Company tied to Reid’s son wants land in Bundy standoff
By Greg Richter From Newsmax The Nevada rancher who forced the federal Bureau of Land Management to back down last week may have been targeted because a Chinese solar company with ties to Sen. Harry Reid’s son wants the land…
I abstained on the Whistleblowing motion because I was taken by surprise says BT MLA and he won’t be “picked off”
Statement by Alva Suckoo MLA for Bodden Town Friday 11 April 2014 on Whistleblowing motion “I am very concerned that the public has not been given the complete picture and reasons as to why events unfolded as they did in…
OAS anti-corruption unit visits Jamaica
From Caribbean360 The representatives of El Salvador and Grenada also met with Jamaican civil society and private sector organizations “in order to obtain their perspectives on progress made in the fight against corruption,” the OAS said. WASHINGTON D.C., United States,…
There’s much more to Jamaica than just beer and jerk chicken
By Bobbie Thurgood From Daily Star JAMAICA is the home of rum, reggae and Rastas. It’s the one Caribbean island that everyone has heard of and everyone has an opinion on – some of them not so good. But whatever…
Jamaica scholar Norman Girvan is dead
From Caribbean360 Girvan, the former secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), was also Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Peter Richards PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday April 10, 2014, CMC – Prominent Caribbean academic, Professor…
Easter legend: Robin Redbreast
The following is the original fable of how robins obtained their red breasts and it goes back to Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion ROBIN REDBREAST T happened at the time when our Lord created the world, when He not only made heaven…
Aspiring black history teachers rejected
By Rykesha Hudson From The Voice Less than three applicants offered the opportunity to train in the subject DISAPPOINTING: Experts claim discrimination can put some black people off from pursuing a teaching career WORRYING STATISTICS have revealed that less than…
Caribbean comes to the UK via television
New channel dedicated to programming from the West Indies will launch on May 3, 2014 A NEW channel dedicated to Caribbean news and shows will launch in the UK next month. JamTV, brought to you by Caribbean Media House Ltd,…
‘Race Still A Problem In The Police Force’, Says Black PC
From The Voice Firearms officer claims the Met has not learned lessons from Stephen Lawrence investigation A black female police officer has accused the Met of failing to learn lessons from the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, which found that the force…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
