The rumour mill is in high drive since word surfaced that Beyonce Knowles (Bey), and Jay Z (Shawn Corey Carter), are on the verge of a divorce. The multimillionaire power couple is currently on their “On The Run” tour; which ...
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Bringing Attention To A Silent Epidemic
By Bob Walsh Executive Director of the Canadian Society for International Health NC – Hepatitis C is a growing problem in our country, with an estimated 250,000 Canadians living with the virus. The disease can take many years to progress ...
Read More »OPINION: How To End The Gaza War
By Emile Nakhleh Guest Writer WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) – As the killing and destruction rages on in Gaza, and as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Hamas leadership exchange recriminations and threats, key regional and world players must accept ...
Read More »Woo the Atmosphere: Music and Sex: “Unnecessarily Salacious”?
Hello: As a long-time reader of Pride newspaper, I was very disappointed to read the article “Woo the Atmosphere: Music and Sex” by Amirah. In short, this article’s content doesn’t belong within Pride as it is unnecessarily salacious and isn’t ...
Read More »The Great Emancipation Myths
By Rupert Johnson There has always been a great euphoria among people of African ancestry in the West Indies and Canada with regard to Emancipation Day on August 1. But amidst this widespread celebratory feeling, we should also rid our ...
Read More »LIAT Defends Operations Record
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The regional airline, LIAT, has defended its record of operations saying that its flight cancellations were low as compared to the existing situation in the global airline industry. “Our operational performance is certainly not where ...
Read More »Vice President Of State-Owned Refinery In T&T Suspended
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Vice President of Petrotrin’s refinery and marketing department has been suspended pending investigations into the recent oil spill in the southern town of Marabella. Petrotrin chairman, Lindsay Gillette, told a news conference, last ...
Read More »Dwayne Morgan: 21 Years—Countless Verses
He lives by five words: passion, humility, perseverance, integrity and legacy. Dwayne Morgan, spoken word artist, author, creator, social entrepreneur and motivational speaker is talented, creative, grounded, inspirational and passionate. Morgan will take the experience of his 21 years to ...
Read More »US Customs Authorities Seize Cocaine In Underwear Of Jamaican Passenger
NEW YORK, New York, CMC – A Jamaican national faces federal narcotics smuggling charges after she was detained at the John F. Kennedy International Airport with cocaine with a street value of more than US$30,000 last month. The United States ...
Read More »St. Lucia PM Says Island Faces Pressure On Same Sex Marriages
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says the island is being pressured into accepting same-sex marriages in a bid to further develop its tourism industry. Addressing the 16th biennial convention of the Union of Saint ...
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