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Members of the public line up to view the coffin of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, central England, in this March 25, 2015 file photo. (Reuters/Darren Staples/files)
Members of the public line up to view the coffin of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, central England, in this March 25, 2015 file photo. (Reuters/Darren Staples/files)

Shakespeare’s ‘toad’ Richard is Leicester’s star draw

LEICESTER, ENGLAND (Reuters) – Shakespeare portrayed King Richard III as a “poisonous bunch-backed toad” who was reduced to offering his kingdom for a horse before he was killed by the forces of Henry Tudor, crowned Henry VII soon after, at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

Unfinished business

A report appeared in the press last week of a meeting between the Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman and AFC executive and prominent attorney, Mr Nigel Hughes to discuss constitutional reform.

Maladies of the ear flap (pinna)

Swollen ear flap (othematoma)   If the inner surface of the ear (usually, but not always, one side only) of your dog suddenly becomes swollen, then 99 times out of 100 it is because small blood vessels in the ear flap have ruptured and the blood has oozed out.

The village hidden by much greenery

Palmyra

Story and photos by Jannelle Williams   Some 7.5km from New Amsterdam the village of Palmyra begins with a cluster of houses that take on a housing scheme kind of look.

Themes on Emancipation

1st of August, 1838 ‘O ye first of August freed men who now liberty enjoy Salute the day and shout hurrah to Queen Victoria; On this glad day the galling chains of slavery were broke From off the necks of Afric’s sons who bled beneath its yoke.

Cuba, change and the internet Part 2

When it comes to Cuba what is often missed is that its government’s primary focus is not on the process of normalising its relationship with the US, but on the far more fundamental domestic reforms that are gradually changing the country’s political and economic model in ways that are intended to better deliver its objectives.

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