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Augustus Nathaniel Lushington 1st Black D.V.M.
Born: August 1, 1869 Died: 1939 Birthplace: Trinidad Augustus Nathaniel Lushington was born in 1869. Hebecame the first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), earning the doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1
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Aug
1
1869
Trinidad: Angry pupils, parents call for ‘justice’ over CXC grades - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) SCRAP the exams and pay pupils’ query
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Caribbean at UN: vote for Security Council | New York Carib News
With only a few days left before all United Nations member states elect two countries to non-permanent seats on the powerful Security Council, a leading Caribbean diplomat at the world body, Liz Thompson used those words to
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Source: The New York Carib News
Padmore, George (1901-1959)
A journalist, radical activist, and theoretician, George Padmore did more than perhaps any other single individual to shape the theory and discourse of Pan-African anti-imperialism in the first half of the twentieth
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Trinidadian dancehall artiste shot and killed
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 6, CMC – Trinidadian Police are investigating the death of 26-year-old dancehall artiste, Kyle Roberts, who was shot several times on Sunday night during a home invasion at Viceroy Crescent, Bon Air Gardens. It is...
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Race riot, Augusta, Georgia
Race riot, Augusta, Georgia. Six Blacks were killed. Authorities said five of the victims were shot by police.
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May
12
1970
Khan concerned about Guyanese duo future | New York Carib News
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): A former manager of the Windies team has warned that all-rounder Keemo Paul and left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer may have taken a big risk opting out of next month’s tour of
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Source: The New York Carib News
The vice-president will not be the first such to sign off Guyana’s banknotes - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I read the brief article on the oversight of the design and signing of the banknotes granted by the President to Jagdeo under the Bank of Guyana Act. The article The vice-president will not be the first such to sign off Guyana’s banknotes appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Smythe, John Henry (1915-1996)
Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received a grammar school education and had worked as a civil servant before joining the Sierra Leone Defence Corps (part
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Nov
18
1942
American Express Announces Artist Pharrell Williams as the Creative Director of the Platinum Card
Today, American Express announced that musician, producer, style icon and entrepreneur, Pharrell Williams will serve as the Creative Director of the Platinum Card. As the Creative Director, Pharrell will bring his creative vision and style to inspire and guide the global experiences, access and
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Simmons unfazed by Windies T20 rankings slide
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies’ slump in the world Twenty20 rankings is of little concern to head coach Phil Simmons, but believes it can work to his side’s advantage if the T20 World Cup comes off in Australia this
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Soca Artists Kes The Band Is Back With New Live Album Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend
When I think about how soca music makes me feel, I beam from the inside.Charge it to my Trinidadian roots, but whenever a big 'chune' plays (old or new)my eyes […] The post Soca Artists Kes The Band Brings Caribbean Vibes Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend appeared first on Essence.
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Austin, Roy L. (1939- )
Ambassador Roy Leslie Austin spent most of his life as a university scholar before becoming a U.S. diplomat at the age of 61. When Austin was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago he was a sociology professor at Pennsylvania State University.  After
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago lie in the Caribbean Sea off the northeast coast of Venezuela. Trinidad, the larger at 1,864 sq mi (4,828 sq km), is mainly flat and rolling, with mountains in the north that reach a height of 3,085 ft (940 m) at Mount Aripo. Tobago, at just 116 sq mi (300 sq km), is heavily
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Trinidad nationals stuck in Canada again beg to come home
I tell them Trinidad owns an airline and the Government can very easily fly us home without opening borders,” Bayne said
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University of the West Indies
Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally
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Jun
24
1986
Moore's Ford Lynching
During the late afternoon of the 25th of July 1946 four African-Americans were shot dead by a lynch mob at Moores Ford, Walton county, Georgia, about eight miles from the town of Monroe. The grotesquely sprawled bodies of the victims--the Coroner said at least sixty bullets were pumped into
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Jul
25
1946
Registered Venezuelans want more time in Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad Guardian) It’s been a little more than a year since Venezuelan migrants were registered allowing them to live and work in Trinidad
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Evans, Melvin Herbert (1917–1984)
Melvin Herbert Evans was born on August 7, 1917, in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. He attended public schools until entering Howard University where he received his B.S. in 1940.  In 1944 he received his M.D. from Howard College of Medicine, whereupon he served in a variety of medical
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Jan
3
1979
Virtual school in T&T from Jan 4 among latest COVID announcements - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that supermarkets and groceries will be allowed to open 24-hours from December 10 to January 3. The article Virtual school in T&T from Jan 4 among latest COVID announcements appeared first on Stabroek News.
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(1909) Ida B. Wells, “Lynching Our National Crime”
By 1909 Ida B. Wells was the most prominent anti-lynching campaigner in the United States.  From the early 1890s she labored mostly alone in her effort to raise the nation’s awareness and indignation about these usually unpunished murders.  In 1909, however, she gained a powerful ally in the newly
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Jun
1
1909
Over 300 stranded Guyanese back home after two more repatriation flights
Two repatriation flights from Trinidad and Barbados yesterday brought home over 300 Guyanese nationals who were stranded abroad after borders were closed by governments to curb travel during the still-ongoing COVID-19
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Economists say region must unite to buy 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Two regional economists have advised Caribbean countries to join forces to buy about 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the entire region or the pandemic will continue to devastate lives and economies for another two years.
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J’can latest COVID-positive case in Barbados BRIDGETOWN (CMC): A 34-year-old Jamaican woman has tested positive for the coronavirus after landing in Barbados on Sunday. The Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS) yesterday said that the...
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Sierra leone
An outbreak of Ebola hit Sierra Leone in March 2014. By early December, it is estimated to have killed about 1,660 people in Sierra Leone, and there were about 7,635 suspected and confirmed cases of it in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It is the worst outbreak since the
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'Stuart is fooling, brainwashing citizens' says stranded Trinidad nationals - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) Nationals currently stranded in the United Kingdom have written to National Security Minister, Stuart Young, requesting exemptions to be repatriated later this
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Dire CWI finances stalls TTCB head coach search
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has put on pause its interview process for a head coach, amidst fears Cricket West Indies’ funding for the Professional Cricket League could fall
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CWI treatment of territorial boards always ‘equitable’, says Grave - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief executive Johnny Grave has defended Cricket West Indies’ treatment of territorial boards, contending the governing body had been “equitable” in its allocation of international fixtures and financial
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Evans, Melvin Herbert (1917–1984) - Death
In 1981 he was appointed United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago and served in that office until his death in Christiansted on November 27, 1984.
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Nov
27
1984
CARICOM "deeply disappointed" at Venezuela behaviour over border controversy - Stabroek News
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  today said it was “deeply disappointed” and concerned at a decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela pertaining to its border controversy with
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