Dahved Levy "rocking you"'s Blog – December 2012 Archive (18)

A young Indian girl leads a protest march while holding torches as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi.                

As the head of government in an Overseas British Territory, McKeeva Bush would have been very familiar with the phrase “annus horribilis” which the Oxford English Dictionary said had been in use as early as 1985, but gained prominence when Queen Elizabeth used it to describe the controversies that marked the 40th anniversary of her Accession in 1992.

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called for an end to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea.

“It is with gravest concern that the Caribbean Community reiterates and intensifies its opposition to the passage of shipments of high level waste through the Caribbean Sea.  The Caribbean Sea constitutes not only a part of the way of life of the Caribbean people but…

Written by Chase Hoffberger @chasehoffberger…

This post includes unreleased raw crash site footage that was posted on a Facebook memorial page for approximately an hour and then was taken down and has now even been taken down from the site on which I downloaded it. That's what happens when a poster embeds a video rather than takes the time to download it. Now Liveleak is the only site with the video.

*WARNING: Crash site footage contains graphic material. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The tiny victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary have been identified, with all 20 students shot aged six and seven (pictured top row left to right: Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Ana Marquez-Greene, James Mattioli, Emilie Parker, Noah Pozner and Josephine Gay. Bottom row left to right: Grace McDonnell, Charlotte Bacon, Dylan Hockley, Olivia Engel, Jesse Lewis, Jessica Rekos and Caroline Previdi). Child victims not pictured: Daniel Barden, Madeleine Hsu, Jack Pinto,…

A new report by the London-based international human rights group, Amnesty International, says human rights defenders across the Americas, including the Caribbean, are facing “escalating levels of intimidation, harassment and attacks” at the hands of state security forces, paramilitary groups and organized crime.

Amnesty International said 2012 has been a “good and a bad year for human…

Jamie Foxx is a talented singer, actor and comedian. Yesterday he put those talents on display when he hosted Saturday Night Live. Jamie took part in various skits and even performed "Birthday Song" with 2 Chainz during his monologue.

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Petition Urges Nike To Drop Manny Paquiao For Gays Are "Worse Than Animals" Comments (Video) *UPDATE* Nike Will Reportedly Sever Ties

Manny Pacquiao may not be ready for retirement just quite yet.

Pacquiao returned from the biggest loss of his career with a bang Saturday night, knocking down Timothy…

skilled at voices: Gyron Quan

KIMLAN QUAN's last conversation with her brother was one of their usual fights over food.

Yesterday, she hoped he would come home as he normally did and make it up to her.

Instead, she received a telephone call telling her that her elder brother Gyron Quan died after being involved in a car accident on his way to work…

Misick was implicated in large-scale corruption in Turks and Caicos that led to the suspension of the democratic government in the TCI by the United Kingdom.

Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been arrested at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian Federal Police.

Neil Smith, the spokesperson…

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

Russian Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev has said aliens have visited the planet in an apparently unguarded moment during a Russian television interview.

In the interview with five journalists from leading Russian TV channels, Medvedev confirmed his support for President Vladimir Putin and dismissed rumors that he was on the brink of…

Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has warned local journalists to be true to their profession and not engage in political activities while trying to inform the population about the socio-economic development of the island.

Addressing the…

HBO will be premiering a full length documentary on Beyonce on February 16, 2013.  The show will give viewers an intimate look at the superstar singer's life. All aspects of her career will be covered as well as a glimpse into her home life as a mother and wife.

"Everybody knows Beyonce's music, but few know Beyonce the…

It's good to see…