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Why the web is abuzz over Jett Travolta's death (Guardian Unlimited)

A Hollywood celebrity , a teenage death in a bathroom and the Church of Scientology is a toxic brew for global gossipmongers and, sure enough, the death of John Travolta 's 16-year-old son, Jett, has triggered an orgy of internet chatter.

Chris Brown and Rihanna: Secret Lovers? (Vibe Magazine)

Chris Brown and Rihanna: Secret Lovers? With marriage proposal rumors, VIBE gets to the bottom of Chrihanna

Caricom's strange silence (Trinidad Express)

UNLESS our Caribbean community has lost its passion for raising a moral voice at times of conflicts that result in horrific human tragedies, then it should speedily end its deafening silence on the current war between Israel and Gaza, now in its 12th day.

These 50 years have been ones of the resistance and strength of the people (Granma Internacional)

• Interview with General of the Army Raúl Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, by Talía González Pérez, from Cuban Television’s News System, December 31, 2008, "Year 50 of the Revolution."

Jisselle Salandy, a bright boxing light goes out (The Nassau Guardian)

The boxing world is saddened. Jisselle Salandy, considered in some quarters as the brightest female boxing star since the rise of Laila Ali, was involved in a fatal car crash in Trinidad on Sunday.