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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana Out of the 44 million of Kenya’s population, nearly 16 million are impoverished. This impoverishment is not only measured economically but in terms of lack of basic needs. These include education, health, nutrition, protection, shelter, information, water and sanitation. Without at least three of the seven basic needs, people and families are “multi-dimensionally poor.” More than 50% of its people are “multi-dimensionally poor” in Kenya, and the most affected are the youth. Therefore, the need to break the cycle of generational poverty is pivotal. Naomi’s Village is fighting poverty one step at a time. The organization’s vision is “to end Kenya’s generational poverty crisis and systemic corruption by equipping its children for compassionate and courageous leadership.” ....
Criminologist Kim Ramsay cautions Barbadians to look out for more violent exchanges. Her view is that there was a correlation between the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and street crime, which usually involved guns. “Generally, Barbados is a compliant society and people have been keeping off the streets, which resulted in a reduction in street/gun violence. Gun violence is usually led by the lifestyle where some of the victims end up returning to public spaces where it is more likely they would be predisposed to now becoming victims. “My theory is that lockdown brings people off the street but as they go out more once again there will be more of these violent exchanges as the wars and the violence will start back,” she said. (CA) ....
Article by All eyes were on the highlight of Pork, Pan and Parang; the Ham Bake-Off Competition between noted local artistes. - (Picture by Reco Moore.) Social Share Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) hosted its inaugural Pork, Pan and Parang Festival. Head of sales and marketing, Alison Roach-Plummer, said the event was hosted as a way to allow people to still celebrate Christmas in the traditional way, but with all COVID-19 protocols in place. “Normally, people would have their pork, their pan playing, parang and their pork. So it was done to encompass all those elements in a safe environment. I wanted to also embrace and encourage people, the small businesses especially who have been reeling and have been hurt by COVID, that they still had an opportunity to come out and be able to sell and feel the merriment of the season,” she said. ....