By: Stephanie Korney, jamaicans.com | Photo credit: jamaicans.com On June 21, 1965, only three years before he was assassinated, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived at Palisadoes Airport on a visit to Jamaica, where he received the Key to the City of Kingston and made a speech to graduates of the Mona campus of the […]
By BGIS, gisbarbados.gov | Photo credit: BGIS Barbados National Heroes Explored – The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow. (BGIS) Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was born in the parish of St. Lucy on January 21, 1920. The son of the late Rev. Reginald Grant Barrow and the […]
By Sheena Forde-Craigg, gisbarbados.gov | Photo credit: BGIS Barbados and Brazil have agreed to deepen their existing relationship. This agreement was one of the main outcomes following a meeting held at Ilaro Court between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, who is on the island […]
Washington, DC — The Trump team’s array of Day One announcements on immigration and the border are sweeping in scope and by design, part of a purposeful “shock and awful” effort that aims to overwhelm potential opposition by sheer volume. While we join policy and legal experts in poring over the fine print to assess […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Nicole Glass Photography / shutterstock.com Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of moral courage and social justice, left behind a legacy filled with powerful words that continue to inspire generations. One of his most thought-provoking statements is: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: lucasImages / shuttterstock.com New York Attorney General Letitia James recently achieved a major legal milestone in her ongoing lawsuit against Citibank (Citi), with a federal judge rejecting Citi’s motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit, which alleges that Citi failed to adequately protect its customers from fraud and […]
By Gloria Oladipo | theguardian.com For many students of color, access to an equitable education is dependent on the initiatives and programs provided by the Department of Education. Among its various functions, the department provides targeted funding for low-income students, collects data on educational outcomes and investigates potential bias – essential functions that help underserved students. […]
Editorial credit: EQRoy / shutterstock.com The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) hereby advises that pursuant to its powers under Part IX, Section 114 of the Banking Act, 2015 of Saint Lucia (No 3 of 2015), it has appointed Mr. Niguel Streete as the Official Administrator for Financial Investment and Consultancy Services Limited (FICS) effective Monday, […]
By Caribbean Business Report “Guests are assets, not transactions,” states Marilyn Stewart, Founder of a radical approach to building guest loyalty called The Loyalty Metric. She is among an award-winning team of Canadian innovators who brought their breakthrough guest loyalty management process to Saint Lucia. Supported by powerful applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), The Loyalty […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The U Visa is a nonimmigrant visa in the United States designed to provide legal status to victims of certain crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to assist law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. Established by the Victims of Trafficking […]