Caribbean News Caribbean Nation Flags School Violence : A dramatic increase in school violence has prompted some teachers unions in the Caribbean, to instruct teachers to avoid trying to get involved when students are fighting or engaging in physical disputes. The upsurge in crimes on the school plant comes as a twelve year old is being charged for murder in one of our islands. Although this crime does not appear to be school related, it signifies a dangerous trend throughout the region, where disagreements among our youth are being settled by use of violence. Walter Rodney Walter Rodney : Investigations into the death of Guyanese and Caribbean intellectual giant and historian, Dr. Walter Rodney, are starting to take shape. The Latest news is that a three member commission has been appointed, to investiga...
One Caribbean Nation. Jamaica National Flag Jamaican Children The news out of Jamaica that 1,147 crimes were reported against children last year, must be horrific news for all regional citizens, who continue to advocate for the safety of our children. The break down is frightening, to say the very least. Some of the statistics should alarm us all: 56 children between the ages of 1 and 10 295 between the ages of 11 to 17 387 18 year olds 36 murdered We note that these are just the acts that have been reported . We know that there must hundreds or dozens more, who have not reported these acts for several reasons and this makes the picture even more frightening. We can only let the figures speak for themselves and continue to urge Jamaica and all regional governments to place the protection of our children as a number one priority.
We present and encourage progressive Caribbean views of Caribbean and world affairs. Historian Trevor Marshall The Mahogany Coconut Group stands firmly in support of historian Trevor Marshall’s views on the role of white Barbadians in the politics of their country. We also publicly declare that Marshall has never promoted racism but has spent almost four decades in highlighting social and economic issues that affect the entire country. It was Marshall who first critically examined the role played by Sir. Grantley Adams in Barbados’ political development, to the best of our knowledge, Sir Grantley was black; it was Marshall who questioned the granting of National Hero status to many of Barbados’ National Heroes, most of whom are black. Therefore it is difficult to understand why he is only deemed a racist when he critically analyses the role of Barbadian whites in the country’s development. We are amazed that some Blacks, who rushed to defend Mr.Ralph Johnson’s description ...
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