one….
Solidarity with Abdellahi and Moussa
From Freedom United Yesterday marked 365 long, brutal days since our friends Moussa Bilal Biram and Abdellahi Matalla Saleck were transferred to a remote and unsafe region of Mauritania – to a prison well-known for housing violent death row inmates…
Glaucoma treatment gets FDA OK
From Newsmax Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its eyedrop, Rhopressa, as a treatment for glaucoma, two months ahead of the expected date. Glaucoma affects about 2.7 million people in the United States…
Google won’t show news from sites that hide their country of origin
By Jon Fingas From Google It’s part of the ongoing effort to fight fake news. Google’s ongoing quest to curb fake news now includes sites that are less than honest about their home turf. The company has updated its Google…
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UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Humanitarian Situation Report, 19 December 2017
Published on 19 Dec 2017 Situation in numbers 39,000 # affected children in need of assistance in Irma- and Maria-affected countries 19,800 # affected children in Dominica 169 # children in temporary shelters in Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Dominica Highlights…
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No tax haven, but this label can cost Malta untold harm
By Michael Falzon From Malta Today No anti-Malta stance but a socialist initiative to push for the eventual aim of tax harmonisation across the whole of the EU; this is still on the cards and Wednesday’s vote was just an…
Crighton’s Christmas Gardens
Everyone has been waiting for the Gardens at the Crighton’s home to come alight to announce that Christmas is almost here. Each year their lights and displays grow. When you think that it cannot get any better, it does. There…
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CDC barred from using terms like ‘science-based’ in budget docs
By Mariella Moon From engadget “Evidence-based,” “fetus,” “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity” and “transgender” are also a no-no. We can just imagine CDC personnel still shaking their heads after finding out that they can’t use certain terms in official documents for next…
US Tourist says Mexico bus crashed on dry road
From US News An American cruise passenger visiting Mexico says a bus that flipped over on the way to Mayan ruins crashed on a dry road and he didn’t see any sign that other vehicles were involved. MEXICO CITY (AP)…
Tripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana
On Friday 15 December, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from 2012 to 2015, is propelled by the…
