Month: June 2008
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East Caribbean Market Report: St Vincent Bond Offer Oversubscribed – Republic Bank (Grenada) Lists
The Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ 91-day, EC$16.0 million Eastern Caribbean dollars Treasury bill issue, auctioned on the Regional Government Securities Market using Continue reading
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Towards a Just Society
For more than three decades, for nearly half of my life, I have been engaged in an independent audit of the human condition, and have Continue reading
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The Manley Memoirs – No Time for Secrets
A South Florida capacity crowd of well over 350 listened in rapt attention last Thursday evening as Beverley Anderson Manley, veteran journalist, international speaker and Continue reading
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Thank You Robert Mugabe
Emperor Mugabe, the naked king. Marcus Garvey influenced a generation of Caribbean and American people of African descent to strive to uplift themselves from the Continue reading
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Usain Bolt’s Coach Speaketh in Parables – Knows He Not What the Olympics Embodies?
Usain Bolt in London (Phil McElhinney photo). A schoolmate of mine whom I had not heard from in ages recently resurfaced. He was a “track Continue reading
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Oono dohn draw mi tung!
Lawd, mi head a hat me. Mi get somuch he-mail a cuss mi bout ow mi a try fi keep black people fram move up Continue reading
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Beverley Manley – History on Her Terms
About a year ago, I did a review of Tony Martin’s Amy Ashwood Garvey, Pan-Africanist, Feminist and Mrs. Garvey No. 1 or a Tale of Continue reading
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Wanted: A Golding, not a gelding
Again, Jamaica is sitting in stunned silence. Yet another brazen killing, this time of a prominent citizen, a selfless individual who dared to move past Continue reading
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Global Entertainment and Media Spending Will Grow to US$2 Trillion in 2011, Says PwC Survey
Coming soon to a PC near you – news entertainment and more. The global entertainment and media industry is experiencing sustained growth and will increase Continue reading
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Turmeric Shows Promise in Combating Diabetes and Obesity
Turmeric, of the ginger family, is grown in many parts of the Caribbean. Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history Continue reading