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In the late 1940s, students from around the Caribbean and North Atlantic attended university in London. These persons included Errol Barrow, of Barbados, Eugenia Charles, of Dominica, Michael Manley, of Jamaica, Lynden Pindling, of the Bahamas, and L...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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Christopher Famous
Will they split? Won’t they? On Tuesday, we finally got an answer to whether Kanye West and adidas would go their separate ways. The sportswear giant said it was ending its almost decade-long collaboration with the musician, now officially known as Y...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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Opening a column with statistics and dates may not be the best way to get your attention, but these three statistics and single date are important, so please take note:
• The median age in the US is 38.5 years
• The median age in Russia is 39.8 years...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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Thomas L. Knapp
It is a nice coincidence that Rishi Sunak won the leadership of the Conservative Party, and hence the premiership, on the most important day of Diwali, the “festival of light” celebrated by Hindus, along with Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists. Diwali s...
DATE: Oct 26, 2022
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I think most people have heard the term “floating a balloon” — and I need to float one now. Politics is about people, and gaining political thrust requires a healthy percentage of a population’s support. Having great ideas is good, but great ideas al...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Increasingly, we are being warned that our long-held definition of feminine beauty is not merely amoral, it is also unhealthy.
The latest piece of evidence comes from a National Institutes of Health study: women who frequently use chemical hair strai...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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Robin Givhan
In 1990, I volunteered to do a series of oral histories for the National Museum of Bermuda on Bermudians involved in our maritime history. With their permission, I have selected George Fielding Swan, whose story I have rewritten and updated to includ...
DATE: Oct 24, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean countries are facing the effects of a series of shocks that have deteriorated their investment and production conditions, including the global financial crisis, economic tensions between major poles of the global...
DATE: Oct 22, 2022
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“It’s time to say goodbye”
— Andrea Bocelli
Inside two months, British prime minister Liz Truss has sealed not only her own fate, but the future of the Conservative Party. Owing to immense public pressure, she fired Kwasi Kwarteng as chance...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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Christopher Famous
The newly formed LIV Golf league has garnered months of headlines, both for how it has disrupted the sport and also because the organisation is financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The billions of dollars sunk into the league to recruit...
DATE: Oct 20, 2022
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