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As a result of the anti-segregation ruling, Jefferson County became one of the most integrated counties in the United States from 1968 to 1980. | Photo: National Archives

USA | Predominantly White US Township wants Re-segregation

GARDENDALE, Alabama, September 10 - which has an 88 percent white population, has made moves to secede in order to…

September 10, 2017
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Development Minister Delma Thomas said the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, will be broad-based comprising of different stakeholders.

GRENADA | Government appoints committee to combat child sexual abuse

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Sept 6, CMC – The Grenada government has appointed a committee to help combat child…

September 7, 2017
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USA | White Christians no longer a majority of US population — survey

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped…

September 6, 2017
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First ladies and Spouses of Caribbean leaders

CARIBBEAN | New initiative to tackle issues affecting women, children and adolescents

BELMOPAN, Belize, Sept 6, CMC – The wives of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and heads of state, have…

September 6, 2017
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A memorial in Canada for the Chinese-Indian internees of Deoli. Credit: Facebook/Association of India Deoli Camp Internees 1962

Silent for Decades, Chinese-Indians Interned at Deoli After 1962 War Are Ready to Speak

New Delhi: In two weeks, a group of elderly Chinese-Indians will gather before the Indian high commission in Ottawa,…

August 12, 2017
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n top: Trinidadians Safiyyah Ali and Henry Mungalsingh proudly hold up the Trinidad and Tobago flag at the top of Gran Paradiso — Italy’s highest mountain which they climbed as a warm up before climbing Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe.

TRINIDAD | Trinidadian climbs Europe’s highest mountain to raise funds to assist women

ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug. 10, CMC – Henry Mungalsingh, a Trinidadian who lives in the UK, reached…

August 10, 2017
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Haitian lawmakers have banned same sex marriages as well as public demonstrations in support of homosexuality.

HAITI | Haitian law makers vote to ban same –sex marriages

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Aug 4, CMC – Haitian lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting same sex marriages as…

August 5, 2017
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What he left behind: Patterson outside his residence in Kingston Photo by Bharat Sundaresan

Patrick Patterson: An Unquiet Mind

On Sunday, the familiar ping on my mobile phone alerted me that there was a 'Whatsapp' message awaiting…

July 23, 2017
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BERMUDA | New Bermuda premier – a “miracle baby”

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jul 23, CMC – An older sister of Bermuda’s new Premier David Burt says he…

July 23, 2017
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CARICOM continues to receive failing grades for Trafficking in Persons

WASHINGTON, Jul 1, CMC – Even with a change in administration, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries continue to be…

July 7, 2017
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Shirley Pryce (right) with former Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller who encouraged her.

Shirley, Domestic Worker, Forced To Sleep In The Dog House To Go To School

Shirley Pryce, formerly a domestic worker herself, advocates for domestic workers’ rights in Jamaica and across the Caribbean.…

July 4, 2017
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