By: Healther Hajek
Health News
What happens when we are no longer able to care for ourselves? Some Americans are fortunate enough to have loved ones willing and able to take on the large responsibility of caring for them or they are blessed to afford in home care or assisted living, during their dependant times of life. [...]
By: Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Forbes Magazine
In 2004, Reason magazine’s cover featured a photo of George W. Bush and John F. Kerry, and explained that the good news was that one of the two would not be president–but that the bad news was that one would. On one level, it was a funny cover, but on another [...]
DIANE ABBOTT
This week I had an intriguing conversation with a young woman who shone a light for me into the world of gangs. Specifically she explained about the emerging role of women in gangs.
Gangs, violence and the related problems of knife and gun crime have long been top of the political agenda in Britain. The [...]
By: RICKEY SINGH
Source: The Jamaica Observer
Finally the on-and-off official signing ceremony for a full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Caribbean and the European Union (EU) is over.
The divisions that surfaced among proponents and antagonists for a delay to make it a more improved partnership will linger, as rancour from passionate debates slowly evaporate with [...]
Sun Sports and FSN Florida To Provide Spanish Audio SAP Feed On All Orlando Magic Game Telecasts
Sun Sports and FSN Florida will provide Spanish language audio for all 77 Orlando Magic games televised on the regional sports networks during the 2008-09 season. The Spanish audio feed will be accessible through the secondary audio program (SAP) [...]
On January 11th, professional juggler and high-energy performer Jeff Civillico will attempt to juggle three balls while running the entire 26.2 miles of the Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando. The technique is called joggling, a combination of jogging and juggling. Jeff says, “You have to see it to believe it” so he has put [...]
Dr. Raj Persaud
Source: CaribWorldNews.com
Celebrated Caribbean origin TV shrink, Dr. Raj Persaud, has quit his job as a consultant psychiatrist for the South London and Maudsley NHS trust after being caught up in a plagiarism scandal.
A spokesman for the Maudsley confirmed that Persaud had left. He told the Guardian, `This is a private matter between the [...]
Robert Mugabe
By: Stephen Kaufman
Allafrica.com
The Bush administration wants Zimbabwe’s neighbors to step up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to share power with the country’s political opposition. The United States has warned that it might impose additional sanctions if Mugabe fails to fulfill the agreement he signed with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
“Whose Side Are You On, Comrade”
Why conservatives have finally lost their sense of solidarity and purpose.
E.J. Dionne, Jr.,
WASHINGTON–Conservatives are at each other’s throats, and here’s what’s revealing about how divided they are: The critics of John McCain and the critics of Sarah Palin represent entirely different camps.
Skeptical social conservatives are precisely the people McCain was [...]
Source: CaribWorldNews.com
Credit rating agency, Standard and Poors has revised its economic outlook on Jamaica from stable to negative.
In making its revision, S&P analysts said that external pressures are likely to dampen growth, strain already high borrowing needs and weaken Jamaica’s external liquidity profile.
The rating agency also expressed concern about the country’s large debt and current [...]
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