Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2023 – Dr. Terrance Drew, the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, embarked on a significant journey to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the inaugural CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit held on November 15, 2023. His presence marked the dawn of a new era in the bilateral relations between Saint […]
Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s department stopped at least 20 artists from entering the UK to perform at Afrobeat festivals. Music insiders say West African artists are treated with more suspicion despite being part of a multi-million-dollar industry, and when visas are granted to stars, their dancers have been turned down. Afrobeat stars fume that Britain […]
How did more than 600 Cameroonians come to find themselves stranded on a Caribbean island that many of them had never heard of? Daniel fights to hold back the tears as he recounts the day his two younger brothers were shot dead by militia during a trip to the market in his native Cameroon. They […]
On December 5, 2022, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, participated virtually in the first session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. This year’s session focused on strategies to combat systemic racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance. Hussen delivered Canada’s introductory statement highlighting how […]
Canada celebrated the sport of soccer Sunday as the Canadian men won qualification to the 2022 World Cup. They did it in style, hammering an outmatched Jamaican side 4-0 on a frigid day at BMO Field to improve their CONCACAF qualifying record to 14-1-4 over three rounds and end a 36-year absence from the men’s […]
Eliud Kipchoge delivered a masterclass in running to retain the Olympic title in the men’s marathon at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The Kenyan runner, running in his fourth Olympics, crossed the finish line in Sapporo Odori Park in a time of two hours eight minutes and 38 seconds. The time was faster than the […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50 Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Mediterranean diet linked to stronger thinking skills later in life People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet—particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat—are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows. Closely adhering to a Mediterranean diet was associated with higher scores on a range […]
SANTIAGO — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has described as “troubling” the persistence of gender-based violence against women and girls in the region and high rates of femicide or feminicide. Femicide or feminicide is a sex-based hate crime term, defined broadly as the intentional killing of females (women or girls) […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -West Indies will tour New Zealand at year end for two Tests and three Twenty20 Internationals, their second series this year following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed that the Caribbean side would undertake the November 27 to December 15 series after New Zealand Cricket received […]
