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Activist: Governments must be responsible for migrant workers from Caribbean - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

There is need for regional governments to step-up their involvement in protecting Caribbean workers who travel abroad to work, said social worker and community activist Moilene Samuels on Thursday.

Speaking during a webinar on the treatment of migrant workers, Samuels, who works w

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Grenada Carnival Revellers Defy Ban
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC)— Hundreds of revellers took to the streets here on Monday in defiance of a ban on Carnival activities for the second consecutive year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Parliament had earlier this year approved of a government motion cancelling the annual
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Meet The Woman Bringing A Caribbean Twist To French Champagne - The Seattle Medium
Marie-Ines Romelle, 42 years old, with her label Marie Césaire is infusing it with the culture of her native Guadalupe as the first Black woman to join the exclusive world of Champagne
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'It Is a Sad Day': Court Decides Jamaican Schools Can Legally Ban Locs
On Friday, a high court in Jamaica ruled that schools have the right to ban students with locs from attending classes. The decision comes as the two-year
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EXPLAINER: Assassination threatens more chaos for Haiti | The Atlanta Voice
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse seemed to have thrown an already turbulent nation into chaos on Wednesday, with a muddled line of succession. Here is a look at the situation: WHO WAS THE ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT? Jovenel Moïse was a 48-year-old businessman
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ELSA HEADING TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES: TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR JAMAICA & PORTIONS OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | The Bajan Reporter
The government of the Dominican Republic has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from the Haiti/Dominican Republic border eastward to Punta Palenque. The government of Jamaica has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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St. Vincent, Neighboring Caribbean Islands Grapple With Aftermath of Volcano Eruption
Grenada, Antigua, Barbados, and St. Lucia agreed to accept refugees. St. Vincent has asked other countries to accept people without passports who need shelter.
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PlayGo calls for submissions of Caribbean videos on national pride - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
PlayGo is calling filmmakers across the Caribbean for the PlayGo Emerge Film competition to submit short-form videos under the theme Celebrate the National Pride of your Country. The competition, in celebration of the diverse cultures and similarities that bind the region together, will run fr
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Identity, Islands, and Hazel V. Carby | Public Books
What histories do we inherit? In the current crisis of Brexit—which points to larger global shifts toward nationalism and xenophobia—there is no more urgent a ... The post Identity, Islands, and Hazel V. Carby appeared first on Public Books.
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(BPRW) Lincoln Financial Group Names Craig T. Beazer as Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Press releases
(BPRW) Lincoln Financial Group Names Craig T. Beazer as Executive Vice President and General Counsel (Black PR Wire) RADNOR, Pa.-(BUSINESS WIRE)- Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) announced today that Craig…
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Saint Vincent's La Soufrière Volcano 'Is Not Erupting'
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has advised residents that La Soufrière Volcano is not erupting. According to a NEMO statement, heavy steaming  from the volcano is the result of the heavy rainfall interacting with the very hot rocks and
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Barbados Sends 200 Dogs, 30 Cats To Canada - St. Lucia Times News
Barbados is running out of room for abandoned dogs and cats. This was the common cry related on Saturday by animal advocates who manage shelters across the island, as they gathered at the Grantley Adams International Airport, preparing for 200 dogs and 30 cats to depart the island for new homes in
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Barbados Is Considering Offering A 12-Month Visitor Stamp For Remote Workers
Barbados has revealed that it is considering introducing a new 12-month stamp for remote, digital nomads to attract more business travelers to rebuild the tourism sector.
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Programme for women entrepreneurs launched today - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A TOTAL of 150 women from around the Caribbean will get the opportunity to be part of Republic Bank’s first ever Entrepreneurs Business Builder programme launched on Monday. Republic Bank said in a release that it partnered with BPD Associates to launch the programme, aimed specifically to ass
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Grenada Police Force Impacted By COVID-19 Infections
CMC:-  Grenada’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Michael Francois says the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) has called on officers who are currently on annual leave to report for duty at their respective duty stations. The call was made following an increase in infections of COVID-19 among police
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GoFundMe Page Created For Ex West Indies Bowler Hit By Hard Times - St. Lucia Times News
A GoFundMe page has been set up to provide financial assistance for former West Indies fast bowler Patrick Patterson. Bharat Sundaresan, who travelled to Jamaica to interview Patterson for The Indian Express in 2017, is arranging the initiative. He wrote that in 2017, 'after three visits to the
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Marcus Garvey Jr., Son of Famed Pan-Africanist Leader, Dies at 90 After Long Battle with Alzheimer’s Disease
Marcus Garvey Jr., son of famed Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey, is dead at age 90. Garvey Jr., 90, died on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Wellington,
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Dr. Esther Obeng: At home in her lab at St. Jude - Los Angeles Sentinel
Apart from the science and medicine, there’s another reason Esther Obeng, M.D., Ph.D., has found a home at St. Jude. After arriving, she learned about the research hospital’s history as the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South and about its continuing focus in the areas of
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Re-discover the Caribbean: Sapphire Beach Club Resort, St. Maarten
(Sponsored) The Sapphire Beach Club Resort, St. Maarten one of the island’s resorts with an exotic tropical setting, spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and of the Simpson Bay Lagoon. The Resort was completely renovated since 2017 after Hurricane Irma. The Resort is overlooking the coves and
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Antigua Reduces Taxes For Intra-Regional Travel - St. Lucia Times News
Antigua and Barbuda has announced a 50 per cent reduction in taxes on airline tickets for travel within several countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with St John’s indicating also that the measure will last for six months in the first instance. “We think at this time where regional travel
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Antigua & Barbuda Police To Get Water Cannons
Antigua Observer:- The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda may soon have another method of controlling crowds of rioters or protestors. National Security Minister and Attorney General Steadroy Benjamin told Observer that the acquisition and use of water cannons will soon be taken before the
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Vincentian Man Who Set Wife On Fire Jailed For 35 Years
A BIABOU MAN who has yet to show remorse for dousing his common law wife with gasoline and lighting her on fire; has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder. Monique Clarke, a 45-year-old domestic of Biabou, languished at the hospital for 10 days before succumbing to the burns that covered
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Cash Prizes On Offer In Cayman Islands 'Vaccination Raffle' - St. Lucia Times News
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) has offered the population a chance to win US$10,000, as well as 280 other prizes worth a total of US$15,000, as part of an initiative to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The CITA along with the
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COVID-19: Saint Vincent Records Cases Of Mu Strain
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – St Vincent and the Grenadines says five cases of the Mu variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the country and health authorities are warning that the latest strain of the coronavirus is more transmittable and able to escape the immune response making it more
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High Blood Pressure In The Caribbean A Cause For Concern - St. Lucia Times News
Hypertension or raised blood pressure is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide. It is therefore not surprising that the non-Latin Caribbean has the highest mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease, accounting for 418 per 100,000 population. Once more, this year, the
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Haiti Chief Prosecutor Calls For PM To Be Charged In President’s Killing
Reuters:- Haiti’s chief public prosecutor has asked the judge overseeing the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry as a suspect and ordered migration services not to let him leave the country. n a letter to Judge Garry
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Grenada Reducing Quarantine Time For Fully Vaccinated Entrants - St. Lucia Times News
The Government of Grenada is reducing the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated persons entering the country. Members of Cabinet have agreed that effective May 1, 2021, persons providing proof of full vaccination will only be required to quarantine for up to 48 hours, pending a negative
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Antigua PM Under Fire Over 'Young Pretty Ladies' Comment - St. Lucia Times News
“Conceited self-righteous sophomaniacs” is how Prime Minister Gaston Browne described Sunday’s guests for The Big Issues, one of whom is a stalwart of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP), and all of whom were critical of his recent “pretty young ladies” comment on Facebook. The
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