Author: Clivette

US owes blacks reparations over slavery: UN experts

September 29, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14329" align="alignleft" width="300"] A pair of slave shackles on display in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture[/caption] GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States should give African Americans reparations for slavery, UN experts said yesterday, warning that the country had not...

One dead, as TS Matthew passes through Windwards

September 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14326" align="alignleft" width="300"] People making their way to a shelter in St Vincent[/caption] KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – A fourth form secondary school student died Wednesday night after he was crushed by a boulder as he tried to alleviate flooding in his home during the...

Pakistan stroll to 3-0 after Imad three-for

September 28, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_14318" align="alignleft" width="300"] Johnson Charles was one of three West Indies batsmen bowled by Imad Wasim[/caption] Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of West Indies with a comfortable eight-wicket win in Abu Dhabi that exposed the World T20 champions’ weaknesses in conditions not conducive to big...

Etana takes it all back

September 28, 2016 in Regional

Facing backlash over her support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Etana has apologised to Jamaicans for endorsing the controversial real estate billionaire. “My recent remarks were made against the background of the real fear of terrorist attacks and acts of random violence that are so...