Photo credit: Trinidad Guardian Long before the stage lights, the tours, and the chart placements, there was a little girl in Toco singing at the top of her lungs during family praise and worship. The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reports that Shakema Rowe, known in the Soca world as Miss Cali, has crafted a career that…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney went to the World Economic Forum and told the world that his country – extrapolation, all US allies – had lived a “pleasant fiction” that is now over. That fiction was grounded in the assumption that the United States would continue to lead a global order and that such order would perpetually…
Photo credit: New Mind Psychology Why are people so innately wicked? I guess for some, being wicked is a communicable disease. It’s not a big deal for such people to kill or maim another human being if killing them is not possible. When a person wakes up at birth, of course, Eledumare has prepared him…
While I grew up with Fela’s music, I noted one fact about him. He once said he did not sing love songs. Neither did he sing the praises of anyone. At least, I cannot remember if he did! But check out his repertoire, it’s filled with bumper sales. He was an artiste who stood for…
Photo credit: Foriegn Policy Pakistan deported more than 14,500 migrants to Afghanistan over the past week, according to statements from the Taliban commission for refugees, as the pace of forced returns from neighbouring countries continues to rise. Amu reports that between January 31 and February 6, a total of 14, 576 people were sent back from Pakistan,…
Photo credit: Armani scholars forum A parliamentary symposium has underscored the critical need to address the education and legal work rights of refugees in Malaysia. The Sun reports that Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul said the event was a crucial platform to raise awareness among MPs and the public on these urgent issues….
