December saw the draw of the group stages for this summer’s World Cup finals, the first time they will be played on African soil. At the ceremony, the world watched as Nelson Mandela – a man who dedicated his life to improving rights and bringing relative peace to the South African nation – described his joy; at last the world will witness just how far Africa has come.
BY DON MCDERMOTT
For Liverpool supporters like myself, there is an ominous cloud hanging over Anfield these days.
BY DON MCDERMOTT
On January 12th 2010, the world got a deadly reminder as to just how destructive nature can be. For the people of Haiti, it came without warning and left a trail of devastation in its wake. While earthquakes are nothing new to the island, this latest vicious seismic event was the worst the country has seen in 200 years. It measured 7.0 on the Richter scale with its epicentre being 16 miles west of the island’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and its focus has been noted as approximately 8 miles underground. The earthquake was followed by 33 aftershocks ranging from 5.0 to 5.9 according to the United States Geological Survey.
BY DON MCDERMOTT