India to provide millions of dollars in aid to CARICOM countries

India to provide millions of dollars in aid to CARICOM countries

CARICOM leaders pose with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during their historic summit in the US. (Photo: CMC) NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — India is providing a US$150 million line of credit to finance renewable energy and climate change-related projects in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), according to a statement issued by the St Kitts-Nevis […]

Amber Guyger Trial: Former Dallas Cop Who Shot Neighbor Testifies In Own Defense Today

By Erin Donaghue, CBS News The former Dallas police officer standing trial for murder in the shooting death of her neighbor broke down in tears as she testified in her own defense Friday morning. Amber Guyger began crying and trembling as she recalled approaching her neighbor Botham Jean’s door before fatally shooting him. Guyger has said […]

Web Series “Green Card: A Love Story New York Screening and Party!

Web Series “Green Card: A Love Story New York Screening and Party!

Launching September 28, 2019 BROOKLYN, NY – A timely new immigration-focused web series, Green Card: A Love Story (#GCALS) premieres at a Caribbean-themed launch party on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the actual film location at 204 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn NY. Green Card: A Love Story is created and written by B. Nandi Jacob and directed by Roderick A. […]

Jamaica once couldn’t pay its light bill. Now its economy is welcoming Porsche and BMW.

Jamaica once couldn’t pay its light bill. Now its economy is welcoming Porsche and BMW.

BY JACQUELINE CHARLES | MARTA OLIVER CRAVIOTTO, Miami Herald Jamaica’s economy is growing at a pace consistent enough to attract foreign investment, experts say. Just seven years ago, Jamaica was an economic basket case. The government was bleeding so much red ink it couldn’t fix potholes or keep streetlights on as it faced a staggering $20 […]

Jamaica calls for partnership approach to financing impact of climate change

Jamaica calls for partnership approach to financing impact of climate change

Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica addresses the seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak   UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – Jamaica says it believes a partnership approach is required in order to generate the type of response needed to create long-term mobilisation of the financial resources small island developing states (SIDS) […]

UN Chief Describes Hurricane Dorian as a ‘Category Hell’ Storm, After Seeing the Devastation in The Bahamas

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UN Chief Describes Hurricane Dorian as a ‘Category Hell’ Storm, After Seeing the Devastation in The Bahamas

View of the mass destruction by Hurricane Dorian in Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island in the Bahamas. (Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten) NASSAU, The Bahamas, Monday September 16, 2019 – United Nations Secretary General has described the Hurricane Dorian which unleashed deadly power on the Bahamian islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama as more like a “Category […]

When Prosecutors Bury NYPD Officers’ Lies

When Prosecutors Bury NYPD Officers’ Lies

BY GEORGE JOSEPH & ALI WINSTON, Gothamist On a late March night in 2016, Jeremy Turnbull stood outside a friend’s apartment building in the Bronx’s Morris Heights neighborhood. Turnbull, then 25 years old, was frustrated. He had taken a cab to pick up his girlfriend and persuaded the driver to wait until she came outside. As Turnbull […]

Trump Admin Picks the Wrong Approach to Drug Price Reform

Trump Admin Picks the Wrong Approach to Drug Price Reform

By Drew Johnson It’s been a rough summer for Americans battling chronic diseases. The Trump administration scrapped a proposal that would have reformed the prescription drug supply chain and saved patients billions of dollars. Now, the administration is trying to impose price controls on drugs administered through Medicare. The president had it right the first […]

Saving Your Home from Foreclosure and Predators

By Erin Telesford

Saving Your Home from Foreclosure and Predators

The greatest financial crisis in the United States was last recession which spanned from December 2007 to June 2009. During this time, unemployment rates were raised by about 6.1% resulting in a loss of consumer spending and business investments. Before the recession, many Americans bought houses using mortgages they couldn’t afford, eventually causing them to […]

What Critiques of Normani Reveal about Racist Expectations of Black Women Artists

What Critiques of Normani Reveal about Racist Expectations of Black Women Artists

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 1,2018: Normani Kordei attends the 2018 WiLD 94.9’s FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California – Image By Brooklyn White, Bitch Media Music critics and listeners alike give Black pop stars hell—especially when they’re women. Jarring criticisms, unfair comparisons, and impossible standards plague the […]

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