Carifesta — the Caribbean Festival of Arts — was staged for the first time in 1972, hosted by the government of Guyana. Originally intended as an expression of cultural confidence by the independence-era anglophone Caribbean, and a forum for Caribbean artists to exchange ideas and share their work with colleagues, the festival has been staged ten times […]
The Purpose Driven Cheat
8 19 08 The Purpose Driven Cheat By Mary Lyon It’s amazing how much mud is flying in this presidential contest – and not just that which is being flung nonstop at Barack Obama. Mudslinging is common during political campaigns, but sometimes that mud isn’t exactly a guided missile. There are moments when it’s splattered […]
Ohio Jobless Rate at 15-Year High; McCain Plan May Kill 8,000 More
Ohio got some bad economic news. The state lost more than 11,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate has worsened to 7.2 percent—the highest in Ohio since December 1992. Ohio may take an additional major job hit if DHL Express is allowed to close its air freight facility in Wilmington, where more than 8,000 people […]
BREAST CANCER
BREAST CANCER About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some time in her life. This ratio represents a woman’s lifetime risk. Thus, not until the age of 80 does a woman’s risk of breast cancer rise to 1 in 8. About 180,00 women a year are diagnosed […]
Moral Battle Lines Drawn in South Ossetian War
Russia tries to claim moral high ground as both sides allege war crimes. By Thomas de Waal in London Following the agreement of a fragile ceasefire, Moscow and Tbilisi are now engaged in an angry quarrel over alleged human rights abuses, with the Russians making this their central argument justifying an assault on Georgian territory. […]
South Ossetia: An Avoidable Catastrophe
Georgia and Russia have stumbled into a war that need not have happened, and civilians are paying the price. By Thomas de Waal in London In the space of a few days, a real catastrophe has unfolded in the Caucasus, sparked by a conflict over a tiny piece of land that could have been averted. […]
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