Winston Churchill blamed for 1m deaths in India famine

Winston Churchill said Britain could not spare the ships to transport emergency supplies
According to a new book on the famine, Sir Winston ignored pleas for emergency food aid for millions in Bengal left to starve as their rice paddies were turned over to jute for sandbag production and supplies of rice from Burma stopped after Japanese occupation.

New Zealand military scientist caught lying on CV

 

New Zealand's current affairs programme, 60 Minutes, reported that at one previous workplace Mr Wilce was known as 'Walter Mitty'
British born Stephen Wilce also said that he had combat experience with Britain's Royal Marines and designed guidance systems for Britain's Polaris missile.
As chief military scientist for the past five years, leading a team of 80 in the secretive

Koran burning protests claim first victim in Afghanistan

Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones (R) speaks at a press conference with Imam Muhammad Musri
Pakistani lawyers carry a burning US flag during a protest in Multan to denounce the plans to burn the Koran by a US priest Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Rev. Terry Jones, the Florida pastor has been asked to reconsider his plans to burn Korans on Saturday

Costa Rica Retirement Ranked in Top 5 Best

A recent study on the world's top retirement locations by CBS MoneyWatch, Costa Rica retirement had a strong showing and ranked #5 on their list.

The Biggest, Big Whorehouse in Central America

Woman Goes Missing in Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

Kim Paris, Aged 33 Missing on Nicoya Peninsula

Kim Paris is a 33 year French National from Montreal who has gone missing from the Nicoya beach community of Santa Teresa in Costa Rica. She was last seen on August 25, while leaving the Latitude 10 Resort on a bicycle some time after 12pm. Kim has been living in Santa Teresa de Cóbano de Puntarenas since January of this year, and people in the area have been passing out flyers in the search for her.

Private-public sector team from Guyana to visit Kuwait

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- The government of Guyana, the private sector and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce are currently working on putting together a team to travel to Kuwait, to pursue investments and build relations.

New York mayor to host West Indians at Gracie Mansion

by Bevan Springer
New York Amsterdam News

NEW YORK, USA -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is getting set to once again welcome hundreds of influencers in New York's Caribbean-American community to his official residence next Thursday, August 12 to kick-off celebrations for the 43rd West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) Labor Day Parade.

Castro autobiography describes rebel shaped by childhood

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba's iconic former leader Fidel Castro says his childhood struggle against unjust authority turned him into a rebel and revolutionary, in extracts of his upcoming autobiography published online on Thursday by Cubadebate.com.
"I wasn't born a politician, although as a young child I observed events that were seared in my mind and helped me understand the world's realities," said Castro in "The Strategic Victory," one week before his 84th birthday.

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