Colonialism’s Legacy Has Left Caribbean Nations Much More Vulnerable to Hurricanes

Colonialism’s Legacy Has Left Caribbean Nations Much More Vulnerable to Hurricanes

By THECONVERSATION  Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw hurricanes and storms as part of the normal cycle of life. The Taino of the Greater Antilles and the Kalinago, or Caribs, of the Lesser Antilles developed systems that enabled them to live with storms and limit their exposure to damage. On the larger islands, […]

Gandhi’s Teachings can Help Address Global Food Insecurity – President Ali

Gandhi’s Teachings can Help Address Global Food Insecurity – President Ali

By dpi.gov.ny  Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings offer valuable solutions that can be used to address the current crisis over global food insecurity.   President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this remark during the birth anniversary ceremony of Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister. The ceremony took place at the Gandhi Statue in the […]