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ANTIGUA The Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne is not in support of a proposal for the majority shareholding in a new regional airline to be placed in the hands of foreign investors, as CARICOM leaders get ready to discuss the future of the cash-strapped airline proposal from investors out of Nigeria and they indicated an interest in buying…Read More

Harlem fetes Garvey’s 135th with Black Star Line film premiere & proclamation

Marcus Mosiah Garvey might have smiled from ear to ear had he lived to witness plans for his 135th birthday anniversary in Harlem on Aug. 17. For starters, Jamaica’s first national hero will have his day. According to a press release New York State Senator Cordell Cleare has committed to issuing a proclamation declaring the anniversary “Marcus Garvey Day.” The…Read More

“What the Children Told Us: The Untold Story of the Famous “Doll Test” and the Black Psychologists Who Changed the World” by Tim Spofford c.2022, Sourcebooks $26.99 368 pages

What was your favorite possession when you were a child? Of course, you remember it, the weight of it in your hands, the way it fit your fingers, the…Read More

One day very soon, perhaps, over confident Caribbean leaders may eventually learn not call snap general elections as was the case with Prime Minister Timothy Harris of the St. Kitts-Nevis Federation. Beset by internal bickering and accusations of disloyalty among colleague cabinet ministers, Harris fired six of his Team Unity coalition ministers back in May, asked the governor to dissolve…Read More

AdvantageCare Physicians (ACPNY), one of the largest primary and specialty care practices in New York City, says two of its ophthalmology specialists have traveled to Haiti on a medical mission of mercy, bringing vision and hope to the French-speaking Caribbean country. ACPNY said on Thursday that doctors Anika Michael and Benjeil Edghill spent a five-day care mission in Haiti, where…Read More