By Jo Clarke Contributing Writer The proud footballing nation of Cameroon is under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This follows the announcement that they have been stripped of the hosting rights for the African Cup on Nations (AFCON) ...
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Frank Sinatra’s Malibu Beach House
Filled with family and close Hollywood friends, the house that Frank and Barbara Sinatra built, in the early 1990s, on Broad Beach in Malibu, is now on the market for the first time. Of all the beautiful homes and retreats ...
Read More »Why UNESCO Was Right To Add Reggae To Its Cultural Heritage List
Christopher Partridge Guest Writer When UNESCO announced that “the reggae music of Jamaica” had been added to its list of cultural products considered worthy of recognition, it was a reflection on the fact that reggae, which grew from its ...
Read More »Think Teens Need The Sex Talk? Older Adults May Need It Even More
By Heather Honoré Goltz and Matthew Lee Smith Contributing Writers Humans are sexual beings. This urge does not stop when the clock strikes 60. Or even 90. Young adults may deny older relatives are having sex, but sexual activity is ...
Read More »Jamaica To Open Its First In 2020, But Not Slated To Become A Casino Destination, Says Tourism Minister
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica December 13, 2018 — Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says that while Jamaica will open its first regulated casino in 2020, the island is not slated to become a casino destination. “The fact is that casinos ...
Read More »Miss Jamaica Finishes In Top Five At Miss World Competition
SANYA, China December 13, 2018 — Kadijah Robinson, Jamaica’s representative at the 2018 Miss World pageant, finished in the top five of the 68th edition of the competition that was held in Sanya, China, last Saturday, December 8. 118 contestants, ...
Read More »Guyana Monitoring Arrival Of Russia-Made Bombers In Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 13, 2018 (CMC) – The Guyana government says it is “monitoring ongoing, related developments in Venezuela”, after two TU-160 supersonic bombers, known as “White Swans”, landed at Maiquetia airport, near the capital, Caracas, on Monday. The deployment ...
Read More »St. Vincent Parliament Approves Legislation To Decriminalise Marijuana For Medicinal And Scientific Purposes
By Kenton X. Chance Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, December 13, 2018 (CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines has become the first Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to pass legislation, allowing for the decriminalisation of marijuana ...
Read More »Youths As The Leaders Of Tomorrow; Why Not Of Today?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator We are frequently bombarded, from all angles of society, with the axiom that the youths of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Many of our politicians have also adopted the phrase, although it ...
Read More »Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Sends Home More Workers As Part Of “Staff Rationalisation Exercise”
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 13, 2018 (CMC) – The Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) announced, yesterday, the dismissal of 51 of its employees, as the head of the Communications Workers Union (CWU), Clyde Elder, said ...
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