TORONTO, Ontario January 20, 2020 — Cameron Bailey, the Artistic Director and co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), is one of six, who will be honoured by the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), at its annual Black History ...
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International Labour Organisation Report Says Women Still Underpaid In The Caribbean, Despite Attaining Higher Education
GENEVA, Switzerland January 21, 2020 (CMC) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) says while a significant number of women in Latin America and the Caribbean have been able to attain higher education than men, they are still earning less than ...
Read More »Female Haitian-American Legislator Elected To Top Post Of Brooklyn Democratic Party
BROOKLYN, New York, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – Haitian American legislator, Rodneyse Bichotte, has created history, by becoming the first woman and first Caribbean American to be elected Chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, otherwise known as the Kings County ...
Read More »Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Holds Talks On Bank’s Performance
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – The Governor of the St. Kitts and Nevis-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N. J. Antoine, is leading a four-member delegation for talks, here, on the performance and prospects of the ...
Read More »The Dark Side Of Supportive Relationships
By Edward Lemay and Michele Gelfand Guest Contributors Imagine that you’ve had a heated argument with a co-worker, and you call up your husband or wife to talk about it. Your partner can react in one of two ways. They can assure ...
Read More »How Sports Fans Respond To Their Teams’ Wavering Odds Of Winning
By Sam Maglio Guest Writer The most diehard NFL fans have already seen their teams’ seasons come to an end. This has nothing to do with whether their hometown team made the playoffs, and everything to do with the annual ...
Read More »Antigua Supports Position Taken By CARICOM Chair, Mia Mottley
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest CARICOM country to support the position, taken by CARICOM Chair and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, in not sending a representative to the announced meeting with ...
Read More »Barbados Is Lone Caribbean State In UNICEF Survey On Education
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – A new study, by the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, has found that Barbados ensures that education is funded, equally, between the richest and poorest households. The study, titled “Addressing the learning crisis: an ...
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