[Michael Manley\Andrew Holness]
PNP: “Prime Minister Holness reveals a profound ignorance of the significance of Michael Manley’s contribution to the development of modern Jamaica, in particular, his promulgation of a raft of social legislation and policies which uplifted the under-serve.”
Photo: YouTube
Jamaica
PNP Slams Jamaican Prime Minister for Smearing Michael Manley
BARBADOS TO HOST 31ST CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING
[CARICOM Conference Summit]
Regional leaders are keen to forge stronger links with Africa, and they will also take time to discuss their first CARICOM-African Union Summit to be held in June, as well as the 15th Meeting of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development.
Photo: YouTube
INDIA’S GOVERNMENT REAFFIRMS TIES WITH CARICOM CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES INCLUDING DONATING AID FOR BAHAMAS
[Caribbean News]
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque described India as “an important partner for the Caribbean Community.”
Photo: CARICOM
CARICOM SPONSORED “RETHINKING MASCULINITY” WORKSHOPS TO END SCHOOL GENDER VIOLENCE OPENED IN TRINIDAD
[School Gender Violence]
On Monday, 9 September 2019, the first of five country workshops under the theme “Rethinking Masculinity, Understanding Gender Equality as a Means of Ending Gender-Based Violence in Caribbean Schools” opened in Trinidad and Tobago.
Photo: Flickr
REMEMBERING MARCUS GARVEY’S SELF-RELIANCE MESSAGE TO AFRICAN PEOPLE ON HIS BIRTHDAY
[Marcus Garvey Commemoration]
Marcus Garvey Institute’s Shaka Barak: “We are seeing the Honorable Marcus Garvey’s truth about self-reliance and self-determination rising in African Unity under the 55 heads of state that make up the African Union, the successor to the Organization of African Unity a model similar to the UNIA & ACL. We see how the African Union today is unapologetically calling on the African Diaspora just like the Honorable Marcus Garvey called on Africans abroad.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
VP RECORDS HOSTS STANDING ROOM ONLY CELEBRATION FOR ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMERSTAGE CONCERT
[Concert News]
VP Records President Randy Chin: “This event was about the fans who have supported VP Records through the years, purchasing and streaming the music. Live shows are a vital link to Caribbean culture in the City and we’re very happy with the way this turned out.”
Photo by VP Records\Ajamu Myrie
American Professor At Jamaica’s Edna Manley College Contemplates Hunger Strike Amid Student Sex Scandal “Coverup”
[Spotlight Story On Sex Abuse]
Jamaica’s Edna Manley College of The Visual and Performing Arts is rocked by local Me-Too scandal…
Photo: Professor Maluwa Williams-Myers
