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Article by Sheria Brathwaite Minister of Youth Dwight Sutherland addresses the St Michael South branch of the Barbados Labour Party. (Picture by Shanice King) Social Share The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment rolled out a number of programmes geared toward young people so they can contribute more to national development. On Sunday night during his address at a St Michael South Barbados Labour Party branch meeting at the Graydon Sealy Secondary School, Minister of Youth Dwight Sutherland said there would come a day when young people would have to lead Barbados and...

Rubio and Mapps said there is no room for hate in Portland or in Oregon. Rubio took the lead in writing a letter, signed by the entire Portland City Council, calling for the resignation of a newly elected commissioner in neighboring Clackamas County. Mark Shull is under pressure to step down after it came to light he had made racist and Islamophobic posts on social media. Rubio said she followed the lead of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Since then, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners formally condemned Shull's posts by censuring him. Shull has apologized, but has said h...

December 30 2020 Commissioner Carmen Rubio is part of a new center-left coalition on the City Council following the 2020 elections. Carmen Rubio finally feels prepared for the next challenge of her life — becoming the first Latina member of the Portland City Council in a transformational time. "Sometimes in the past, I've felt like an impostor," said Rubio, who was elected to succeed retiring commissioner Amanda Fritz at the May 2020 primary election and sworn into office on Dec. 28. "But now I feel like all of my experiences have prepared me for this." Rubio's previous doubts will so...

Wheeler assigns bureaus to incoming City Council December 23 2020 Portland is the only large American city where council members oversee bureaus instead of a professional manager. Mayor Ted Wheeler has announced the bureau and liaison assignments for the City Council that takes office on Jan. 1, 2021. Portland is the only large American city where council members oversee bureaus instead of having them all supervised by professional city managers. Assigning bureaus is one of the few powers of the Portland mayor. Two of the council members, Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio, will be ...