Avellon Williams ROSEAU, DOMINICA- After a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for economic citizenship has increased gradually following its popularity. In the wake of the global crisis, people started worrying about their future and understood the importance of alternative citizenship. As a result of alternative citizenship, people have access to […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO – A process to extradite drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States for murdering a DEA agent in 1985 has been launched after he was captured by Mexican forces last weekend. According to a Mexican federal official who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, the notification was made […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- The act of rape against women and girls stems from a complex set of patriarchal beliefs, power, and control that persist and normalize sexual violence within our society. As a result, this “culture” perpetuates misogynistic language, objectifies bodies, and glamorizes violence. In many cases of rapes or sexual assaults, it is […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The main fuel terminal in Haiti resumed operations after it closed last week due to gang violence. The Varreux terminal is situated in the rundown Cité Soleil neighborhood, which has seen battles between two rival gangs. Its closure had led to petrol shortages in the area. In a tweet late on Thursday, the terminal operator announced […]
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Avellon Williams ST. LUCIA- As early as 1807, the British abolished the Slave Trade and proclaimed that no country should trade enslaved persons from Africa illegally. Despite this, the trade continued. Thus, slave registers became a means of tracking and destroying the illegal slave trade by recording the names of the enslaved. Two colonies, St. Lucia and […]
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Avellon Williams Besides lopping off his nose and several fingers, he has hinted that he will soon slice his manhood in two to look other-worldly. The man has spent decades and thousands of dollars turning himself into a ‘black alien’. In addition to tattooing his entire body black, Anthony Loffredo cut off his tongue surgically, […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO- As Black Americans sought freedom in New Mexico during the early 1900s, Blackdom proved an ideal destination. The town of Blackdom, which was founded in 1901 and incorporated in 1903 by thirteen African Americans, is located about 18 miles south of Roswell. As the first Black community in New Mexico, it holds a special place in […]
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Avellon Williams ENDINBURG, SCOTLAND- In her spare time, nurse Oluwakemi Akinbobola can be found playing a variety of instruments in a studio near Glasgow Airport. Originally from Nigeria, Kemi is a presenter on Jambo! Dedicated exclusively to people of African and Caribbean descent in Scotland. The channel broadcasts in more than a dozen languages, including Pidgin, Yoruba, Swahili, Igbo, and French. […]
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Avellon Williams TAIWAN— On Tuesday (July 12), Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs pledged to contribute US$500,000 (NT$15 million) to the reconstruction of Haiti after a devastating earthquake hit in 2021. With the help of the Relieve Disaster Foundation, Taiwan will help its Caribbean ally with agricultural production in order to avoid a food crisis and […]
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Avellon Williams GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The United Nations’ latest projections indicate that the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, before reaching a peak of around 10.4 billion people in the late 2080s due to recent reductions in fertility. This has led to a “demographic divide” in Latin America […]
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