By Hetty Roessingh and Michelle Bence Contributing Writers The winter months are an ideal time to turn your attention inward and think of how you can establish something new for your family to do, together, indoors. If you can find the ...
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Congratulations Dr. Moodie, On your Senatorial Appointment
Congratulations to Senator Dr. Moodie on her elevation to the Senate of Canada. This demonstrates the contributions immigrants make to their adopted countries and the deserved rewards that ensue. Immigrants continue to make Canada great and the Number One country ...
Read More »IMF Predicts Moderate Expansion In Economic Growth For Latin America And The Caribbean In 2019
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia January 25, 2019 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, today, that economic activity in the Caribbean is still projected to pick up in 2019-20, mainly due to robust tourism from the United States and ...
Read More »Simple, But Tasty Coconut Stewed Fish
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist I’m a huge fan of fish and seafood in general, the same cannot be said for when I was a kid in the islands and had access to the good stuff, fresh from ...
Read More »The Ultimate Shrimp Cocktail
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist While we’re lucky to have an abundance of fresh shrimp, directly out of the Caribbean Sea and to our door in most cases, I don’t ever recall ever having shrimp cocktail, growing up ...
Read More »Making Tourism More Responsible
By Ida Karlsson Contributing Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 25, 2019 (IPS) — Long before Joy Daniels became the manager of a travel company, she was cleaning rooms at a guesthouse. But after joining a Fair Trade-certified business, a ...
Read More »India’s And China’s Expanding Illicit Market: Brides
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York January 25, 2019 — Paradoxically, the world’s most populated countries are facing a population crisis: a woman shortage. And it’s women who are paying a brutal price for it. According to ...
Read More »In Venezuela, Two Presidents Vie For Power
By Humberto Márquez South America Correspondent CARACAS, Venezuela January 25, 2019 (IPS) — Venezuela entered a new and astonishing arena of political confrontation, with two presidents, Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó, leading the forces vying for power, while Venezuelans once ...
Read More »Global Warming: Severe Consequences For Africa
By Dan Shepard Guest Writer Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa. “Limiting warming to 1.5° C is possible within the laws of chemistry ...
Read More »CARICOM Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting To Discuss Venezuela Situation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 24, 2019 (CMC) – Leaders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met, via video conference, today, in a special emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. While CARICOM is yet to ...
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