Troubling Freedom: “We must preserve freedom at all cost”
Last Friday saw the coming together of Antigua and Barbuda citizens, friends and well-wishers for a most special occasion, the formal fundraising book launch of Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the aftermath of British Emancipation. Presided over by newly installed Antigua and Barbuda High Commissioner Dr Karen-Mae Hill who is an attorney and former General Manager […]
World’s third oldest person is a Jamaican woman
Jamaica’s oldest citizen, supercentenarian Violet Moss Brown, is approximately eight months younger than the world’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones of the United States, according to information available from the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) website. Moss Brown, who is ranked third by the GRG and who was introduced to local readers by an article published […]
New Police Chief for British Virgin Islands
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Apr. 21, CMC – A 34 year veteran law enforcer who climbed through the ranks of the Gloucestershire Constabulary in the United Kingdom was sworn in as the new Police Commissioner for this British overseas territory on Wednesday. Michael Matthews, who was also the former chief constable for the Sovereign Base […]
London Stock Exchange praise JSE as champions
England is not only praising the Caribbean Cricketers as T20 Champions, but also recently praised the Caribbean Exchange for producing the best performing Stock Exchange in the world via the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). At a recent meeting with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Caribbean Enterprise Network (CEN), the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) […]
Venezuela has no legal basis for claiming Guyana’s land
Last Monday (April 18th) The Ramphal Institute once again delivered an impacting and immensely insightful lecture on the brewing Guyana – Venezuela border controversy. The keynote speaker at this high profile event that attracted the interest of several Caribbean High Commissioners and their consular staff; members of the academic community and of course, several concerned […]
Dancehall artiste Konshens launches 2016 music video “Bruk Off”
Jamaican reggae and dancehall artiste Konshens presents the official music video for his 2016 single, “Bruk Off”, produced by Birchill Records. Subscribe to hear new Konshens music first: http://bit.ly/1MjKHXn 0 0
Dame Linda Dobbs speaks out about racism at the bar
Clerks would Tippex out her name on briefs and write in the name of male pupil they wanted to be the tenant. The country’s first female ethnic minority lawyer to become a High Court judge has shared her story in a tell-all interview, and it makes for shocking viewing. Dame Linda Dobbs has exposed shameful […]
Good sense on drugs absent at the UN
For a brief moment it appeared that good sense would prevail and the international community would ditch the failed ‘war on drugs’ policy. But, all hopes were dashed at the United Nations General Assembly special session on drugs (UNgass) between April 19 and 21 in New York. Sadly, the UN maintained prohibitionist policies banning narcotics […]
Barbados slaves rebelled against slavery this week in 1816
The year was 1816 – the location, Bridgetown, capital of the British colony at Barbados. Sugar cane grew well in the tropical Caribbean islands and fetched high prices for landowners in the European and American markets. Under the guidance of the Dutch – who colonized the island before the British – and a group of […]
Truth about feud between Marlon Samuels and Shane Warne
April 3, 2016: Samuels, after producing an outstandingly composed knock, retorted to him in kind.After receiving the Man of the Match Award, he fumed: “I woke up this morning with one thing on my mind. Shane Warne has been talking continuously and all I want to say is ‘this is for Shane Warne’. I answer […]