by Janine Mendes-Franco “If music be the food of love, play on”, wrote Shakespeare, who could not possibly have anticipated the global food crisis the world is facing today. Rising food prices are a hot topic with bloggers the world over – and the Caribbean is no different. The “music” coming out of the regional […]
The Hole in the Hole in the Ozone Layer
As I wrote about yesterday, atmospheric scientists have just announced that "Our research indicates that trying to artificially cool off the planet could have perilous side effects. While climate change is a major threat, more research is required before society attempts global geoengineering solutions." This statement was released concerning scientists’ proposed methods of trying […]
LRA Prepares for War, not Peace
– By Katy Glassborow and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague, with Emma Mutaizibwa in Kampala (AR No. 168, 24-Apr-08) The feared Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, is building up its military capacity at a time when it is supposed to be preparing to disarm under a peace agreement, IWPR can reveal. IWPR has […]
Oil Prices Likely to Continue Soaring to New Highs for the Time Being
"The Euro is strong against the Dollar, which is once again providing an impetus for a push higher…there will be a lot of commodity buying, especially oil," said Addison Armstrong, director of market research at TFS Energy LLC in Stamford, Connecticut on Tuesday as oil prices and the value of the Euro against the Dollar […]
New Oil in Brazil Unleashes a Gusher of Media Controversies
Twisted information about the discovery of what may possibly be the third largest oil field in the world turned into a hot issue on the Brazilian blogosphere this week. The trigger was a comment from the head of Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency [ANP], Haroldo Lima, mentioning that the recently found Carioca [or Sugar Loaf] field in […]
Shortage of Food Needed to be Dealt With
Shortage of food has cast great concerns over the world, and some fear that it may deter the political stability. Food is the basis of everything, and the dwindling food supply can be partly attributed to, if not totally, climate change. Rising temperature has culminated in decreased agricultural output in tropical and subtropical areas, which […]
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