Anais Nin wisely said, “I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who ...
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Feed SubscriptionSomalia Powerless To Stop Al-Shabaab Mobile Internet Shutdown
By Ahmed Osman Somalia Correspondent MOGADISHU, Somalia (IPS) – Osman Ali, the owner of an electronics shop in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has been hard-hit since Al-Shabaab forced the biggest telecoms company to switch off its mobile internet service in this ...
Read More »“Blessed” Rains Become A Curse In Antigua
By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent JONAS ROAD, Antigua (IPS) – Antigua is one of the most drought-prone countries in the Caribbean. So whenever it rains, the inhabitants generally regard the weather as “showers of blessing”. But that is starting to ...
Read More »Hard Work – The Key To Success
Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor Regardless of what an individual thinks they are worth, or entitled by reason of education, talent or birthright, getting the proverbial foot in the door is often the only important thing when attempting to ...
Read More »The Stigma Is Killing Us In The African Canadian Community
By Dr. Peter Sealy Guest Writer There is indifference in the African Canadian Community characterized by stigma when it comes to the issue of mental illness. Sadly the only time when we think someone has a mental illness is when ...
Read More »Borrowing To Make RRSP Contribution May Not Be A Good Idea
Rajiv is 40, single, has no debts, and rents an apartment. He has $50,000 in his Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), but hasn’t saved any money to make a contribution to his RRSP this year. He has access to a ...
Read More »LIME Proposes Debt Restructuring Program To Deal With Outstanding Arrears
ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The British-owned telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless, which operates in the Caribbean as LIME, Friday announced a debt restructuring it said would benefit consumers in Dominica. LIME said that customers using landline, internet and mobile network could ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Shakira’s Miami Beach Home!
The expression “Blond Bombshell” isn’t powerful enough to describe Shakira Mebarak, Columbia’s hot 5’2” singer, songwriter and model. For first-hand evidence, one only has to watch her new music video with Rihanna, “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” which hit #1 ...
Read More »Potato Soup with Spicy Shrimp
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 medium shallots, thinly sliced (1 cup) Kosher salt 1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1 (8-ounce) baking potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 7 cups chicken stock ...
Read More »Sage- and Garlic-Crusted Pork Tenderloin
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon) 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage 1 ¼ tsp coarse salt ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 1 (about 1 ¼ pounds) pork tenderloin, tied with kitchen twine 1 ...
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