By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Friday, April 9, 2021) — An explosive eruption began at the La Soufrière volcano, at 8:41 this morning, as reported by the UWI (University of the West Indies) Seismic ...
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By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, in the slaying of George Floyd, got underway, deeply troubling issues came into play. The first came on March 20, when Matt Mohn, a Black ...
Read More »Pandemic Accentuates Need For Caribbean Countries To Improve Food And Nutrition Security
By Kate Chappell Guest Contributor KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday, April 8, 2021) IPS — Last year, Jaxine Scott was off work as a caregiver at a primary school, as a result of the pandemic. One day, she noticed a green shoot ...
Read More »Guyana’s Government Begins Construction Of 190 Homes At Cummings Lodge
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — The Ministry of Housing and Water and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), has commenced infrastructural works, and the construction of 190 low-income homes in Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown. Housing Minister, Collin ...
Read More »Canadian Government Invests One Million In African Canadian History Education
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, along with Andy Dellmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament (Halifax), announced, today, funding, of $1,031,565, for Dalhousie University’s ...
Read More »Firearms Education And Safety To Commence In Trinidad
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Popular television host and educator, Kezel Jackson, is partnering with Directors of The Firearms Training Institute Ltd., Towfeek Ali and Nyree Alfonso, to promote public awareness and education, regarding the safe use and handling of ...
Read More »Barbados’ Childhood Vaccinations National Outreach On Saturday
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — The Ministry of Health and Wellness will hold an outreach for children, at the island’s polyclinics, to bring them up-to-date with their immunisations on Saturday, April 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ...
Read More »Jamaica Records Major Increase in Arrivals Over Easter Weekend
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — Jamaica recorded a major increase in stopover arrivals, over the Easter holiday weekend, with the island recording the highest number of visitor’s since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as outlined by Tourism ...
Read More »Jamaican-Canadian Drag Queen, Michelle Ross, Was A Magnet For The Black Queer Community
By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, April 7, 2021) — Legendary Jamaican-Canadian drag queen, Michelle Ross — who passed away, late last month, and believed to be in her sixties — is being remembered as a Canadian drag ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Launches Automated Senior Citizens Pension Process
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Wednesday, April 7, 2021) — Pensioners will now have the opportunity to apply for their Senior Citizens’ Pension (SCP), via an online automated process, entitled “Automated Senior Citizens’ Pension Process”, was sealed, during an official launch ...
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