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Noteworthy events include DanceAfrica Festival, a documentary on a Holocaust survivor who cornered NYC 's porn movie scene, and a pop-up roller skating rink in Long Island City.

Cari-Bois Environmental News Network rejigs its online platform with an expanded regional outlook on the health and wealth of the Caribbean’s natural resources. Today, January 1, marks the relaunch of Cari-Bois, now a Caribbean-wide network of environmental content creators dedicated equally to educating the population about the Caribbean’s vast biodiversity; to telling some inconvenient truths

As negotiations wrap up this week at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt and island nations wait for a decision on climate loss and damage finance, the United States Department of State held a panel discussion at COP27 to reflect on the progress made by the…

By Tyrell Gittens With a focus on small island developing states building resilience against the economic and environmental shocks of climate change, the government of Greece has embarked on a multi-million dollar initiative to “green” the Aegean Islands which are a group of small islands east of mainland Greece. Launched…

By Tyrell Gittens Historically, human rights campaigns like the US civil rights movement and the Black power movement have been viewed by some as “radical” movements. But given their effectiveness in reducing socioeconomic inequalities and barriers to upward social mobility for marganalised groups, social development specialist Amílcar Sanatan wants people…

By Tyrell Gittens From the islands of the Caribbean Sea to territories on mainland Central and South America, the Caribbean is composed of countries with diverse geological origins which created unique geographic features over time. For decades, the region’s waterfalls, volcanoes, seas and tropical climate have attracted tourists and driven…

4 Hrs Ago General manager Michael Baiz, from left, NP CEO Bernard Mitchell, Energy Minister Franklin Khan and NP chairman Sahid Hosein at the opening of NPs service station in El Socorro on September 25, 2019. Photo by Tyrell Gittens - THE Energy Chamber is remembering Energy Minister Franklin Khan as a passionate man who enjoyed developing young talent. Khan died on Saturday morning and members of the government, opposition and those in the energy industry, among many others, have been sendi...

Imbert agrees with UWI economist on forex 2 Hrs Ago UWI lecturers (L-R) Dr Daren Conrad, Dr Dave Seerattan and Dr Regan Deonanan speak at a post-budget analysis during UWIs Conference on the Economy on October 10, 2019. Seerattan dealt with TTs foreign exchange system in Thursdays Business Day. Photo by Tyrell Gittens - FINANCE Minister Colm Imbert agreed on Thursday agreed with views expressed by UWI economist Dr Dave Seerattan about foreign exchange. Seerattans views were reported in Newsday...