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Standing from left: Freedom of Information Commissioner and retired Supreme Court Justice Keith Thompson; Attorney General Carl Bethel; former Assistant Director of Legal Affairs (ADLA) and Deputy Freedom of Information Commissioner Shane Miller; and Permanent Secretary in the AG’s Office and the Ministry of Legal Affairs Cecilia Strachan. (BIS PHOTO/ULRIC WOODSIDE)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday named retired Supreme Court Justice Keith Thompson and former Assistant Director of Legal Affairs (ADLA)Shane Miller as the first Freedom of Information Commissioner and Deputy Freedom of Information Commissioner, respectively.
The announcement is a major step towards the enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act, which successive governments have tried to implement.
Extended reality technology to benefit A&B students
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Students studying at The University of the West Indies Open Campus in Antigua and Barbuda will soon be able to participate in “more immersive” online learning experience through the use of extended reality technology.
Extended reality describes experiences that combine virtual and augmented reality technology to create both interactive and 3D engagement.
The principal of The UWI Open Campus Dr Luz Longsworth told Observer that the move which was made possible through the recently announced $25 million investment into the school’s IT infrastructure will go along way in helping students.
Rejection of Meghan by the royal establishment and its public supporters is rooted in the pillage of resources and psychological conditioning of people in the global south. It is the latest in the British empire’s history of denial, gaslighting and control doled out on foreign lands for centuries. Meghan’s interactions with the institution recall the disenfranchisement of British subjects from the Caribbean, west Africa and south Asia who moved to England after the second world war only to be met with chilled air and closed doors. The colorism of questioning the potential darkness of her son Archie’s skin is the legacy of racism that flourished during the slave trade and plantation slavery, twinned bounties reaped by the British empire. Moreover, the participation of people from these same former colonies in attacking Meghan and Harry – often with racist and sexist undertones – in attempts to defend Buckingham Palace is evidence of the dissonance created under the so-called
National Laureate Festival Production under Review
February 24, 2021
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ORGANISERS of the annual Nobel Laureate Festival [NLF] have expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of the event, which this year had to be held in part via some ‘virtual presentations’.
Delia Dolor
Coordinator & member of the NLF Committee, Delia Dolor, reported that they were “quite pleased with our use of virtual presentations and social media considering this was our first attempt at holding virtual events for the Festival.”
In an inclusive with this reporter, Dolor spoke of the efforts put in to effect this transition and the initial impact of utilizing social media to supplement the NLF outreach to the public.