Study: Fiscal control boards are more effective with local input
By Eva Lloréns Vélez From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – The operational powers of control boards should be limited to providing technical assistance to governments and approving budgets instead of making economic development policies, said an urban economist who completed…
School bullies and the damage they do to adults
By Justin Thomas From The National ae Mariam is Emirati, although her mother happens to be from Britain. The more cruel children in her class call her “Mariam the mongrel”. These bullies often persecute Mariam; it has become something of…
Nigeria’s NNPC ‘failed to pay’ $16bn in oil revenues
From BBC Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer Nigeria’s state-owned oil company has failed to pay the government $16bn (£11bn) in a suspected fraud, according to an official audit. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) provided no explanation for the…
Former Curacao PM appeals corruption conviction and sentence
By Curacao Chronicle From Caribbean News Now WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — As expected, the former prime minister of Curacao, Gerrit Schotte, and his partner Cicely van der Dijs have appealed against the convictions and sentences handed down against them on Friday…
Protesters force closure of Bermuda’s House of Assembly
From Jamaica Observer HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Bermuda’s House of Assembly remained closed yesterday after legislators were locked out by protesters who formed a human ring around the building in a continuing protest against government’s proposed Pathways to Status initiative….
Train derailment in Kansas injures 32
From wn.com 14 March 2016 A passenger train derailed overnight in a rural area of southwestern Kansas, injuring at least 32 people, The Associated Press reports. Officials said Monday the Amtrak train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when…
The Mighty Sparrow
Mighty Sparrow symposium at Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College From NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, March 13, 2016, 4:00 AM A A A The Mighty Sparrow at the 2011 West Indian American Day Carnival Parade’s VIP pre-event breakfast in Brooklyn. The…
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Scientists are one step closer to creating a real Jurassic Park
By Chris Smith From BGR Some scientists have already created artificial intelligence capable of consistently beating humans at a game that’s too complex for ordinary computers, which has led some people to worry that we’re going to soon face a…
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The Grenada revolution and women’s struggle for liberation
By Ajamu Nangwaya From telesur Socialist feminism is an ally in the struggle against capitalism, imperialism and racism. The Grenada Revolution, which lasted from March 13, 1979, to Oct. 25, 1983, gave the Anglophone Caribbean an example of a different…
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Another review, another rejection expected
By Tony Cozier From ESPN cricketinfo Four governance reviews of West Indies cricket have not been acted upon, because the board does not want change The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed at its annual general meeting in Jamaica last weekend…
