A flood of rhetoric
By T. M. Krishna From The Hindu Why doesn’t a natural calamity move India and Pakistan beyond political posturing? On October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 shook Kashmir. The tragedy was of epic proportions. Most of the casualties…
Ants have learned to form daisy chains to cooperatively move heavy things!
By hipstomp / Rain Noe From core77 Ants like to move things, presumably to carry them back to their nests. Which doesn’t make much sense when ant hill entrances are tiny and you see them hauling back things like this…
Author Tanya Shields explores Caribbean Heritage
By Shanelle Weir From Panamerican World As a Caribbean woman, Tanya Shields said she’s always wanted to understand the circumstances of generations of women in her family — some of which are still present today. In her new book, “Bodies…
29 missing after ferry mishap in Philippines: Govt
AFP From The Times Of India MANILA: At least 29 people are missing after a ferry lost control of its steering and was hit by huge waves in waters off the central Philippines on Saturday night, the government’s civil defence…
The music industry is about to change, and Apple and U2 are just the beginning
By Philip Inghelbrecht From Techcrunch Of all industry roller coasters, the music industry must be the wildest. The last 30 years reshaped the business in a way we never could have imagined. Music as a product changed dramatically (e.g. from…
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Marriage, obesity, health and ageing
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday September 14, 2014 – Last week’s column on healthy ageing evoked quite a lot of comment, appreciation and the pointing out of one important omission – the value of marriage! How…
Young Caymanian Leaders Foundation 2014 Finalists
George Town, 5 September 2014 – The Young Caymanian Leaders Foundation today announces the names of the five finalists who have been selected to participate in this year’s YCLA Award. The ceremony and Awards dinner will be held on Saturday,…
Scotland’s September 18 Referendum: Its consequences
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday September 11, 2014 – If the people of Scotland vote for independence from the United Kingdom on September 18, they will be buying a one-way ticket to their own misfortune, and…
100,000 Ebola deaths forecast/How did it start?
Experts: Ebola deaths could top 100,000 by year’s end By Todd Beamon From Newsmax New Ebola cases in West Africa could explode to nearly 100,000 — even as close to 200,000 — by the end of the year, according to…
Venezuelan version of Lord’s Prayer invokes dead leader Chavez
From Caribbean360 CARACAS, Venezuela, Thursday September 11, 2014 – Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez has almost been elevated to the status of a deity by many of his former followers, so there was nothing unusual about a Chavista congresswoman going…
