The notion that religion plays an important role in childhood moral development is not necessarily true a new international study suggests. The study by a team of developmental psychologists from the University of Chicago published Nov. 5 concludes that children of religious parents may not be as altruistic as those parents think. A team led […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Son of St. Croix Tim Duncan stands alone in NBA history. After the San Antonio Spurs’ 94-84 win over the New York Knicks, he has 954 career wins, the most for any player with one team – an amazing record. This is Duncan’s 19th season in San Antonio. Knicks forward Kristaps […]
LONDON, England – At the 84th National Honey Show here, the highly coveted Medal of Ukraine, awarded to the best honey in the world outside of the British Isles, was won this year by Eden Apiaries, a boutique organic apiary from the Caribbean island of Grenada. The winning beekeepers are environmental scientist Dr. Valma Jessamy […]
BELMOPAN, Belize – In a historic ruling, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ordered the Belize government to pay members of the Maya community compensation for breaching their constitutional rights. A fund of BZ$300,000 (US$150,375) is to be set up as a result of the order. The CCJ ruling was in favour of 25 members […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government is looking to further invest in sports tourism. This indication came recently from Minister of Sports Stephen Lashley at the official opening of the 15th Caribbean Cycling Championships Elite Road Race. He added that hosting events such as the road race or offering facilities where athletes from all over […]
Mavado is coming to Canada this month
He has been working quietly over the past 10 years to bring Jamaican artists to perform in Canada but little is known about the man behind this venture. Dwayne Hines, founder of Jacana Group Inc. with a few friends from his post-secondary days started dance hall parties at George Brown College where he served as […]
SMITHS FALLS, Ontario – Tweed Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation, will sponsor the High Times 2015 Jamaican and World Cannabis Cups taking place in Negril, Jamaica. Tweed is a Canadian company licensed under the marijuana for medical purposes regulations to produce and sell marijuana to authorized customers. Tweed strives to supply […]
“Diversity is a source of strength and not weakness. The cabinet looks like Canada,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the nation yesterday in introducing his history-making 30-member cabinet based on diversity. The cabinet is equally balanced between women and men, while new ministries were introduced and responsibility for refugees was added for the immigration and […]
Harvard professor Sven Beckert’s book Empire of Cotton: A Global History is a fulcrum for the constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners, Penguin Random House said in its preview of the Cundill Prize finalist. The book went on to win the Bancroft Award, the Philip Taft Award […]
His Holiness Swami Vidyanandaji Maharaj, a recipient of the national award of Guyana, the Arrow of Achievement, has died. He was 79. Thousands from various parts of the world converged at the Cove and John Ashram, East Coast Demerara in Guyana to pay tribute to Swamiji, the first ordained Hindu monk of the Bharat Sevashram […]
