He 'mothers' his children
My Mother Who Fathered Me is a very popular scholarly work, which documents the struggles of single Jamaican female parents. But, the story of the Jamaican man, who 'mothers' his children, has seldom been told. Meet Danny McKenzie, a one-time resident...
SLAVERY'S LAST FRONTIERS: BREAKING THE SHACKLES of bondage - Slavery still alive in Africa
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (Reuters):They do not wear chains, nor are they branded with the mark of their masters, but slaves still exist in Mauritania.In the Saharan Islamic state, a centuries-old system of bondage is resisting...
Skerrit demands apology from Europe
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on Europe to apologise for slavery as Dominica held a series of activities yesterday to observe the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade.
The road to freedom
1444 - First public sale of African slaves in Lagos, Portugal. 1444 - First public sale of African slaves in Lagos, Portugal. - 1482 - Portuguese start building first permanent slave trading post at Elmina, Gold Coast, now Ghana. - 1510 - First slaves arrive in the Spanish...
SLAVERY'S LAST FRONTIERS: BREAKING THE SHACKLES of bondage - Ghana faces evil past, and present
ELMINA, Ghana (Reuters): For many, it was their last glimpse of Africa. Pushed through the 'door of no return', millions of Africans were shipped from places like this whitewashed fort in Elmina, Ghana, to a life of slavery in Brazil, the Caribbean and America.
The disabled join calls for reform of sexual offence laws
The Combined Disabilities Association (CDA) made a belated appearance last Wednesday before the joint select committee of Parliament considering changes to laws targeting sex offenders. In the formal presentation by Theresa Grant, Social Affairs Officer at the CDA...
Legislative year ends tomorrow
The 2006/2007 parliamentary year will come to an end tomorrow with the prorogation of Parliament, giving way to the start of a new legislative year on Thursday, March 29.Members of the Senate will host their colleagues from the Lower House on Thursday...
Jamaicans call for changes to sentencing schedule
Several Jamaicans participating in the justice system reform consultations are advocating for more creative sentencing in order to achieve equity in the treatment of offenders and to reduce overcrowding in prisons.A recommendation was made by a member...
US embassy makes scholarship announcement
The United States Embassy's Office of Public Affairs is inviting full-time lecturers at tertiary institutions to apply for scholarships under the 2008 Fulbright/Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU) Faculty Development...
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