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Frank Flowers stops consecutive running At the age of 66 Frank Flowers long record of consecutive running every day since 1977 came to an end on November 4th 2013 when he was admitted into hospital for a replacement surgery to…
OPINION: It’s the economy, Caribbean.
By CMC – From Observer Media Group BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart won the political battle but loss the economic war in 2013. His Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Biissessar set a record by losing four political…
Christians face danger from Jihadists in Syria
By Okke Ornstein From newsmax PHOTO: The Church of Saint Michael in the Syrian village of Qara was heavily damaged in fighting between rebels and pro-government forces in late November in the predominantly Christian region of Qalamoun, north of Damascus….
Passenger Missing From visiting Cruise Ship – Further update
Further update: The Canadian national who was reported missing on the 31 December 2013 has not been located to date. The RCIPS is in liaison with the family of the missing person, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Canadian Consulate, FBI and Royal…
The Editor speaks: We had a wonderful merry and blessed Christmas
We had a wonderful merry and blessed Christmas [Joan and I] We had tumultuous events happening around this time twelve months ago (it should certainly start a lot quieter in 2014). We had a minority government in place when 2013 commenced…
See the ‘Ugliest Animal’ in the World
By AFP News From PET MD LONDON – The blobfish, a denizen of the Pacific that looks like a bald, grumpy old man, has been named the world’s ugliest animal, organizers of the offbeat competition said on Thursday. More than…
John Fund: Feds violate hacking disclosure laws on ACA site
From newsmax The federal government has exempted itself from having to tell people signing up for the Affordable Care Act whether or not their classified information has been hacked by cyberthieves, says John Fund, a national affairs columnist for National…
UPS fiasco may be due to fleet issues: Report
From CNBC United Parcel Service, suffering through a big public relations debacle with holiday shipments that failed to reach clients in time for Christmas, may have jets to blame in part for the woes, according to The Wall Street Journal….
Navy veteran’s death: five arrested on drug charges
By Press Association From theguardian.com, Four men and woman bailed after death of Joromie Lewis, who fell ill after consuming drink containing lethal amount of cocaine Five people have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences in connection with the…
Mighty Sparrow on the mend and “coming out dancing”
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Monday December 30, 2013, CMC – The Calypso King of the World, Slinger Francisco, popularly known as the Mighty Sparrow, continues to get better as he convalesces in a rehabilitation facility here. According to…
