By Valorie A. Crooks Guest Writer I will never forget the first Canadian medical tourist I interviewed. I was gripped when this person told me about travelling abroad for invasive surgery, accompanied by their spouse. While in India, this spouse ...
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Common Law Marriage: A Myth Nearing Its End?
By Simon Duncan Guest Writer Marriage used to be an essential gateway into adult life, allowing legitimate sexual intimacy, parenting and homemaking. But these days, most couples live together before getting married or eschew the tradition altogether, even when they ...
Read More »Preaching: Thrills And Foibles
By Charles Mwewa Guest Columnist There is a distinction between preaching and lecturing. Both are methodologies for speech delivery. Both are intended to impart new or existing knowledge, or to reiterate already available knowledge. Both involve the application of the ...
Read More »The Crucial Role Of The Military In The Venezuelan Crisis
By Dr. Diego Lopes da Silva and Dr. Nan Tian Guest Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden April 5, 2019 (IPS)– In January 2019 Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly swore in congressman Juan Guaidó as the country’s interim president. Guaidó’s claim to power is ...
Read More »“The First City Completely Devastated By Climate Change” Tries To Rebuild After Cyclone Idai
By Amos Fernando IPS Contributing Writer MAPUTO, Mozambique April 5, 2019 (IPS) — The city of Dondo, about 30 kilometres from Beira, central Mozambique, didn’t escape the strong winds of Cyclone Idai. It is estimated that more than 17,000 families ...
Read More »Kenyan Teacher From Impoverished Community Wins World’s Best Teacher Prize And One Million Dollars
By Busani Bafana IPS Contributing Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates April 5, 2019 (IPS) — A mathematics and physical science teacher, from an impoverished school in Kenya’s Rift Valley, Peter Tabichi, has won the one-million-dollar Global Teacher Prize, becoming the ...
Read More »Black Mothers: Raising Children Under Suspicion And Criminalization
By Sinikka Elliott Guest Writer Many were horrified by the viral video of New York City police officers ripping Jazmine Headley’s one-year-old from her arms as she cried out, “They’re hurting my son!” On Dec. 7, 2018, Headley was waiting ...
Read More »Freshwater-Rich Canada’s Dirty Water Secret
By Marcos Orellana Guest Writer WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, April 4, 2019 (IPS) — While residents, across Prince Rupert, British Columbia, are once again able to get safe drinking water from their taps, the boil-water advisory, lifted there in late ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Says Its Committed To Implementing Robust Diaspora Policy
KINGSTON, Jamaica April 4, 2019 — The Government says it remains committed to implementing a robust Diaspora policy that provides the framework for effective partnerships, with Jamaicans living abroad. In this regard, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina ...
Read More »UK Government Announces Compensation Scheme For “Windrush Generation”
ST. ANDREW, Jamaica April 4, 2019 — The British government has established a scheme to compensate members of the Windrush Generation, who were unable to prove their right to live in the United Kingdom (UK). The compensation scheme was announced, ...
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