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What I Learnt During the Pandemic Week Ending 4/7/20
In Jamaica I Learnt.. Politically, it has been a week of reports of corruption, nepotism and cronyism against some high profile Members of Parliament. Andrew Wheatley (MP, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)) The 2 reports by the Integrity Commission (IC) into … Continue reading
What I Learnt During Pandemic During week ending 20/6/20
In Jamaica I Learnt George Williams, 71, appeared in court this week having spent 48 years imprisoned without trial and will be released. Williams was arrested and charged with the murder of a man in July 1970 and was declared … Continue reading
The Brexit Election – Winners & Losers
The numbers are in Conservative: wins 365 seats (+ 47) Labour: 203 (-59) SNP: 48 (+13) Lib Dems: 11 (-1) DUP: 8 (-2) Sinn Féin: 7 (no change) SDLP: 2 (+2) Alliance Party: 1 (+1) Green Party 1 (no change) … Continue reading
Some Takeaways from the Ongoing Windrush Scandal
What next for the Afro Caribbean community in the UK following the latest set of deportations? But here are some takeaways from the ongoing Windrush scandal. The Conservative Party is definitely back as the nasty party. The current Conservative government’s … Continue reading
Pro-Trump Fox News Presenter Calls for Reparations for African Americans
Last Sunday evening I watched a segment on Fox News that blew me away. Yes, that Fox News. Firstly the issue was about race in America and the monologue was read by Steve Hilton. But oddly Hilton’s comments did not … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, black history, Caribbean, Civil liberties, Current affairs, david cameron, slavery
Tagged African American, fox news, reparations, slavery
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Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Forbes Magazine came out recently with its list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. Rank/Name Country Category 1. Angela Merkel Germany Politics 2. Theresa May UK Politics 3. Christine Largarde (IMF) France Economy 4. Marry Barra (GM) US Automotive … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Angela Merkel, Ayalet Shaked, Christine Lagarde, Forbes, Margrethe Vestager, Melania Trump, Nikki Haley, politics, theresa May, Women, Women in Business, Yvette cooper
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Amber Rudd: Windrush Scandal’s Real Winner
It has been a terrible week for some victims of the Windrush scandal and those of us who support their ongoing fight for respect, justice and compensation. First, we had written confirmation from current Home Secretary Sajid Javid that at least … Continue reading
US Mid-Term Elections 2018 – Some of the Winners & Losers
US Mid-term Elections 2018 Winners Donald Trump – Despite his unpopularity, Trump played a blinder on the campaign trail and ensured the Republicans held their Senate Majority. Just. Mitch McConnell – The Republican Senate Leader has more wriggle room to … Continue reading
Windrush Generation Let Down by All of Us
Quite rightly the Theresa May led Conservative government deserves the public outrage hitting them now over the Windrush scandal. In 2013, when then Home Secretary Theresa May drafted her immigration policy there was not this tumultuous outrage happening today. But while … Continue reading
May’s Russian Bluff over Salisbury
The political fallout from the alleged nerve agent Salisbury attack against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia should never have happened. The diplomatic mess caused by Prime Minister Theresa May is embarrassing. Not that the wider British … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeremy Corbyn, Nerve Agent, Putin, russia, Salisbury, Skripal, theresa May
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