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Jamaica seeks help from Cuba in warding off Ebola From Caribbean National Weekly Jamaica’s Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson will be leading a delegation to Cuba to seek support in light of the threat of Ebola. Ferguson made the…
Scientists find Indonesian cave art is among the world’s oldest
By University of Wollongong From noodls A team of Indonesian and Australian scientists has dated some of the world’s earliest known cave art on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, challenging the commonly held view that Europeans were the first to…
Hospitals sweat potential Ebola liability
By Amanda Bronstad and Andrew Ramonas, The National Law Journal They aren’t the only ones with cause for concern, lawyers say. As public health authorities moved to calm fears about the risk from Ebola, lawyers last week urged health care…
Caribbean women recommit to advocating for diversity
From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Advocates for lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in the Caribbean have been encouraged to commit to enhance their advocacy at the second Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference. Staged in Paramaribo, Suriname, the…
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Cayman Islands Grace Gealey to star on FOX’s “Empire” Grace Gealey, originally from the Cayman Islands, will be starring on FOX’s Empire, which premieres in January 2015. Grace Gealey stars as Anika Gibbons in the anticipated FOX series EMPIRE co-created…
Houston orders pastors to hand over sermons on gays
By Melanie Batley From Newsmax The city of Houston has issued subpoenas to a group of pastors requesting any sermons they’ve written that cover the subject of homosexuality, gender identity, or mention of Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian…
Fiji: The end of military rule and the Commonwealth’s role
By Sir Ronald Sanders The value of the Commonwealth of Nations was again evident recently as its perseverance paid off in Fiji. After eight years, Fiji returned to Commonwealth membership last week following the decision by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action…
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4.6 magnitude earthquake 149 km from George Town, Cayman Islands From Earthquake Track UTC time: Thursday, October 16, 2014 16:45 PM Your time: Thursday, October 16 2014 11:45 AM No tsunami statement issued Magnitude Type: mb USGS page: M 4.6…
This is how teens’ digital behavior is changing
By Cooper Smith From Techcrunch Teens don’t account for a huge chunk of the US population, but they still get lots of attention. Marketers and brands know that teen behavior often says a lot about where shopping trends, media consumption,…
For the Heaven of It
By Autumn PRAY—for the Heaven of it! REJOICE—for the Heaven of it! SING—for the Heaven of it! DANCE—for the Heaven of it! SPEAK—for the Heaven of it! LISTEN—for the Heaven of it! CARE—for the Heaven of it! HELP—for the…





