The space age has streaks of white and grey in its hair now. On October 4,this year, it turned 50. It was on October 4, 1957, that the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit, and the space age was born. Like all infants it was not much to look at; sputnik 1 was an […]
Guina-ang, Pasil and Licuan-Ba-ay, Abra Reclaim Bodong Ties
Guina-ang, Pasil and Licuan-Ba-ay, Abra Reclaim Bodong Ties By Myla Wail When the Bodong system works, it really works positively. This is what resulted from the severed ties that used to bind the barangays of Guina-ng, Pasil and Licuan-Ba-ay, Abra. The bond between the two tribes automatically disintegrated two years back when […]
Peace remains elusive in Somalia
By Zachary Ochieng Despite the relocation of the embattled Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG)—formed in exile in Nairobi in December 2004— to the capital, Mogadishu, last month, peace still remains elusive. According to the United Nations, more than 50,000 people have fled Mogadishu in the past two weeks. A renewed fighting in the city has […]