Bringing sexual predators out of the shadows
From The Philadelphia Tribune All around the world, women are objectified as a sexual playthings. So it is not surprising that allegations of sexual harassment is surfacing from Hollywood, Calif., to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. As a youth in…
Left behind: Caribbean film shows families torn apart by migration
By Alexandra Simon From Brooklyn Daily Heavy burden: Meschida Philip’s short film “Scars of my Mother’s Dream,” screening on Nov. 21, examines the trauma that children of migrating Caribbean parents carry with them. She tells a moving story. A collection…
How Apple uses the Channel Island of Jersey in tax strategy
By Aaron Pressman From Fortune When Apple’s efforts to reduce its taxes around the world came under fire in Congress a few years ago, CEO Tim Cook fired back. “We do not depend on tax gimmicks,” Cook said. “We do…
US government climate report: Climate change is real and our fault
By SCOTT K. JOHNSON From arsTECHNICA Report appears to have cleared federal review despite censorship fears. Information about the science and consequences of climate change has been removed from a number of federal agency websites since the Trump administration took…
Jamaican cops International ‘Outstanding Young Lawyer’ award
From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican human rights lawyer Malene Alleyne is the latest recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year award from the International Bar Association (IBA). The award was presented recently at an awards breakfast at the…
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Killer Hurricanes’ reconstructs the past to predict storms of the future
BY CAROLYN GRAMLING From Science News Historical, geologic records offer clues to tropical cyclones Magazine issue: Vol. 192 No. 7, October 28, 2017, p. 29 In 1780, a powerful hurricane swept across the islands of the Caribbean, killing an estimated…
Lowell Hawthorne – A Golden Jamaican Success Story
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the renowned Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, which operates out of the United States, Lowell Hawthorne, is often referred to as the ‘Patty King’. The resulting outcome…
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Harvard: North Korea preparing smallpox, plague attacks
By James Morrison From Newsmax Aside from threatening nuclear war against the United States, North Korea is also suspected of secretly developing a vast biological-weapons program that could unleash fear and death in crowded cities, a Harvard University study warns….
UN urges Caribbean to work with China in digital revolution
SANTIAGO, Chile, (CMC) — The executive secretary of the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena has urged the region and China to “advance together” towards the digital revolution and the green economy. “We…
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Haitian Ambassador to deliver keynote address at Caribbean summit at Seton Hall University
Sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education & Professional Studies, the Caribbean Summit will be held on November 3. The day will be dedicated to exploring leadership, tourism, education, the arts and investment opportunities in the Caribbean region. Haitian Ambassador…
