By Kingsley Ighobor IPS Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York June 28, 2018 (IPS) — From “Africa Reeling” to “Africa Rising”, there’s a new narrative for the African continent, now showing promising signs of sustainable growth under more stable governments. ...
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Pelé: Beyond Football
By Kul Chandra Gautam IPS Guest Writer KATHMANDU, Nepal, June 28, 2018 (IPS) — Pele’s example has inspired millions of young people to join the ‘beautiful game’ and contribute to building a peaceful and prosperous world fit for all our ...
Read More »Former Guyana MP, Convicted Of Terrorism, Dies In US Prison
NEW YORK, New York June 28, 2018 (CMC) – Former Guyana Member of Parliament, Abdul Kadir, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on a conviction of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack at New York’s JFK airport, nearly a decade ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines To Introduce Free Wireless In-Flight Entertainment
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 28, 2018 (CMC) – Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, has announced plans to introduce free wireless in-flight entertainment on its Boeing 737-800 fleet The new service, Caribbean View, will allow passengers to stream blockbuster ...
Read More »The Problem With Blackface
By Philip S. S. Howard Guest Writer The recent contentious debate between rappers Drake and Pusha-T has once again brought blackface to people’s minds. Pusha-T, who on June 8 declared the battle officially over, had circulated an old photograph he found ...
Read More »Cravings Can Be Harmful: Understanding And Defeating Them
By Chef Selwyn Richards Cuisine Specialist According to a study, published by the US National Library of Medicine’s National Institute of Health, on the effects of cravings and depression, it found that, “Fast-food and commercial baked goods consumption may have ...
Read More »Lemon Chicken, Spinach And Rice
By Chef Selwyn Richards Cuisine Specialist If you take a base food, such as lean, skinless chicken, you can combine this staple with some whole foods, and have simple, delicious, healthy, and nutritious meals, using under three ingredients. Here is ...
Read More »Be Prepared, Start Building Your Ark; You Never Know When Challenges Will Arrive
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer Most of us are aware of the story about Noah building the ark in preparation for the expected flood. We too have also been repeatedly warned about impending hurricanes, snowstorms and monsoons, yet far too ...
Read More »Parents Can Use The Education Bureaucracy To Navigate The Conflict Resolution Process
By Dr. Leon Barrett Education Specialist I suggested in a previous commentary, “Parental Involvement In The Education Of Their Children Could Become A Test Of Will” (Pride News, August 17, 2017), that as a parent, regardless of ethnicity, religion and ...
Read More »Grenada’s Prime Minister Contemplates Decriminalising Marijuana
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 27, 2018 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, believes the time has come for Grenada to reconsider decriminalising the use of marijuana and other forms of recreational drugs. “More and more we are hearing about ...
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