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Obama?s Bob Marley effect
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By Dr. Kwame Nantambu
November 09, 2008
One of the hidden, unnoticed and unsung variables in the recently concluded United States Presidential elections was the Bob Marley effect in Senator Barack Obama’s run for the United States presidency and his awesome victory.
Robert “Bob” Nestor Marley and Senator Barack Obama both have one thing in common: a white [...]
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Obama must attack Israel?s apartheid
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By Raffique Shah
Sunday, November 9th 2008
PALESTINE. Afghanistan. Iraq. Cuba. These countries form the pillars on which President-elect Barack Obama, if he is to achieve his stated aim of a peaceful world, must rebuild America’s image abroad. I deliberately chose the order I did because I am convinced that for as long as three million Palestinians [...]
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The Audacity of Hope in T&T
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By Derren Joseph
November 09, 2008
Osei is one of my best friends. He is a Trinbagonian, who resides in the UK. Osei visited Trinidad last week. I had not seen him since I moved back to Trinidad last year. As the ole talk went on, we started comparing living in Trinbago to living in Europe or [...]
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Panday: Manning wrong to storm radio station
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Thursday, November 6 2008
OPPOSITION Leader Basdeo Panday on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Patrick Manning for visiting Radio 94.1 FM two Saturdays ago to protest their earlier broadcast, critical of Government policy.
In a statement, the UNC leader yesterday called Manning ?absolutely out of line, and overboard? in his actions.
Panday said: ?Such behaviour by a Prime [...]
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White America Fear Michelle More Than Barack?
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Why white America perhaps fears Michelle more than Barack.
Excerpts from a ‘Jack & Jill politics’ newsletter:
…as hard as it is to accept a black president, it’s even harder to accept a black first lady. First Lady has always held a beloved sentimental mother/wife of the nation symbolism. Conservatives are not ready to have to look [...]
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Obama surfing a political tsunami
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By Raffique Shah
Sunday, November 02th 2008
Two days from today, Americans will elect a new president in that country’s most exciting presidential election for many years. Without doubt, the extra hype surrounding the race to the White House has come about because of Barack Obama’s candidacy. While most polls put Obama way ahead of John McCain, [...]
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Haiti: Racism and Poverty
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By John Maxwell
October 31, 2008
The people of Haiti are as poor as human beings can be.
According to the statisticians of the World Bank and others who speculate about how many Anglos can dance on the head of a peon, Haiti may either be the second, third or fourth poorest country in the world.
In Haiti’s case, [...]
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Higher you climb, harder you fall
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By Raffique Shah
Sunday, October 26th 2008
LAST week, when I suggested that the masses of poor and middle-income people across the world may yet have the last laugh in the midst of the global financial crisis, many readers laughed at me. “You can’t be serious?” several of my friends called to ask, exploding into loud guffaws. [...]
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Gangsters ?dial? out of crime
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By Nalinee Seelal
Friday, October 24 2008
newsday.co.tt
Are you a gangster? Dial 625-4932 or 623-8440 to get out of your life of crime.
That’s the appeal of Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert who, yesterday, announced that two hotlines have been set up for members of gangs to call if they want to surrender and get help to [...]
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PM: We never planned to buy 200 luxury cars
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Ria Taitt Political Editor
Tuesday, October 21st 2008
Prime Minister Patrick Manning on Saturday told the PNM General Council meeting that Government never had any intention of purchasing 200 luxury vehicles to transport VIPs during the two major international conferences to be held in Port of Spain next year.
Manning told the meeting that he did not know [...]
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