NEW YORK – Hundreds of protestors on Saturday rallied in lower Manhattan in support for Trinidadian immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir who faces deportation. Ragbir, 53, whose detention sparked several protests last month, will be able to stay in the United States for the time being, according to a court order issued in New York […]
By Kenneth Jeffers February 8 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Orangeburg massacre, the shooting of protesters by highway patrol officers on the campus of South Carolina State University. About 200 protesters had previously demonstrated against racial segregation at a local bowling alley. Trinidad-born Kenneth Jeffers, retired manager of the City of Toronto’s […]
By Stephen Weir Ronald K. Brown is one class act. The 51-year old American dancer and choreographer slipped into downtown Toronto over the weekend without fanfare, notice, and unfortunately ticket sales. His seven-member troupe put on last Friday’s night blistering performance at Harbourfront’s Fleck Theatre, even though they were dancing in front of a near […]
CARACAS – The decision by United Nations Secretary General to refer Guyana’s century-old border dispute with Venezuela to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is not sitting well with its neighbour. In fact, Venezuela has rejected the move. Instead, it prefers bilateral negotiations with Guyana to try to reach a resolution. “The Government of […]
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep America’s detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, open. He signed it just before presenting his first State of the Union Address last week, saying that the US must “continue to have all necessary power to detain terrorists, wherever we chase them […]
Barbadian superstar Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) has won yet another Grammy. At the 60th annual Grammy Awards show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night, Rihanna, who had previously won eight Grammys, copped the award for best rap/sung performance for her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on Royalty off his album Damn. Later in the […]
WASHINGTON – An invitation has been extended to US President Donald Trump to visit Haiti following reports that he made a derogatory comment about the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state. The invitation came from Haiti’s ambassador to the US, Paul Altidor, who was speaking with CNN last week. According to Altidor, the words reportedly said […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has said that it is deeply disturbed by the use of derogatory and repulsive language reportedly used by U.S. President Donald Trump in referring to Haiti, one of its member states, and other developing countries. A statement from the Secretariat at the weekend said the grouping “condemns in the strongest terms, […]
WASHINGTON– The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned of the effects of climate change on health, as she called for building resilient health systems. Dr Carissa Etienne says climate change is increasing the risk of disease. She outlined the effects of environmental pollution and climate change on health at an event […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH MIAMI— Eating one serving of leafy greens per day may stave off memory loss in old age and keep the brain more youthful, according to research published last week. The difference found between elderly people who ate greens and those who did not was stunning: the equivalent of being 11 years younger […]
