Clark takes campaign for UN to Caribbean
From Newstalk ZB Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has taken her campaign to be the world’s top diplomat to the Caribbean. With rival Christiana Figueres dropping out of the race to be the next United Nations secretary-general, Miss…
Helen Clark: Keynote Address at Launch of the Caribbean Human Development Report 2016
I am delighted to join you today for the launch of the Caribbean Human Development Report: “Multidimensional Progress: Human Resilience Beyond Income”. I thank Minister McClean, and the Government and people of Barbados for the very warm welcome, and for…
New report identifies key opportunities to boost growth in the Caribbean Sea while preserving its ecosystem
From Dominica Today Washington.- In the lead up to this week’s ‘Our Ocean’ conference hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington D.C., a new World Bank report released today examines how the transition to a ‘blue economy’…
French police arrest teenager over ‘IS terror plot’
From BBC French police have arrested a 15-year-old boy suspected of plotting to carry out terror attacks in the country. The teenager was detained in Paris and is believed to have links with a French member of so-called Islamic State…
The Diasporas at Home: P.R. releases new books about queer histories
By Blane McLane From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – Just in time for back to school and the November elections, Puerto Rico’s LGBTTQI communities now have several new his/her/hirstory books to add to their reading lists. Recently released to the public…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Fighting or ‘talking’ crime?
By Rickey Singh, Vasant Bharath From Nation News Barbados When government ministers responsible for crime and security start rejecting any blame for the increasing criminality afflicting their respective jurisdictions, the public should be on alert for worst-case scenarios while hoping…
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China is coping with pollution by buying fancy honey
By Bruce Einhorn From Bloomberg Businessweek The country’s appetite for natural food has sent manuka honey sales skyrocketing. Consumers in mainland China are demanding foreign brands that promise something many local products can’t: peace of mind. Worsening pollution and several product-safety…
Olwomen story of the week
7 Most Energizing Foods From Olwomen For certain people, eating is the most cheerful act of all time but it comes with its own repercussions. The impacts of eating wrong foods can be in the form of swelling, exhaustion, fatigue…
Graphic sexual assault photo series forces you to see the victim
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Warning: The attached photos contain graphic depictions of sexual violence. On Friday (Sept. 9), photographer and college student Yana Mazurkevich marked Brock Turner’s release from jail by publishing a photo series on sexual assault entitled “It Happens.”…
Caribbean Architectural Heritage: identity, reality and future opportunities
PRESS RELEASE – Are our old buildings relevant to present generations? Is there any real benefit to keeping them? These and other topics will form the basis for discussion when the Saint Lucia National Trust stages its 3rd annual Trust…
