Former Haiti president ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Dies At 63
Hаіtі’ѕ former rulеr Jеаn-Clаudе “Bаbу Dос” Duvalier has died оf a heart аttасk in the саріtаl Port-au-Prince aged 63, оffісіаl ѕоurсеѕ ѕау. Duvаlіеr was just 19 when in 1971, he inherited the title of “president-for-life” from hіѕ fаthеr, the notorious…
Stephen Samuel Gordon: Remembering His Poetic Legacy
Stерhеn Sаmuеl Gоrdоn, AKA Thе Sрасеаре, passed аwау peacefully tоdау after a fіvе-уеаr fіght with a rare fоrm оf cancer саllеd nеurоlуmрhаmаtоѕіѕ. The аnnоunсеmеnt wаѕ mаdе bу hіѕ label, Hyperdub. “Our ѕіnсеrе соndоlеnсеѕ gо оut tо his fаmіlу аnd frіеndѕ,…
Canadian skier JP Auclair found dead after avalanche in Chile
Chilean searchers on Tuesday found the bodies of two professional skiers, including a Canadian, who had been missing since an avalanche swept them away while they were hiking in the country’s south. The Associated Press reported from Santiago that the…
Remembering Julius Russell who died on October 2, 2005
Julius “Nipsey” Russell was an American comedian, best known today for his appearances as a guest panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, especially Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth and Pyramid. His appearances…
Prominent St Lucia hotelier dead at 78
St. Lucia Wednesday paid tribute to tourism icon, Edward “Chef Harry” Joseph, who died Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 78. “The whole tourism industry will mourn the loss of Chef who was an icon in the sector and…
Pigskin Pete, Paul Weiler Cheers the Fans
Former Pigskin Pete, Paul Weiler, is dead
Paul Weiler, better known as Pigskin Pete III, who led the Hamilton faithful through 31 seasons of Oskee Wee Wee chants, an estimated 20,000 bowler hat-led cheers and two Grey Cup victories, died Wednesday morning. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made the…
Joan Rivers Dies At Age 81
Joan Rivers is dead at age of 81, reports NBC News. The controversial comedian and “Fashion Police” co-host” was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her vocal…
Swanston Carbon former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party Died
Swanston Carbon, the former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) Administration has died. Carbon passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday where he recently underwent surgery. Johnson Boston, the General Secretary of the DFP…
Actor and director Richard Attenborough dies aged 90
Lord Attenborough was one of Britain’s leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director. In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two prisoner of war thriller The Great Escape and later…
Bishop Daniel Has Passed On
Bishop of the Peoples Pentecostal Church and President of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches, Michael Bill Daniel has gone to glory. Bishop Daniel, who had been battling with cancer for a while now, lost the battle some time this…