Tag Archives: caribbean

New Book Celebrates Windrush Generation

  Enfield Caribbean Association (ECA) has launched its first major publication, promoting the voices of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean and Africa. Windrush Voices – 20 Stories of Determination and Triumph encompasses the life stories of 20 individuals who came to live in this country because of the British government’s call […]

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Cold Beer to Your Door: Brewers in Latin America Go Direct

By Paulo Lopes and Philip Blenkinsop   SAO PAULO/BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) – With COVID-19 lockdowns normalising home delivery of everything from fast food to aspirin, brewers are tapping into a lucrative new sales format – delivering cold beer on demand to consumers still gathering at home with friends even as bars reopen. For Brazilian […]

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Storms Kill at Least 8 in Canada, Leave 500K Without Power

TORONTO, May 22 (Reuters) – The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a million people. The storms, which lasted more than two hours Saturday afternoon and packed […]

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Biden Plan to End US Migrant Expulsion Policy Blocked

A US judge has blocked plans by Joe Biden’s administration to lift a policy allowing migrants to be swiftly expelled at the Mexico border over concerns about spreading Covid. District Judge Robert Summerhays granted an injunction to Republican state attorneys challenging the halting of checks known as Title 42. The policy, introduced by Donald Trump […]

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Argentina Guilty of Massacre Qom & Moqoit People

BBC- A landmark criminal trial in Argentina has found the state guilty of the massacre of more than 400 indigenous people nearly a century ago. The Qom and Moqoit communities had been protesting inhumane living and working conditions on a cotton plantation when authorities shot them dead in 1924. Until now, no responsibility had ever […]

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Nevis Blind Light & Visually Impaired Society Hosts Fund Raising Luncheon

  CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, May 20, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — One of Nevis’ long-serving community/welfare group, the Nevis Blind Light and Visually Impaired Society, will be hosting a luncheon on Wednesday May 25 to raise funds to support three scholarship holders. “We have been giving scholarships for a few years now,” explained President of the Society, Ms […]

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Ukraine War: Defiant Russians Speaking Out & Jailed

By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent, Andriivka BBC   Image source, Getty Images To Ukrainians it was clear from the very start of Russia’s invasion that this was no “special operation” to liberate the Donbas region, as Vladimir Putin had declared. It was all-out war. But in Russia it’s a crime to call it that. […]

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US CDC Advises Booster for Kids 5-11, WORLD COVID-19 STATISTICS

  US CDC advisors recommend boosters for kids 5-11 © AP A panel of independent advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5-11. This recommendation comes just two days after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the authorization of Pfizer’s […]

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It’s Baby Boy for Rhianna and Rapper Partner

By Jovani Davis CNW- Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are officially parents, welcoming a baby boy into the world. The 34-year-old pop star, who has been dating rapper A$AP since January 2020, announced back in February that the couple were expecting and reportedly welcomed the baby almost a week ago. A source told TMZ that “A$AP […]

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