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By Robert Kibet IPS Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12, 2016 (IPS) — Reengineering the framework of support by bringing in women as new actors in effective development cooperation will play a pivotal role in achieving the 2030 Agenda for the ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario December 12, 2016 — Six individuals have been presented with awards for their humanitarian work in Haiti. The recipients — Annik Chalifour of Journalist L’Express, Akwatu Khenti of the Centre for Addiction ...

By Kwaku Botwe IPS Ghana Correspondent KUMASI, Ghana, December 12, 2016 (IPS) — Ghanaian opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, has made history as the first son of a former president to lead the West African country, beating incumbent President John Mahama ...

The holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends. However, holiday traditions can involve some safety risks that may not be found at other times of the year. Health Canada reminds Canadians to follow these tips ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist “Sheila is crazy” or “Joseph is a little off.” Yes, we have all heard people utter such statements in reference to someone we know, or we have even made them ourselves. The unfortunate fact is ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, December 12, 2016 (CMC) – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), today, paid tribute to the late James Ronald Webster, the first Chief Minister of Anguilla, who died last Thursday. Chief Minister Victor Banks, who spoke ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago December 12, 2016 (CMC) – A new project — aimed at reducing the spread of HIV and improving health care for key populations, most at risk of and already living with HIV in select ...

MISSISSAUGA, Peel, December 8, 2016 — The Peel District School Board (PDSB) is inviting community members and families to a community forum, on Saturday, where attendees can provide feedback on the Board’s action plan to support black male students. The ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 6, 2016 (CMC) – Former finance minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, who on two occasions failed to win the presidency of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), says he will be throwing his hat in the ring ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 4, 2016 (CMC) – Less than a year after she led the People’s National Party (PNP) into defeat in the general elections, Portia Simpson Miller, is stepping down, a few days shy of her 71st birthday. Simpson ...