Anti-democratic authoritarianism is on the rise–both around the world and here at home. Sometimes it is easier to recognize overseas. That’s especially true at moments like this when Vladimir Putin’s military is killing civilians in Ukraine to feed his ambitions for greater power and is crushing any effort at dissent or truth-telling in his native Russia.
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There’s never a second time to make a first impression, so you had better make that first impression a good one.
President Joe Biden is about to name the first Black woman ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court—in fact, he may have already done so by the time you read this. Based on the Black women President Biden has chosen to serve as federal judges, we know that the nominee will be brilliant. And we know she will be committed to a “justice for all” approach to the Constitution.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Chicken is the world’s favorite meat after pork. Since the 1940s, it has become the favored meat in the United States. It is also a favorite in the Caribbean, especially in more recent years, with the increasing price of other meats, such as pork, beef, lamb, goat and fish, and with the popularity of fast convenience foods and the expansion of the tourist industry.
MIAMI, FL – Lauding the focus of International Women’s Day on “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, Nicola Madden-Greig, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), said the United Nations theme was particularly apt as COVID-19 wanes in the region because of the special role played by women in guiding Caribbean hospitality and tourism through the pandemic.
It is with profound joy that I write these words today: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been nominated to become our nation’s first Black woman Supreme Court Justice. From a pool of outstanding Black women attorneys, jurists and legal scholars, President Biden has chosen Judge Jackson for her stellar credentials and brilliant legal mind. We are overjoyed by this nomination; now the Senate needs to move quickly to confirm her.
February 7, 2022— The day after President Joe Biden met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams to unveil a new plan to reduce gun violence, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott participated in a panel discussion with national experts on gun and community violence that highlighted solutions that address violence as a public health issue.
KINGSTON, Jamaica -“Raise a son, and you will raise a man, raise a girl and you will raise a nation”. A World Bank report underlines the truth of this adage. It shows that increasing female labor market income contributed to a 30 percent reduction in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” - Psalm 133:1
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” - Proverbs 27:17
“Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6
St. JOHN’S, Antigua – The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Get ready for robotic dogs at the US southern borders.