
By Ben BeckerWhat we now know as Memorial Day began as “Decoration Day” in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a tradition initiated by former slaves to…
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By Ben BeckerWhat we now know as Memorial Day began as “Decoration Day” in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a tradition initiated by former slaves to…
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda (left), in conversation with (from second left) Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, Bernardo Guanche Hernández; and Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade…
By David Love Stolen Generations On May 26, Australia observes National Sorry Day, an acknowledgement of the Stolen Generations of Black indigenous people who were kidnapped from their families in a…
By: Charles D. Ellison A voter listens to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speak in Denmark, S.C., on Feb. 12, 2016, a day after her debate with rival candidate Bernie Sanders. Let’s…
By Sujatha Fernandes A “home for sale” sign in Santiago de Cuba. Far fewer Afro-Cubans get remittances from family overseas, and residents of eastern Cuba, more heavily Afro-Cuban than the west,…
By Jorge Martín On Friday May 13th, Venezuelan president Maduro extended the “Economic Emergency Decree” which had given him special powers in January, and further decreed a 60-day State of…
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at Jamaica House on Sunday. (Photo: Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Venezuela and Jamaica have…
By Parvathi Menon (The Hindu) inShare Viceroy Lord Canning meets Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu & Kashmir, 9 March 1860. Reparations by Britain to India for the injustices of colonial rule…
. May 20, 2016 Your Excellency President Granger, Ministers of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am delighted and honored to send…
I thank President Hollande, Minister Pau Langevin, for their gracious invitation to this momentous occasion. I thank the Ministers, the president of the Senate and the President of the National…
By Anton Edmunds WASHINGTON, United States– At the end of a recent speech on U.S.–Jamaica relations, former Jamaican diplomat Ambassador Curtis Ward weighed in on what he termed the…