DAREN SAMMY CRICKET GROUND, ST LUCIA, UAE-13th SEPTEMBER 2017: The Daren Sammy cricket ground named after the ex captain of the West Indies cricket team. (Shutterstock) Dominica batting first scored 199 in 46 overs. St. Llucia in reply reached 200 for 4 in 32.3 Stephen Naitram topscored with 95, Ackeem Auguste contributed 53, and Sabinus […]
Halcyon Beach in St Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, Part of the Lesser Antilles. JANUARY 28 2012. Catamarans on the silver white sand beach for a tropical vacation at Sandals Luxury Hotel. (Shutterstock) For years sea turtles have graced ocean waters, playing a critical role in the balance of marine habitats. However human behavior […]
By Eugene Daniels and Natalie Fertig, Politico President Joe Biden on Thursday granted a pardon to all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law, in what amounts to the most extensive White House action taken to date on U.S. drug policy. The president also urged governors to take similar action for state offenses […]
New York, NY – September 19, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams delivers keynote remarks at the opening of Concordia annual summit at Sheraton Times Square. (Shutterstock) Mayor Eric Adams: My fellow New Yorkers, we are in a crisis situation. New York City now has more than 61,000 people in our shelter system. That includes thousands of […]
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, representatives from the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) and the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote women empowerment. The Ministry of Commerce facilitated the signing ceremony for the MoU between the TTM and CAFRA, towards the implementation of a “Women’s Economic […]
15,000 educators across the region, will have the opportunity to benefit from capacity building in key components of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Program (Let’s REAP) for Caribbean Schools, an intervention designed to address the learning loss that occurred or worsened due to COVID-19. Launched in July 2021, Let’s REAP was developed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), […]
Refugee camp, hundreds of thousands of difficult conditions, Somali immigrants are staying. African people waiting to get in the water. August 06, 2011 in Dadaab, Somalia. (Shutterstock) By Nisar Majid, The Conversation Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and magnitude. This follows four failed rainy seasons, protracted conflict, political instability and the […]
Kyiv, Ukraine – January 10, 2022: Girl with political banner “Say No To Putin” at winter street protest rally. By Sir Ronald Sanders “Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa.” Those were the words of the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, at the […]
Urge Administration to consider indoor locations and focus on expediting transitions from homeless shelters into permanent housing by eliminating bureaucracy and expanding supportive housing.
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 17: New York City Council’s Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem on January 17, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) City Hall, NY – Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, and the chair and members of the Council’s Immigration Committee expressed major […]
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority mourns the loss of the legendary production genius, Derek Lewis. Derek was never an ordinary man. On, and off the event site, he harnessed creativity and high standards to deliver measurable returns on investment, while building brand equity for the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival, which he so Derek […]