Nelson Mandela: Caribbean Friend on the verge…
South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela has spent the last few weeks in hospital suffering from a lung infection, and according to sad reports emerging from the country, his condition is critical and appears to be teetering on the balance. The 94-year-old, who served 27 years in prison for opposing the Apartheid government, became a […]
TRAGIC! SOUTHAFRICAN OLYMPIC HERO CHARGED WITH MURDER
South African Paralympic and Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria. Reeva’s body was found at the athlete’s home in the Silver Woods country estate in Pretoria, South African police sources have confirmed. Oscar is expected in a Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to […]
EPA Negotiations birthday: Not a time for celebration
September 27, 2012 marked the tenth anniversary of the beginning of negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the 79-member countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group. But, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) throughout Europe say it is not a time for celebration. According to a joint statement issued by […]
Time to reboot Commonwealth
By HUGH SEGAL These days, when alliances are under stress, monetary unions confront their own dysfunction, and financial indicators are angst-ridden, the Commonwealth retains its potential as an organization for global good, but only just. Voluntary, historic, multifaith, multiracial and multicultural, this association, which spans every part of the world, this network of networks, has […]