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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash, official says
Rescuers sifting through the wreckage of the crash. Photo by news.com.au A commercial airplane carrying at least 121 people crashed Friday in Rawalpindi just before it was to land at an airport in Islamabad, according to Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, which cited poor weather as a possible factor. The Bhoja Air Boeing 737 was making its first flight from Karachi to Islamabad, where the weather was cloudy, authority spokesman Pervaz George told CNN.
Commentary: Appreciation for my island
Sunset taken from Canefield by Abigail H. Antoine As a more mature individual, appreciation is the word I use to describe how I feel about my homeland. Growing up, I can remember people saying to me and around me that one should appreciate what they have.
Hanging – the view on the street
How much of a deterrent can hanging be considered, and how do the majority of Dominicans feel about the practice which although still legal, hasn’t been implemented for well over 30 years now. DNO took to the streets of the capital city Roseau on Wednesday to get a sense of how members of the public feel about hanging. “I say reinstate it, I say hang them, I say make them pay for their crime,” one lady insisted.
Quiet 2012 hurricane season – experts
Radar image of a hurricane As we rapidly approach the official start of the 2012 Hurricane Season, experts are predicting a quieter season. Two recognized hurricane experts say “ this year’s storm season could be the quietest one in the past 3 decades”. The preliminary data came from Professor Emeritus William Gray and Dr.
Caribbean mobilises funds for ten-year climate plan
Coastal erosion in Carriacou, Grenada. Photo credit: Peter Richards/IPS PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 16, 2012 (IPS) – Failure to adapt to climate change will derail the development aspirations of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom), researchers warn, siphoning off an average of five percent of 2004 gross domestic product regionwide by 2025. The predicted costs could rise to as much as 75 percent by 2100 for smaller nations, says the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC). Meeting in Suriname last week, Caricom leaders acknowledged the severity of the threat, adopting a common strategy dubbed the “Implementation Plan for the Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change”.
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