OECS Competitive Business Unit launches new programme to boost fashion sub-sector
Roseau, Dominica – The OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU) has announced plans to strengthen the value chain of the fashion sub-sector through an online training programme targeting twenty designers as part of the Unit’s competitiveness programme during this current fiscal…
Rihanna to create luxury brand with Louis Vuitton, first black woman to do so
By Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, Fashion Finds from Face2Face Africa With the huge success that the fashion house enjoyed after signing on Ghanaian-American designer Virgil Abloh as their creative director, it seems Louis Vuitton is on to bigger things and has…
Cayman Islands HSA encourages women to protect themselves from cervical cancer
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is encouraging women to take action to protect themselves from cervical cancer by educating women about the ways they can prevent the disease which include regular screening…
Woman with 5 different names wanted by Guyana police
By Wonita Stephens From Guyana Guardian A 31-year-old woman who the police say goes by five different names is wanted in connection with an alleged act of forgery at the immigration and passports office. The woman whose main name seems to…
Sex toy debacle reveals shameful double standard at CES
By Jess Joho From Mashable In a year many deemed lackluster, the most interesting new tech of CES 2019 could not be found in a single one of the more than 4,000 exhibitor booths that populate the convention’s 2.7 million square…
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Tampon parts were left in hundreds of women – Kotex apologize
By Andrea Fernandes From Guyana Guardian Kotex, a popular brand of Tampon; – the sanitary choice for many Guyanese women during their periods, has been blamed for a number of vaginal infections and other gynaecological problems that have occurred as a result…
UK: Jeremy Corbyn denies ‘stupid woman’ jibe at Theresa May
From BBC Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has denied calling Theresa May a “stupid woman” during Prime Minister’s Questions. He was asked to make a statement to MPs after facing Tory calls to apologise for the alleged insult. Mr Corbyn said…
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FAO addresses gender inequalities in Caribbean farming
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean appears to fare well in global gender statistics, with a high Gender Parity Index (GPI) and good rankings reported in the most recent World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017….
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The Editor speaks: Since when was “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” a controversial holiday favourite ?
Since a couple of months ago! OK. Maybe two years ago…?* The song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was written in 1944 and at no time ever was any question raised that the lyrics could be interpreted as a man trying…
Meet [Miss Cayman Islands] & the 13 [other] breathtaking Caribbean beauty queens at the 2018 Miss World
BY ELIZABETH OFOSUAH JOHNSON, From Face2Face Africa On December 8, 2018, the most coveted beauty pageant in the world, Miss World 2018, will take place in China where the 2017 winner, Manushi Chhillar of India, will crown her successor. Since…
