Many Baby Boomers Are Leaving Their Life’s Work to Chance, Says Family-Oriented Investment Advisor Half of all Americans with children do not have a legal will, according to an extensive survey done by the legal service Rocket Lawyer. “While the ...
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Don’t Let These Financial Blunders Leave Your Wallet Empty
Financial Literacy Month Is A Good Time To Get Your Fiscal House In Order To err is human, but when mistakes affect your pocketbook, it’s not exactly divine. Don’t feel alone if you’ve committed a financial blunder, though. Two-thirds of ...
Read More »T&T Jolted By Second Earthquake In A Week
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on Monday, the second tremor to affect the oil-rich twin island Republic within six days. The Seismic Unit of the University ...
Read More »UWI Plants Legal Marijuana
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) planted the first legal marijuana plant in Jamaica on Monday, a few days after the amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act came into effect. Science, ...
Read More »Cuban Doctor Praised For Developing Diabetic Foot Ulcer Drug
HAVANA, Cuba CMC – A Cuban doctor, who created a drug used to fight diabetic foot ulcers, has been lauded by his colleagues from across the globe. Doctors at a recent Diabetic Foot Global Conference in the United States, praised ...
Read More »Backlash Follows South Africa’s Xenophobic Attacks On Africans
By Lisa Vives IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) – Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from former president Nelson ...
Read More »Former US President To Head Observer Team To Guyana Polls
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Former United States president, Jimmy Carter, will lead an observer mission to monitor the May 11 regional and national elections in Guyana. “I look forward to leading our delegation to observe Guyana’s elections on May 11,” ...
Read More »Second African Canadian Summit To Discuss Critical Issues
By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Several pressing issues impacting the Black community are on the agenda of the upcoming 2nd African Canadian Summit, which will be held under the theme, “Critical Crossroad and the Crisis in ...
Read More »Jamaica Diaspora Conference Launched In Toronto
Photo above is of Minister Arnaldo Brown, left, and Jerrold Johnson. Photo by Eddie Grant. By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writing TORONTO, Ontario – Arnaldo Brown, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is urging the Jamaican diaspora ...
Read More »U.S. Normalization Of Relationship With Cuba
By Rupert Johnson President Obama should be complimented for his bold move with regard to the normalization of relationship with the Cuban government. His face to face meeting with the current Cuban President, Raul Castro at the Summit of the ...
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