Barbados is honoring Eric Holder for his distinguished and extraordinary service to Barbados, the Caribbean Diaspora and to humanity at large. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday December 2, 2019 – Former Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, has been awarded the Honorary Award of the Order of the Freedom of Barbados. His name was […]
FACSDIS, an organization that works to safeguard the rights of the LBTIQ community, is reporting unprecedented violence and attacks against people based on their perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. Four members of FACSDIS were victims of an attack on October 17, 2019, where several members sustained physical injuries.
One of Haiti’s most prominent LGBTIQ activists, Jeudy Charlot, was found dead at his home in Pétion-Ville outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince on the morning of Monday, November 25th. The circumstances of his death are still unclear and an autopsy is needed to determine the cause of death. Jeudy Charlot, affectionately known by many […]
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A patient, suspected of being infected with the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), has been warded at the Scarborough General Hospital. Guardian Media was informed that the patient went to the hospital over the weekend, with symptoms of the virus. This was confirmed by Health Secretary Agatha Carrington. “The report that we got from officials indicate […]
Official Message by the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne Friday, November 1, 2019 — This year, Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating the 38th Anniversary of Independence under the theme: “Embracing Our National Pride”. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the OECS Authority, the Hon. Gaston Browne, shared […]
CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday October 28, 2019 – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), the European Union (EU) and the UN migration agency (IOM) in a joint statement have called for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to show solidarity toward Venezuelans, with around 80 per cent of those who have left, sheltering in the […]
Former New York City Police Department Officer and Supervisory Committee Member Also Charged With Embezzlement, Fraud, and Controlled Substance Offenses
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, Sylvia Ash (justice.gov) Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SYLVIA ASH, presiding judge of the Kings County Supreme Court, Commercial Division, and former chair of the board of directors of Municipal Credit Union (“MCU”), was charged in Manhattan federal court with […]
By Janet Howard
While we patiently or impatiently count down the days until Rihanna releases her long-awaited ninth studio album, our girl just tightened her stranglehold on world domination. Rihanna has announced a new book, called Rihanna, of course, and it’s 504 glorious pages long. The collection, which is billed as a “visual autobiography,” comes out this fall […]
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis addressing the UN General Assembly. (Photo credit: UN/Loey Felipe) NEW YORK, NY, United States – Hurricane Dorian, one of the most destructive Atlantic storms ever recorded, “is a generational tragedy” for The Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis has told the UN General Assembly. And he has urged fellow world leaders […]
Amber Guyger (left) said she thought Botham Jean was an intruder in her own apartment By BBC News A US former police officer who shot dead her neighbour inside his own apartment in Dallas has been found guilty of murder. Amber Guyger, 31, argued she killed Botham Jean, 26, after mistakenly thinking she was in […]
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 […]