Now under contract, the new owner can walk out on Frank Sinatra’s penthouse terrace overlooking the East River and know he’s standing where Sammy Davis, Jr. used to enjoy tossing champagne glasses down on FDR Drive. Still the number one ...
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NC – Financially speaking, you’re feeling pretty good about yourself. The taxes are filed and the refund should be deposited into your account in a couple of days. Like every year, you’re going to reinvest it: some into the RRSP, ...
Read More »Cable And Wireless Communication Plans To Sell Shares In TSTT As Conditions For Merger With CCI
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The British telecommunication giant, Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC), says it is prepared to sell its 49 percent minority shares in the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), as it seeks approval for ...
Read More »DILEMMA! Raising Caribbean Children In North America
By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer Brutal and violent incidents are not uncommon in the United States. But some do draw particular attention, such as one last week at a McDonald’s restaurant in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. ...
Read More »The Stigma Of Mental Illness In The Black Community
By Dr. Peter Sealy Pride Columnist With all of the celebrations of Black History Month just wrapping up last month, it may not be the right time to talk about the stigma associated with mental illness among Black Canadians. But ...
Read More »Caribbean Public Health Agency Warns Of Regional Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Photo above courtesy of www.cdc.gov. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Monday, warned that the region is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the dramatic improvement in the health status ...
Read More »Teen Suspect In McDonald’s Beating Nabbed On Plane Bound For Jamaica
NEW YORK, United States, CMC – A 14-year-old girl allegedly involved in the vicious attack on another teenage girl at a McDonald’s restaurant in Brooklyn has been apprehended in Atlanta, Georgia, just moments away from flying off to Jamaica. The ...
Read More »World Bank Report Calls For Breaking Cycle Of Poverty In The Caribbean
LIMA, Peru, CMC – A new report by the World Bank is calling on Caribbean countries to re-think their policies, in order to break the cycle of chronic poverty in the region. The report entitled “Left Behind, Chronic Poverty in ...
Read More »T&T Government Moves To Deny Bail For Up To 120 Days On Firearm Charges
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has piloted legislation aimed at denying bail for up to 120 days to anyone charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm or has a serious charge pending. The amendment ...
Read More »How To Define A Successful Relationship
By Amirah Pride Sex Columnist At some point in our evolution and seeking completion, our lives become engrossed in finding the right relationship. This time of transition is different for everyone, though there is rarely one defining moment, there comes ...
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