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The perfect storm: The confluence of logistics, immigration and covid-19

Sangeeta from Punjab is working the one p.m. to 10 p.m. shift in a large Mississauga, Ontario warehouse. She is one of the 200 people from her region on the shift, many working cheek by jowl, unpacking and packing dusty cartons, while standing or stooping and only sitting during their half hour paid lunch break and two unpaid 15 minute breaks.

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Who Pays For the World That Slavery Built?

The clip clop of the muscular, well groomed horses bearing men in armour and pulling the gold gilded coaches transporting Queen Elizabeth II to parliament in London speaks of the wealth and grandeur of empire built on land grabs, pirate loot, chattel slavery and indentureship. The show is also a big draw to today’s tourism.

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Reparations Campaign Distracts From Challenges Facing the Caribbean

Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, Prof Sir Hilary Beckles On July 16th Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Principal of the

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By Abeng News January 25, 2014January 25, 2014 Uncategorized

Slow Recovery for The Bahamas Says IMF

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicating slow recovery of The Bahamas economy following the conclusion of Article IV consultation with authorities Continue reading

By David Comissiong January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Uncategorized

A New Model of Governance for Barbados

During the 2013 general election season in Barbados, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spent millions of dollars on a propaganda campaign that was designed to convince the voters Continue reading

By Tony Deyal January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Uncategorized

FLOW Me A Motion Tra-la-la-la-la

We have some expressions and ideas in Trinidad that defy definition and logic. One of these is the term “flow fat”. I have no idea Continue reading

By Trevor Dawes January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Opinion

Simplistic, Sounds Good, So Not The Right Way

Lately, there has been any number of comments, posts and threads about “the crime problem” in Jamaica. In this case, “the crime problem” relates to Continue reading

By Abeng News January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Uncategorized

5,500 Shares Active in Thursday’s EC Market

There was activity involving 5,500 shares on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market today (Jan 16, 2014), the exchange’s Teesea Nero reports. Continue reading

By Trevor Dawes December 30, 2013January 16, 2014 Opinion

Fifty-plus Years Ago

More than fifty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and delivered his now famous and Continue reading

By Mark Lee November 15, 2013November 15, 2013 Uncategorized

Who’s the Winner? Volvo Trucks or Van Damme?

Volvo Trucks’ “The Epic Split” ad featuring Jean Claude Van Damme, must offer a lesson in the new social media marketing paradigm, garnering more than Continue reading

By Abeng News November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 Tourism

UWI Open Campus ScholarShip Cruises the Caribbean

The Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is launching its second ‘ScholarShip’ Cruise and Learn Adventure series scheduled for April 6 Continue reading

By Abeng News November 12, 2013January 16, 2014 Uncategorized

Haiti, Philippines and Pakistan Most Affected by Catastrophe

Warsaw, Nov 12, 2013 — In the shadow of human catastrophe wreaked by typhoon in the Philippines, Germanwatch presented its ninth annual Global Climate Risk Index Continue reading

By Mark Lee November 8, 2013December 27, 2013 World

Mapping China’s Rise: A Multipolar World in the Making

Credit Suisse, Nov 8 – The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has had a significant impact on the rest of the Continue reading

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A penny for your thoughts.

AI simulation of refugee seekers marching through Central America.

The Exodus Project

A penny for your thoughts

Afghanistan: fantasies, fears, foibles and facts

Come on Naomi! You Can Do It

The perfect storm: The confluence of logistics, immigration and covid-19

Defining ourselves – We run tings, tings nuh run we

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Who Pays For the World That Slavery Built?