Month: August 2024
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In latest purge, Nicaragua outlaws 1,500 civil society groups
(Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government outlawed 1,500 non-governmental organizations today, in its latest ban of groups it accuses of breaking the…
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Six Brazilians arrested for illegal mining at Amatuk, Potaro River
Six Brazilians were arrested yesterday during an operation by the Joint Services and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)…
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NYC Health + Hospitals appoints Dominican Republic, Trinidadian natives to top posts
NYC Health + Hospitals on Thursday announced the appointment of Dominican Republic-born Cristina Contreras, LMSW, MPA, FABC as the CEO…
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Brooklyn born pop star comes “Home” to Broadway
Stephanie Mills is back on Broadway. Just as the “Wiz” ends its run on the Great White Way, (Aug. 18)…
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Dave Martins in his own words
(This column from 2022 was one of many written for Stabroek News by Dave Martins.) The article Dave Martins in…
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Seeking to strengthen human rights-based, gender-sensitive policing in St. Lucia
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says 20 officials involved in the management and administration of justice…
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Have a seat. Racism is what’s on the menu
“The Insatiable City: Food and Race in New Orleans” by Theresa McCulla c.2024, The University of Chicago Press $32.50 …
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Seeking to strengthen human rights-based, gender-sensitive policing in St. Lucia
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says 20 officials involved in the management and administration of justice…
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Steelpan for Trinidad’s Coat of Arms, Columbus’ ships out
(Trinidad Guardian) After featuring on Trinidad and Tobago’s Coat of Arms for 62 years, the depictions of Christopher Columbus’ three…
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Four shot dead in Trinidad over weekend
(Trinidad Express) Four more homicides were reported between Saturday night and Sunday morning. The article Four shot dead in Trinidad…
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