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AACT National Theatre Directors Conference 2023, Nov 16-18, San Antonio, TX

Drury Plaza Hotel, San Antonio, TexasThursday, November 16 – Saturday, November 18, 2023 Come join us as community theatre managing directors gather to share stories of challenges and solutions, learn about other theatre operations, and meet colleagues from across the country….

Unveiling the bold new Caribbean: The 2023 Caribbean Investment Forum promises bold opportunities & outcomes 

Nassau, The Bahamas The Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2023’s launch event, hosted yesterday at Atlantis in Nassau, The Bahamas, heralded the introduction of a transformative platform poised to reshape the economic landscape of the Caribbean. As a precursor to the…

Cuba reaffirms Socialism while it reckons with its Private Sector

By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: Manolo De Los Santos is the co-executive director of the People’s Forum and is a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He co-edited, most recently, Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War (LeftWord Books/1804 Books, 2020) and Comrade of the Revolution:…

Forced prison labor = modern slavery

From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United State sanctioned prison slavery in the U.S. is a huge problem but often overlooked as a modern slavery issue. We’re trying to change that. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to start when talking about…

Trafficking victims abandoned by U.K.

From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United July 23, 2023 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Law & policyFrom self-styled modern slavery leader to abandoning trafficking victims – what happened?The U.K. has just passed the Illegal Migration Act into law in a devastating…

Stay in the Loop (Special Edition – 45th Heads Summit & 50th Anniversary Celebrations)

STAY IN THE LOOP In this episode (Special edition on the 45th Heads Summit & 50th Anniversary Celebrations), Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community.   Highlights: 01:26…

Your peers are prioritizing AI, are you?

From Reuters Momentum [email protected] ChatGPT launched in November 2022. It is now June 2023. If you don’t have an effective AI strategy in place, you are putting your business and career in jeopardy. What’s your next move? The world is…

“Her Land. Her Rights” – The OECS releases video documentary on Women in Farming in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

June 16, 2023  — “Women are major actors in the global efforts to reduce and reverse land degradation. However, in the vast majority of countries, women have unequal and limited access to and control over land.” That’s according to Ibrahim Thiaw,…

Cayman Islands: Treatment of Cuban refugees a crime against humanity?

By Peter Polack In July 2002 the International Criminal Court was created by the Rome Statute under the auspices of the United Nations which forbade acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. The relevant provisions of the statute in relation…

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Capturing carbon with machines is a failure—so why are we subsidizing it?

Policymakers are pouring money into techno-fixes to solve the climate crisis, even though scientific studies indicate nature-based solutions are all-around more effective. By Richard Heinberg Author Bio: Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and…