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BALTIMORE, Maryland — Former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson has scoffed at the "self-serving" concept of democracy practised by some western nations where the litmus test is whether a leader,...

British descendants of people who were involved in and profited from transatlantic slavery plan to contribute funds to those affected and to raise awareness of the historical facts surrounding it.

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has lashed out at the concept of democracy as practiced through the self-serving prism of the West.

Stanley Mahase, a former principal of a primary school in Laventille, said his experience there revealed to him that many young men see joining gangs and engaging in violence as a sign of masculinity. He said social programmes aimed at youth often do not reach the ones who really need them. Mahase was speaking at

Love for guns and gangs has been a part of Caribbean culture from colonial times when the British West Indies saw ‘toy gun’ sales peak at Christmas...

A star-studded list of Black leaders from around the world will convene in Baltimore from April 19-23rd for the State of the Black World Conference V.  The

By Rashaed Esson Staff Writer     #TrinidadandTobago, April 17, 2023 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago are hosting a Regional Symposium today, April 17th, 2023 to tomorrow the 18th, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago, to tackle Crime and ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue.” Chairing the […]

THERE is no proven data to support that the death penalty leads to a reduction in crime, abolitionist and senior counsel Douglas Mendes told a panel discussion on Monday, in response to political suggestions that the death penalty should be used in the Caribbean to address crime. At a regional symposium entitled Violence as a

THE Prime Minister has blamed the crime onslaught on this society's past failure to predict the crisis.

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