Sex predator’s wife pledges love and support
Community news. Cambridge graduate wife mouths support for rapist husband who told victim he was attacking her because ‘he didn’t get sex at home’ as he gets life Adriana Ford-Thompson describes husband Mark as ‘kind and sensitive’ Sentenced to life with 11-year minimum for sex assaults on four women But wife vows to stand by […]
Rowland Sutherland: A Special Music Event!
Community news. Rowland Sutherland’s composition ‘Enlightenment (In the Spirit of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane)’ will be performed twice, on the final day of James Lavelle’s Meltdown 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 22 July 2014. JOHN COLTRANE’S A LOVE SUPREME Re-envisioned Conceived and presented by Paul Bradshaw of Chaser Productions Rowland Sutherland […]
Pollard fined by IPL for on-field bust up with Starc
Caribbean news. Big-hitting West Indian batsman Kieron Pollard and Mitchell Starc have been fined for their heated altercation during the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium. Pollard lost 75% of his match fee while Starc was penalised 50% by match referee Andy Pycroft. Both players admitted […]
Small states in danger of losing a strong advocate
Caribbean news. The 53-nation Commonwealth association is an important instrument for the promotion of the interests of small states including those in the Caribbean. But, it is facing troubling times and requires strong, visionary and knowledgeable leadership to regain a place of respect within its member states and the international community. If it fails to […]
Buffalo Soldiers: America’s bravest servicemen
America news. The buffalo soldiers were posted on the frontier and were trailblazers for the white Regular Army. They built seventy-five percent of the forts, houses and roads in preparation for the arrival of the white troopers. In fact, they were the primary form of defence on the Great Plains, the home of several sedentary […]
Former Mayor Althea Smith to speak at CIBN Saint Lucia
Caribbean news. It’s now three weeks before the Caribbean International Business Network (CIBN) Saint Lucia, scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2014 at the Saint Lucia High Commission 1 Collingham Gardens, London SW5 0HW. Speakers include but not limited to the formal opening of the networking session by His Excellency Dr Ernest Hilaire, High Commissioner for […]
US Ambassador to Guyana accused of being a “meddler”
Caribbean news. The Guyana government and the ruling party have upped pressure on the United States (US), labelling the American Ambassador a “meddler” and for the first time categorically stating it does not want the US$1.5 million Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project. In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day 2014, the Peoples Progressive […]
Trini Commentary: True Silk gone too soon
Caribbean news. If the assassination of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal is a wake up call to you…then something wrong with you. If a little boy being raped to death in a swimming pool at a birthday party wasn’t a wake up call then, Dana’s assassination can’t wake you up to nothing. You in denial long […]
Vybz Kartel releases Gospel Single for May “Servant”
Caribbean news. Embattled dancehall star Vybz Kartel is possible on track to become a born again christian. The incarcerated deejay just released a new gospel song “Ordinary Servant,” produced by TJ Records. Embattled dancehall star Vybz Kartel is possible on track to become a born again christian. In the song, Vybz Kartel sings about his […]
Exhibiting Africans like animals in Norway’s Human Zoo
Africa news. Next week in Norway a ‘human zoo’ will open, a re-enactment of the voyeurist exhibitions of Africans that took place during the colonial era. The organizers aim to spark discussions on the legacy of racism and colonialism, but have they overlooked the pain and humiliation this may bring to Africans worldwide, and the […]