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Man pleads guilty of theft at Cayman Islands gas station (stealing a drink) Logan Bodden (41), pleaded guilty to stealing a drink from Delworth’s Esso Gas Station Friday (14) located on Eastern Avenue in George Town, Grand Cayman on 8th…
No country for women
By Keisha Hill, From Sunday Gleaner Study ranks Jamaica as the worst place for female entrepreneurs in the region Jamaica has been ranked as possibly the worst place for women to do business in Latin America and the Caribbean. A study…
Why the Midterms were bad news for women
By Ann Friedman From New York Mag Under the dark cloud of Tuesday’s Republican victories, many women pointed out a silver lining: For the first time ever, Americans are now represented by more than 100 women in Congress. “That is…
Call for prosecutors to answer for trial of alleged rape victim who killed herself
By Sandra Laville from the Guardian UK Eleanor de Freitas died days before she had to go on trial accused of lying about rape claim, despite lack of evidence An inquest into the death of Eleanor de Freitas is to…
Overlooked among 50 million displaced worldwide, women and girls lose out
By Andrea Ó Súilleabháin From IPI Mass displacement has become a significant feature of recent conflicts, as the number of people forced to flee their homes has passed 50 million worldwide, a level not seen since World War II. This…
Look fit and healthy – Learn 9 ways on how to lose love handles
By Jane Sills From olwomen Love handles are the areas of fat around the abdomen. Most of the excessive fat accumulated in the body is deposited here. Too much deposit of fat leads to fat love handles, something people tend…
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…
Woman uses potato as contraceptive on advice of her mother, roots begin growing inside of her
From Fox News Latino Bizarre, unprecedented, unheard-of. That’s how the Colombian newspaper that broke the now viral story called this electrifying piece of news. A 22-year-old woman from the outskirts of Honda, 90 miles west of Bogota, was found to…
A cancer patient’s decision to die
By Anthony Zurcher Editor, Echo Chambers From BBC Brittany Maynard says 1 November is the day she will die. The 29-year-old was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in January, after suffering from debilitating headaches for more than a year. Following…
Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel leaves Friday for a world record attempt in Bahamas
By Australian Associated Press From The Daily Mail UK Chloe McCardel will brave sharks, heat stroke and jellyfish stings when she attempts a world record 128km swim in the Bahamas that has never been done before…and even she admits ‘it…
