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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The controversy surrounding a sex-education programme in six children’s homes has led to another casualty with the resignation of Kay Osborne, the Executive Director of local human rights watchdog, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ). Osborne, in a ...

By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (IPS) – As unpredictable weather patterns impact water availability and quality in St. Lucia, the Caribbean island is moving to build resilience to climate-related stresses in its water sector. Dr. Paulette Bynoe, a ...

By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer “The Tears In Their Laughter’’, a new novel, chronicles the experiences of Grenadian and other Caribbean students attending St Francis Xavier University (St FX) in Nova Scotia, Canada, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Jamaica is hoping to harness the skills of Jamaicans in the diaspora to contribute to the development of the country by completing a database of Jamaicans in the diaspora by June ...

By Jim Lobe IPS Washington Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – While Republicans and other right-wingers claim that President Barack Obama has inflicted unprecedented damage on Washington’s global reputation, a major new global survey suggests that the image of the U.S. ...

½ cup drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes 1/3 cup salted roasted almonds 1 large clove garlic ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt & freshly ground pepper ½ cup fresh bread crumbs 12 ounces spaghetti 2 tbsp. chopped parsley Preparation: In a ...

1 13-pound chicken, wing tips removed ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk 2 tbsp. red curry paste 1 tsp. dark brown sugar Salt and freshly ground pepper Preparation: Light a grill. Using kitchen shears, cut along both sides of the chicken ...

2 ½ tbsp. olive oil 4 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 to 3 lemons) 1 tbsp. anise-flavoured liqueur (optional) 24 sea scallops (1 ¼ pounds), tough muscles removed Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 1 bulb fennel, trimmed, ...

TORONTO, Ontario – The only way to adequately describe the highlight of Nathan Phillips Square last Saturday night at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games countdown is a sea of eager bodies gyrating to the sweet sounds of soca. Known ...

By Jean Pierre Pride Health Columnist Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of an area of the skin where there is an over production of melanin relative to the surrounding skin. The cause can be hormonal changes, excessive sun exposure, injury, acne ...