PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, November 21, 2018 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government said it had received more than TT$51 million in hotel room taxes, last year. Officials here said that the hotel room tax is directly ...
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How Humour Can Change Your Relationship
By Gil Greengross Contributing Writer A sense of humour is an attractive trait. There is abundant cross cultural evidence that shows that being funny makes you more desirable as a mate, especially if you are a man. But once the ...
Read More »The Resilience Of Barbados Counters Trump’s “Sh-thole” Remarks
By J.M. Opal Contributing Writer In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, former attorney and future inmate, Michael Cohen, revealed some of the uglier things Donald Trump said to him during their many years together. Among the alleged quotes: “Name ...
Read More »Exercise Is Medicine; And Doctors Are Prescribing It
By Dr. Scott Lear Contributing Writer There is a movement afoot (pun intended) to get more people exercising by involving their family doctors. In the United Kingdom, the government recently released Moving Medicine — an online resource to help doctors ...
Read More »The Trouble With Saying ‘It’s Okay To Be White’
By Matthew Flisfeder Contributing Writer Recently, posters were discovered on several walls at the University of Manitoba with the statement, “It’s okay to be white.” Other similar incidents were reported in Halifax, Regina and elsewhere around the world. Most ...
Read More »Paris Hilton Unloads Sunset Strip-Hollywood Hills Home
Paris Hilton’s glamorous home and her original furnishings, where she lived during the five seasons of her television program, “The Simple Life”, are now for sale. Granddaughter of hotelier, Conrad Hilton, super-socialite heiress Paris is asking $4.8 million for her ...
Read More »Barbados Government Announces Tax Breaks For Businesses
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 20, 2018 (CMC) – The Barbados government announced, today, plans to provide a hefty reduction in corporation taxes for businesses, and urged them to share the benefits with citizens. Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, told Parliament that her ...
Read More »Amidst Ganja Reform In St. Vincent, Concerns About Growers Being Side-Lined
By Kenton X. Chance Contributing Writer KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines November 20, 2018 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament is expected to approve, on Thursday, laws establishing a medical marijuana industry in the country. The ...
Read More »How Black Mothers — And Grandmothers — Destroy Their Daughters
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Hardly a day passes that someone, struggling with the often conflicting rules of race, as well as curiosity, does not pose the following question: how come Black people are so screwed up? Most ...
Read More »Women And High Heels: The Sexist History Behind It All
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Let’s get it right, from the start and coming straight from the heart: I do not hate high heels, but instead abhor the idea that they are seen as indicators of female elegance ...
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