(NC) — While the hottest trends might not always match your personal taste, there’s likely something that will inspire you to try something new. Whether you’re planning to do a complete kitchen renovation, or just looking to add some trendy ...
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Sex, Silence and Avoidance
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator A recent article in Pride News Magazine, dated December 13, 2018 and titled Think Teens Need The Sex Talk? Older Adults May Need It Even More, peaked my interest, primarily because it addressed ...
Read More »The Black Community, The Church — And The Truth
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator The truth has always been a loner and also the uninvited guest in any dialogue. However, even in the face of all accompanying negativity and alienation, the need for its appearance exists. Some ...
Read More »We CAN Overcome
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer During Martin Luther King’s bold leadership of the civil rights movement, the rallying anthem was “We Shall Overcome” — a rousing call‑to‑arms to encourage everyone, with a spirit of hope, possibilities and cooperation. People of ...
Read More »Guyana Celebrates 49th Anniversary As A Republic
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 25, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana celebrated its 49th anniversary as a Republic, last Saturday, with President, David Granger, urging “national unity”. “Let us work together to ensure that our country remains secure, our economy is stable and ...
Read More »Grenada Issues Warning Regarding Use Of Its Citizenship By Investment Program
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, February 25, 2019 (CMC) – Grenada has warned that it would not allow persons to use its passport to escape justice. “We have extradition treaties with lots of countries, we have an extradition treaty with Russia, and ...
Read More »IMF Predicts More Than Two Percent Growth For St. Vincent And The Grenadines
WASHINGTON, DC February 25, 2019 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended St. Vincent and the Grenadines, today, for “successfully reinvigorating” the local economy, but noted there were continuing challenges, in terms of making economic growth more sustainable, reducing ...
Read More »High Court Judge Threatens To Throw Trinidad And Tobago Police Commissioner In Jail
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 25, 2019 (CMC) – A High Court judge has threatened to jail Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, for contempt of court, if he fails to carry out a High Court order, issued last October, ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Central Bank Predicts Boost For Local Economy In 2019
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 25, 2019 (CMC) – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says the local economy should receive a boost in 2019, from the anticipated start-up of the Angelin gas platform during the ...
Read More »Black Activists: Quiet And Gentle Canadians?
By Daniel McNeil Guest Writer In 1971, the Yale professor, Robin Winks, wrote that Black Canadians wanted “nothing more than to be accepted as quiet Canadians”. In The Blacks in Canada, Winks claimed that Black Canadians were “unlikely to organize ...
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