By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer “How can you just stand there? Why don’t you say something”? We have all heard these words, which are usually spoken when someone needs support and by-standers remain silent. The Jewish community, traditionally ravished by ...
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IMF Pleased With Progress In Turning Around Barbados Economy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 13, 2019 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Barbados continues to make “good progress” in its efforts to turn around an ailing economy, supported by a multi-million dollar Extended Fund Facility (EEF). An IMF delegation, ...
Read More »Police Warn Of “New Fraud Scheme” In Trinidad And Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 13, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is warning of a “new fraud scheme”, involving the use of fraudulent cheques, drawn on the accounts of various financial institutions and ...
Read More »Five Tips To Help Your Kid Succeed In Sports – Or Maybe Just Enjoy It
By Mitchell Smith and Job Fransen Guest Writers Are you signing up your child to a recreational, representative or school sporting program for the new school year? You may be doing so under false assumptions – and risk undermining your child’s success ...
Read More »Guyana Denies Shipping “Bad’ Rice To Jamaica
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 13, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana says it has not shipped any rice to Jamaica, under the “Cinderella” brand, for the year, after media reports in Kingston said that 70 metric tonnes of White Cinderella rice, had been ...
Read More »Too Much Screen Time Linked To An Epidemic Of Myopia Among Young People
By Langis Michaud Guest Writer Ask anyone about the benefits of technology and it probably won’t take them long to rhyme off a list of examples: it helps broaden your knowledge, connect with friends, both new and old, and allows ...
Read More »For The Love Of Technology! Sex Robots And Virtual Reality
By Neil McArthur and Markie Twist Guest Writers Sex as we know it is about to change. We are already living through a new sexual revolution, thanks to technologies that have transformed the way we relate to each other in our intimate ...
Read More »Let’s Support Our Jamaican Police Officers For Reggae History Month
By Dubb Master Chris Guest Writer I am privileged, each day, to have the ears of thousands of radio listeners in the tri-state area. As a senior radio personality at Irie Jam Radio, 93.5 FM, WVIP, it is part of ...
Read More »Sexual Harassment In The Legal Profession: Is It Their Turn To Be Brought Down, Those Who Operate Behind The Gown?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator In a recent public lecture in London, England, Professor Jo Delahunty, QC, one of Britain’s top leading barristers, propounded that there was extensive complacency regarding the pervasiveness of inappropriate behavior in chambers and ...
Read More »Canadian Housing Starts Trend Held Steady In January
OTTAWA, Ontario February 11, 2019 — The trend in housing starts in Canada was 208,131 units in January 2019, compared to 207,171 units in December 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month ...
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