Organizers have called off a festival celebrating Haiti’s Afro-Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community because of threats of violence and government opposition. Jean Danton Leger, commissioner of Port-au-Prince, said he had blocked the Massimadi festival to protect public morals. The decision followed Haitian lawmaker Senator...
TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW FORMS IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...
Local calypsonians are up in rage against a strange proposal by the National Carnival Committee requiring calypsonians to present lyrics on paper, before appearing on stage. A meeting with Carnival Chairman Noah Mills yesterday (Tuesday) evening ended in total disarray despite calypsonians voting overwhelmingly to scrap...
[caption id="attachment_14301" align="alignleft" width="300"] Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Republican nominee Donald Trump after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Monday.[/caption] Hillary Clinton was calm, cool, well-prepared and — pundits say — victorious in the first presidential...
Fresh off his presidential clash with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump doubled down yesterday on criticism of a former Miss Universe he accused of getting too fat, comments that could repel women voters. Alicia Machado, who won the crown in 1996, has accused Trump -- whose company...