By Kenton X. Chance CMC News Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 27, 2018 (CMC) – As the trial in the two election petitions is pushed back to December, three years after the general election, a lawyer for ...
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‘I Don’t See Race’ And Other White Lies
Corrie Scott Guest Writer No one white really wants to talk about being white.Lately, the “colour-blind” approach to race has been a hot topic in Canada. Soon after his plays SLĀV and Kanata were cancelled because of racial insensitivity, Québec ...
Read More »OECS Environment Ministers Agree On Unified Approach To Tackle Climate Change Issues
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 26, 2018 (CMC) – Ministers of Environment in the Eastern Caribbean have identified several areas, for greater collaboration and unified action, to address a number of climate change issues affecting the region. Speaking at a press ...
Read More »Increased Demand For US Dollar Impacting Value Of Jamaica Currency
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 26, 2018 (CMC) – Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, said, yesterday, that increased local demand for the United States (US) dollar in recent weeks, has resulted in further ...
Read More »Grenada’s Acting Commissioner Of Police Announces Zero-Tolerance Policy On Offensive Weapons
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, July 26, 2018 (CMC) – Grenada’s new Acting Commissioner of Police, Edvin Martin, has announced a zero-tolerance policy on possession of offensive weapons and other illegal items. “With immediate effect, I have directed the executive of the ...
Read More »University Of The West Indies Commended For Moulding The Best Minds
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 26, 2018 (CMC) – Jamaica’s Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, has hailed the University of the West Indies (UWI) for cementing itself as an authority in tertiary education, and continuing to attract and mould the ...
Read More »Fresh Herbs: The Key To Glorious Gourmet Salads
By Chef Selwyn Richards Cuisine Specialist When you see a professional chef throw together a gourmet salad, chances are there are at least a few fresh herbs in the mix. The tender, bold, savory, sweet, pungent, earthy, and otherwise distinct ...
Read More »Fresh Herb-Infused, Cucumber-Topped Asparagus Salad
By Chef Selwyn Richards Cuisine Specialist Ingredients 3 pounds freshly picked asparagus, trimmed 1 bunch green onions 3 cups fresh small cucumbers, scrubbed clean 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley 1 Tablespoon fresh chervil 1 Tablespoon fresh chives 1 Tablespoon fresh mint ...
Read More »Bridging The Educational Gap: How Parents Can Help To Avert Academic Dysfunction
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator We are frequently reminded of the three-year gap between black and white students in the school system. There are many, who love to believe that such is attributable to income, fatherlessness, educational attainment ...
Read More »They Are Coming For Michael Thompson, Toronto’s Only Black City Councillor
By Robert Onianwah Political and Social Commentator As most of us know, to be the only or one of a few blacks working in any profession in Canada is to adopt one or all of these three personality types, depending ...
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