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…
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Official rosters announced for nations competing in CONCACAF Women’s Championship USA 2014
Competition to Kickoff October 15 in Kansas City; Final scheduled for October 26 in Philadelphia Miami (Wednesday, October 8, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today officially announced the final rosters for the…
Cayman Islands golfer placed in top 10 at DSU Tournament
From Quinnipiac Bobcats Nicole Scola, Emily Ribbins Place In Top 10 At DSU Fall Invitational; Bobcats 3rd out of 5 QUEENSTOWN HARBOR, Dela. – The Quinnipiac University women’s golf team finished the first day of the Delaware State Invitational in…
All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack Part 6
By Carol-Ann Rudy On to Vienna, Zurich, and Antwerp Traveling by train from Venice through northern Italy and the mountains of Austria, once again I found very good company in the person of a professor of Art History. She is…
HWL R1 Preview: Hockey World League heads to the Caribbean
From FIH Road to Rio: Hockey World League R1 – Men & Women – Kingston (JAM) The Hockey World League bandwagon rolled into Jamaica on 30 September with capital city Kingston playing host to men’s and women’s Round 1 events…
Jamaican-born designer lights up Grand Central terminal with flashmob show
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life It was fashion in a flash! A “flashmob” fashion show by House of D’Marsh on Friday, Sept. 5, left passersby aghast in Grand Central Terminal, as models sashayed along the coridors in fabulous gowns,…
Caribbean rights advocate tells SIDS conference it’s time to re-think strategies
From Caribbean360 APIA, Samoa, Tuesday September 2, 2014, CMC – Prominent Caribbean rights advocate, Anande Trotman-Joseph, says there is need to “domesticate” international law so as to strengthen measures aimed at ensuring equality, opportunities and empowerment for women. “SIDS requires…
