Mama Cax, Amputee Model and Disability Activist, Dies at 30

A Haitian-American, she landed fashion campaigns, appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue and walked runways at the White House and at New York Fashion Week.

Mama Cax, Amputee Model and Disability Activist, Dies at 30

Mama Cax on a runway during New York Fashion Week in September. “As a cancer survivor, she had grown accustomed to taking on life’s several challenges head on and successfully,” her agency said. Credit…Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times By Derrick Bryson Taylor, NY Times Mama Cax, a Brooklyn-born advocate for people with disabilities […]

Guyana Elections: “I ruled for transparency”- for field verification of registrants – GECOM Chairman

Guyana Elections: “I ruled for transparency”- for field verification of registrants – GECOM Chairman

By Guyanese Online The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, Claudette Singh on Wednesday defended her decision to vote in favour of field verification of so far 16,000 registrants before they are included in the National Register of Registrants (NRR). “I ruled in the interest of transparency and because I would like a credible list…I would […]

If You Have This Nasty Piece of Government Spyware on Your iPhone You’ll Want to Remove It

If You Have This Nasty Piece of Government Spyware on Your iPhone You’ll Want to Remove It

By Jesse Hollington, iDropNews It looks like a new seemingly-innocuous chat app that has recently become popular may actually be the tool of an oppressive government regime, and this time it’s not China or Russia, but actually the United Arab Emirates that’s coming under fire. Following an investigation by The New York Times, Apple has removed […]