March 2015

Let the Violence in our Schools Cease

March 25, 2015 in National

[caption id="attachment_2041" align="alignright" width="300"] Sonia Boddie, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, St.Kitts and Nevis[/caption] Having had the opportunity to watch the most recent videos, of incidents of violence that took place in both our primary and secondary schools, I wish to publicly condemn these unacceptable behaviours displayed by...

Half-Black woman named Miss Japan; stirs reaction

March 25, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_4418" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ariana Miyamoto, daughter of a Japanese mother and African-American father, recently became the first multiracial contestant to be crowned Miss Universe Japan, according to news reports.[/caption] Apparently Black is also beautiful in Japan, despite the nation’s reputation for a lack of diversity. Ariana...

Time running out for Nevisian Batsman Kieran Powell

March 25, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_4415" align="alignleft" width="300"] Former West Indies Nevisian Batsman Kieran Powell[/caption] IN normal circumstances, Kieran Powell might have been with the West Indies World Cup team in Australia and New Zealand, as he had been on the tour of New Zealand just over a year earlier. Applied...