Editor: Teaching is considered one of the world’s oldest professions, and throughout history there have been some extraordinarily amazing teachers, such as Plato, Socrates and Aristotle, who is linked with the saying “educating the mind without educating the heart is ...
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Rural Farmers In Jamaica Turn To Technology To Manage Climate Change
By Marie Claire Williams Contributing Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 4, 2019 (CMC) – Small farmers in Jamaica are turning to technology to mitigate the impact of climate change on their livelihoods. With the country now in the grip of a ...
Read More »Heat And Eat Pancakes
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Specialist Ingredients 2 and a 1/2 cups milk 2 eggs 1/3 cup canola oil 1 tablespoon of vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup wheat flour 4 teaspoons baking powder Enough all purpose ...
Read More »Five Convenient, Frugal, Easy Back-To-School Breakfast Ideas
By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Specialist It is the first meal we eat when we get up in the morning. After a long night of sleep, we can’t do without it, if we want to get our bodies going. No, ...
Read More »UN Agencies ‘Prioritizing Needs’, Ramping Up Aid In Wake Of Hurricane Dorian’s Onslaught In The Bahamas
GENEVA, Switzerland September 4, 2019 (CMC) – United Nations agencies and partners say they are “prioritizing needs” and ramping up aid, in the wake of the onslaught caused by Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas. At least seven people have been ...
Read More »Royal Bank Of Canada Downplays Reports Of Leaving Caribbean; Antigua Responds
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, September 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has sought to downplay reports of its impending departure from the Caribbean, saying that such rumours have been around for more than 99 of ...
Read More »True Or False? Men And Women Face Violence In Their Relationships Equally
By C. Nadine Wathen Guest Writer A woman or girl is killed in Canada every 2.5 days. In a recent interview with Maclean’s magazine, Maryam Monsef, Canada’s minister for women and gender equality, called the problem of gender-based violence a “four-alarm fire.” ...
Read More »Legal Battle Forces Temporary Closure Of School For Pregnant Teens In Grenada
By Linda Straker News Correspondent ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, September 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Grenada government confirmed, yesterday, that an educational facility, set up to assist young women who have dropped out of school as a result of becoming pregnant, ...
Read More »How To Get Your Children Talking About Their School Day
By Jessica Cooke and Sheri Madigan Guest Writers “How was your day at school?” “Fine.” Does this sound familiar? This is the dreaded response to a well-intentioned question that parents might ask. The robot-sounding response is what parents hear ...
Read More »Caribbean Keeping An Eye On New Tropical Storm, As Hurricane Dorian Moves Away
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 4, 2019 (CMC) – Residents in the Caribbean were keeping an eye on tropical storm, Gabrielle, which strengthened over the open Atlantic Ocean, today, even as Bahamians are coming to terms with the devastation and death, caused ...
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