By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Way back then, during my growing up years, there were many things that Black folks did not have. Nevertheless, there was one thing that we did have, which replaced and made up for those things ...
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Reparations For Slavery And Genocide Should Be Used To Address Health Inequities
By Roberta K. Timothy Guest Writer As soon as I entered Elmina Castle (the dungeons) in Cape Coast in Ghana, I felt haunted by over 400 years of brutality and the enslavement and genocide of millions of African and Indigenous peoples. ...
Read More »Is Your Lover Insecure? A Simple Question Could Transform Your Romantic Relationship
By Joanne Wood and Kassandra Cortes Guest Writers Loving an insecure person can be frustrating. You always feel like you have to offer praise or reassurance. Not only can that be exhausting, but in trying to do what you think is ...
Read More »Music Collectors Seek Out Rare Albums Not Available On Streaming
By Marina Eckersley Guest Writer As of the third quarter of 2019, music streaming giant, Spotify, had 113 million paid subscribers worldwide — but it’s still missing some famous albums that many listeners feel they can’t live without. And in ...
Read More »How To Make A Do-It-Yourself Scrap Wood Christmas Tree
By The Fix.com Content Team Guest Writers One of the best parts of the holiday season is the decorations! While you may choose to buy your decorations at a store, we think there are no better decorations than the ones ...
Read More »Captain Twistleton (Twist) Bertrand Passes On
ONTARIO, Canada Friday, December 13, 2019 — Twistleton St. Rose Bertrand, who born on September 4, 1924 and fondly known as Twist, died, peacefully, at home, last Sunday, at the age of 95. A Dominican expatriate and World War II ...
Read More »Caribbean Court Of Justice Mourns Passing Of Regional Jurist Of “Unparalleled Distinction”
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 12, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) joined the regional community in mourning the death of respected Barbadian attorney, Lady Beverley Walrond, who died, earlier this week, ...
Read More »Your Motivation Determines Your Success
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Have you ever felt as if you can’t be bothered with a task or an action, in which you are engaged? That is because you are lacking in motivation, which is the greatest ingredient needed, ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago One Step Closer To Decriminalising Small Amounts Of Marijuana
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 12, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago parliament approved of the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill, last night, as the first step towards the island decriminalising the of possession of less than 30 ...
Read More »Royal Bank Offloads Operations In The Eastern Caribbean
ROSEAU, Dominica, December 12, 2019 (CMC) – The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has entered into a “definitive agreement”, today, with a consortium of Eastern Caribbean indigenous banks, to sell all of its banking operations in the Eastern Caribbean. “Consistent ...
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