Trinidad and Tobago a hub for illegal immigrants – report
From Jamaica Gleaner PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Global Detention Project, an international group based in Switzerland, says Trinidad and Tobago is a hub for an alarming number of illegal immigrants. In its online report, Global Detention Project…
Carnival of Resistance and Resilience: How Notting Hill can help the people of Grenfell heal
From Telesur For the Notting Hill district in West London, when masqueraders arrive for Carnival, they will do so in contravention of the attempts by the Tory-led council to use the Grenfell disaster to move the Caribbean-style event from its…
The west’s wealth is based on slavery. Reparations should be paid
By Kehinde Andrews From The Guardian UK The west is built on racism; and not in some abstract or merely historical way. Genocide of over 80% of the natives of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries paved the…
Sick sea lions
Sea lions are getting sick from toxic algae blooms By Mallory Locklear From engadget Industrial runoff is fueling the algae and climate change will make it worse. Sea lions off of the coast of California are getting very sick and…
St. Lucia’s PM on Climate Change: “Time Is Against Us”
By Desmond Brown From IPS The prime minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, has reiterated the call for developed countries to assist SIDS to combat the effects of climate change. CASTRIES, St Lucia (IPS) – A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) prime…
Panama City Beach woman travels to Russia to judge goat show
By Riliegh McHugh From WJHG PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – One Panama City Beach woman recently traveled to Russia to serve as a judge in a rather unusual tournament. Cristi Karr lives in Panama City Beach and raises and…
Renowned four-wheeled movie characters
Here is a brief review of legendary cars, which millions of us have seen in popular movies. For some of them the starring worked as an effective marketing step, as their production and sales grew significantly. The very first DeLorean…
Meaning and history Starbucks logo
Over its more than 45-year history, the Starbucks logohas been given quite a few makeovers. In the course of time the company’s main symbol, the siren, started to look more modest. Have you ever thought of hidden symbolism behind the…
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Cayman Islands: Quantity of ganja recovered in West Bay Operation Sunday, 27 August
From RCIPS Mon Aug 28 Yesterday morning, Sunday, 27 August, joint operations were conducted by the Customs Dept., Immigration Dept. and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service in the district of West Bay. During these operations a large quantity of Ganja…