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Haiti: A mud eating population warns the world
At a corner street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, a sweets vendor takes 5 cents from a schoolgirl and hands her what looks like a...
Caribbean and West Africa’s trans-Atlantic cocain trade
According to the International Narcotics Control Board, stockpiles of cocaine are being built up in West Africa from where it is smuggled into Europe,...
Stanford Bank group hit by panic withdrawals in the Caribbean
Panic bank account withdrawals have hit the Caribbean islands as several thousands islanders cue to withdraw their savings from banks owned by the Standford...
Chelsea’s Mikel Obi takes on Jamaica for Super Eagles
Fresh from losing to Columbia, the Nigerian football federation and the head coach of the Nigerian super eagles Shaibu Amodu has decided to recall...
Libyan President’s sons, Switzerland and Mariah Carey
Sons of Libyan leader, Hannibal Gadhafi and Saif Gadhafi, have resurfaced in the popular press. The former went fishing for apologies while the other...
Usain Bolt named 2008 Champion of Champions
Jamaican sprinter and triple Olympic champion (100m, 200m and 4x100m), Usain Bolt, has been named the Champion of Champions by the French sports daily...
Eric Holder to become first Black U.S. Attorney General
U.S. President-elect, Barack Obama, will appoint Eric Holder as Attorney General. According to a party official the former deputy attorney general accepted Obama’s offer...
EU undermining African economic stability
For years African and other developing countries have been urged to “trade their way out of poverty” by exporting more products internationally instead of...
FIFA world ranking : Jamaica and Mali up, Kenya plunges
Kenya has fallen six positions in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World rankings released by the world governing body Wednesday. The drop was triggered by...
Sex Poverty and HIV/AIDS on a Caribbean Island
After her aunt turned her out onto the chaotic streets of Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, eight months ago, Marie Jessy*, 16, survived by befriending...
Trinidad and Tobago and Ghana renew commitment towards greater co-operation
Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago Monday renewed their commitment towards greater co-operation for the mutual benefit of their peoples.
Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor and...
International Francophonie Organization to train 300,000 Caribbean and African teachers
About 300,000 school teachers will be trained in Africa and the Caribbean by the International Francophonie Organization in an effort to contribute to education...
Ghana to host Sixth Summit of the Heads of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
Ghana will host the Sixth Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP Group) in Accra...
Jamaican Usain Bolt sets new record but can he run faster ?
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who prior to this season had not run a 100-metre race as a senior, won the ultimate sprint prize, the Olympic...
Naomi Campbell to appear before court for assault
Super Model Naomi Campbell will appear at the Uxbridge Magistrates Court on 20 June, over six charges, for assaulting two police officers as she...
Burke delivers the “Candy Shop” to Flashpoint 2008
Kingston, Jamaica:-- Patrons will be treated to “Candy Shop”; the first teen comedy to premiere at the Flashpoint Film Festival on Thursday, June 5...
Sophia Nelson sings Jazz
Sophia Nelson was born in Ghana, where the local music -- high-life -- is directly related to Caribbean calypso and Cuban rhythms. This could...
Ghana to host African, Caribbean and Pacific summit
Ghana will host the next summit of African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries in October, this year. The Secretary General of the ACP...
French president and politicians pay tribute to Aimé Césaire
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday affirmed "the whole France was in grief" over the death in Fort-de-France (Martinique), of Martinique's writer and politician Aimé...
Blackmen around the world victims of HIV spread
"Although treatment with antiretroviral agents has proven a very effective way to improve the health and survival of infected individuals, as we discuss here,...
Malaria spreads to a third of the world’s population
More than a third of mankind is at risk of contracting malaria. Weve been
told this for years but now its been proved: an international...
Medical contorversy over Aimé Césaire’s death
Aimé Césaire, the writer and politician from Martinique who was reported dead on Saturday evening by a relative, was still battling for his life...
Actor auditions open for new Jamaican film
Jamaica's premier film production company Firefly Films is holding open auditions at 10a West Kings House Road from 4-6pm to cast actors in a...
Sean Kingston, the kid singing for ladies
Sean Kingston, the 17 year-old Miami born, Jamaica bred artist, is not just a new face in popular music; he’s accomplished the rare task...
Damian Jr Gong Marley “welcoming people to Jamrock”
When “Welcome To Jamrock” erupted onto airwaves and blew apart iPods halfway through 2005 it came as a shock to some—but not to Damian...
British divided over Dwain Chambers issue
Following a two year ban imposed on Dwain Chambers from competing in athletic competitions after he was found guilty of doping and eventual return...
Beres Hammond, reggae singer for about 30 years
Don't be deceived by Beres Hammond's cool profile. The playful smile, the unassuming demeanor, the beard, the cap and the spectacles might lull...
Skin Bleaching
Some people will do anything to look good! In Brazzaville in the Congo, there has been a disturbing rise in the cosmetic use of...
The New African-American and diasporan webmagazine
The Washington Post launched a Webmagazine The Root dedicated to African-Americans and the African diaspora, on Monday . Lynette Clemetson, editing manager, tells us...
Iamgold forced to relinquish gold nuggets from Guyana
When one knows about the number of deaths and physical malformations caused by both the legal and non-legal exploitation of gold, the question...