Canada to push for making sale marijuana legal
From BBC The Canadian government will introduce legislation next year that would make the sale of marijuana legal, its health minister has said. If enacted, the move would make Canada one of the largest Western countries to allow widespread use…
Bahamas: Women’s race scrapped due to lack of interest
By Lawrence Trott From Royal Gazette The 1,500 metre women’s race at next Friday’s Bermuda Invitational Permit Meet has been scrapped over a lack of entries, with a 200 metres men’s race added in its place. Excitement is growing for…
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TALKBACK: Readers not for legalising prostitution
By SHERRYLYN TOPPIN, From Nation News Barbados A suggestion by a visiting academic to decriminalise prostitution has drawn the ire of online readers. Professor Kamala Kempadoo of York University, Canada, made the recommendation while delivering this year’s Sir Arthur Lewis Distinguished Lecture…
Mexico advances in WCQ, posts another shutout
MEXICO CITY — Mexico (4W-0D-0L, 12 points) earned a place in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with two games to spare thanks to a 2-0 win over visiting Canada (1-1-2, 4) on Tuesday…
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Cayman Islands Bodden Town Pipeline project on hold Due to a lack of materials Phase 2 of the Water Authority – Cayman Bodden Town Pipeline Project has been put on hold. The project began last January to replace the water…
Canada: $48,000 spent on grounded flight crew during PM’s Caribbean vacation
From CTV News Taxpayers are on the hook for an estimated $48,000 spent so that the prime minister’s flight crew could sit on a tarmac during his family vacation to St. Kitts and Nevis, CTV News has learned. For security…
HIV-related stigma among African, Caribbean, and Black youth in Windsor, Ontario
DOI:10.1080/09540121.2016.1158397 Robert Mihana, Jelani Kerrab*, Eleanor Maticka-Tyndalea & The ACBY Team Publishing models and article dates explained Received: 24 Oct 2015 Accepted: 17 Feb 2016 Published online: 17 Mar 2016 ABSTRACT HIV-related stigma has been shown to undermine prevention, care,…
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Immigration and trade in politics – Part One
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I note first that, as far…
Matchups and kickoff times set for the Semifinals of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Grenada 2016
Four teams remain alive in the battle for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 title and three spots in the FIFA U-17 World Cup Jordan 2016 Miami (Wednesday, March 9, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football…
Polar bears: endangered species
The US and Canada are clashing over the status of this possibly endangered species By VICE News From Business Insider Green groups and the American government are expected to lobby the global community to classify polar bears as a species…
