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…
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,…
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…
‘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,…
Anti-money laundering enforcement: warning for residential and commercial estate agents [UK]
By Jeremy Bouch Shoosmiths On 1 April 2014 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) took over from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) as the regulator of residential and commercial estate agents for the purposes of anti-money laundering. The final act…
Bisscheroux’s ‘POOL, Loss of colour’
Jeroen Bisscheroux’s ‘POOL, Loss of colour’ will mess with your mind (in more ways than one) By Erika Rae from core77 I can’t count the number of times I’ve nearly had a heart attack because of some loose grate on…
Solar flare captured in stunning NASA video
By Melissa Goldin From Mashable A NASA video released recently features striking footage of a mid-level solar flare recently captured by the space agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Solar flares are large bursts of radiation that manifest themselves as a moment…
