By Rupert Johnson Political corruption and scandals are not new. They have been around for thousands of years. What is new and alarming is the fact that they have become an ingrained (and sometimes accepted) component of all political cultures ...
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By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) – When war erupts, women are often the first to experience the harsh brutality and the last to be called to the peace table. A resolution adopted Friday by the ...
Read More »Grenada’s IMF Sunday School
By Eric LeCompte Guest Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – As the International Monetary Fund shares initial proposals for Grenada’s debt restructuring during the Washington DC meetings this week, the Caribbean island could gain a reputation for more than nutmeg, calypso, ...
Read More »Cutting Through The “Noise Of Democracy”; Amid U.S. Shutdown
By Ramy Srour Guest Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – Frustration is mounting with elected representatives here, on the ninth day of a U.S. government shutdown that has left nearly 800,000 federal workers temporarily out of work, and advocates across the ...
Read More »Dialogue Is Better Than War
By Rupert Johnson Last week’s brief dialogue between President Obama of the United States and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran was the only bright spot that seemed to have dispelled the gloom and doom attitude on the international stage. After ...
Read More »Many Americans Facing Challenge Of Balancing Ethnic Identities
NYC-raised, Iranian-schooled Woman Says We Should All Embrace And Preserve Cultural Traditions What does it mean to be an American? The answer to that question is changing. It’s exemplified in stories like that of Shaghayegh “Sharon” Farsijani, raised in New ...
Read More »Your Condo Does Not Impress Me Much!
By Sandy Daley Shania Twain, one of the sexiest ladies in music, wrote a song many years ago and it remains one of my favourites to this day. “That don’t impress me much”, was co-written and recorded by Twain, and ...
Read More »Quebecers Will Reject Premier Marois’ Charter Of Quebec Values
By Justin Trudeau Canada’s Liberal Leader Early last week, Premier Pauline Marois unveiled her government’s much anticipated plan to legislate values in Quebec. As I have said since the PQ first announced this plan back in the 2012 election campaign, ...
Read More »Is The Veto Contrary To Democratic Principles?
By Rupert Johnson One of the basic principles of democracy is that once a legitimate vote is taken then the participants in this electoral process should abide by the decisions of the majority. Thus, it is ironic that in the ...
Read More »A Vasectomy Is Nothing To Be Afraid Of!
By Sandy Daley The subject of child support has always been a touchy one, especially within the Caribbean community. Many Caribbean men believe that women should not turn to the court system for child support, even if they themselves are ...
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