U2’s Bono writes freedom song about terror attacks at the Bataclan in Paris
From Canberra Times U2 tribute to Paris attack victims U2 pays tribute to victims of the Paris attacks as they return to perform at shows postponed in the wake of the November bloodshed. U2 frontman Bono has dedicated a new…
Antigua government rushes to aid of teen allegedly set on fire by mother
From Caribbean 360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday December 6, 2016 – The Government has stepped in to assist a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set alight by her mother on New Year’s Day, and has sent the teenager overseas for…
Fighting climate change in Cayman Islands
By Bennie Mills from Waltonian As UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated: “We have entered a new era of global cooperation on one of the most complex issues ever to confront humanity”. Following the conference closure there was a short…
2015 – A year of loss and grief
By Neals J. Chitan From Caribbean News Now My year started with a request from nationals of St Vincent and the Grenadines residing in Toronto to respond to the trauma and grief in their homeland, caused by the January bus…
Bajan at Hart of climate talks
By TONY BEST, From Barbados Nation News Immediately after the global climate change pact became a done deal in Paris, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon turned to his trusted top climate change adviser and asked: “what about 1.5.”? Selwin Hart,…
No cause to celebrate Paris climate agreement
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now The results of the climate change conference in Paris (COP21) give no reason for small island states to cheer. The agreement reflects many promises and little action. The one item of concrete…
Caribbean not happy with draft agreement at COP21
From CARIBBEAN360 PARIS, France, Thursday, December 10, 2015 – As negotiators review a preliminary draft agreement issued yesterday at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ministers and heads of delegations are pressing for outstanding concerns to…
US: Guns in our society
By From South Florida Caribbean News Guns in our society are creating real havoc and the debate in the US as to the right to bear arms and gun control is a real farce. Our world is filled with a…
French police want to ban public WiFi during emergencies
By Steve Dent From engadget The ‘Gendarmes’ also want to ban the Tor network outright. The FBI isn’t the only law enforcement agency that wants to restrict privacy for the sake of national security. Following the Paris attacks of November…
UPDATE: Paris attacks -Police seek ‘dangerous’ Salah Abdeslam
Police seek ‘dangerous’ Salah Abdeslam From BBC Police have issued a photograph of a French national wanted in connection with Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead. The man, named as Salah Abdeslam, 26, is described as…