August 2011
14 posts
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“Unlike many countries, Trinidad and Tobago were handed their Independence on a...”
– damionlaing
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Joan Smith: Why rape victims must have flawless... →
The Independent’s Joan Smith argues, “the hunt for the ideal rape victim is never-ending but fruitless, for the simple reason that it requires unimpeachable conduct on the part of the victim in every area of her life, past and present. Women who have been drinking, who know their alleged attacker or who’ve ever told a lie to a public official, even in an unrelated...
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“Boasting about a reduction in crime during a State of Emergency is like gloating...”
– Hadyn Dunn, Trinidad & Tobago
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Eddie Long Accusers Risk Losing Settlement Money...
via MagicATL
For the first time since settling sex abuse lawsuits with Bishop Eddie Long, two of his accusers are speaking out about the case in an exclusive interview with WSB-TV.
By speaking out about their alleged relationship with Long, Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande risk losing the unspecified money they were awarded in the settlement.
The young men told WSB-TV that it was...
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Trinidadian journalist Dominic Kallipersad sears...
Trinidadian journalist Dominic Kallipersad cross-examined Attorney-General Annand Ramlogan on his Government’s controversial proclomation of a state of emergency in Trinidad & Tobago, completely infuriating Ramlogan in the process.
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Evangelist Juanita Bynum prays and types in...
While an incoherent string of text in the midst of an otherwise-intelligible paragraph may be weird for normal people, some Christians seem to believe that it’s incontrovertible proof that you’re full of the Holy Ghost.
For reference, please see this exceptionally odd Facebook update from popular evangelist Juanita Bynum, and her fan responses here. You may also find it interesting...
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State of Emergency declared in Trinidad & Tobago →
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has declared a limited State of Emergency in hot spots across Trinidad.
The decision, she said, was made “after much deliberation with the National Security Council and members of the Cabinet” in response to the “spate of murders over the past few days.”
In making the ominous declaration, the Prime Minister added that “the...
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Jamaicans diss anti-homophobia PSA
An awkwardly-produced but nonetheless positive PSA against gay discrimination has, unsurprisingly, been panned by Jamaicans, and is allegedly not being carried on national TV in that virulently homophobic Caribbean country.
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Barbados state TV reports live from Belize,...
As Tropical Storm Harvey approaches Belize, the folks in the newsroom at CBC TV8 in Barbados found themselves in a curious position: not only was their star reporter stranded in Harvey’s direct path, but their only Caribbean map ended at Cuba.
Not to be outdone by the sudden realisation that Belize is also a member of the Caribbean Community along with Barbados, CBC offered this: a 20th...
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Summer's Eve objectifies the vag in a pretty...
Men have fought for it, died for it… some may say, it’s the most powerful thing on Earth. Of course, I’m talking about vagina. Or at least, Summer’s Eve is.
This ridiculously objectifying commercial urges women to douche and show their vag some love, while pretending to be empowering. Hey, if men are going to fight for it, at least make it fresh for us.
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Amy Winehouse anti-drug poster raises hackles
The Swiss People’s Party is under attack for its “tasteless” use of an unflattering photo of the late British soul singer Amy Winehouse in a poster for an anti-drug campaign. The poster from the party’s youth wing in Valais uses the photo, with the message “dead-end road”, to speak out against drug decriminalization.
Commentators have been asking, “does it matter if a campaign is in good...
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Racist, white, British prick on the England riots:...
Historian David Starkey told BBC’s Newsnight that ”the whites have become black”, in a discussion on the England riots with broadcaster Dreda Say Mitchell, and the author of Chavs, Owen Jones.
Starkey asked Britons not to forget that the London riots, in his mind, started over the killing of a black man, and argued that Jamaican patois was just one aspect of black culture...
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Hilarious irony: Libya calls for regime change in...
The Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi has called on British Prime Minister David Cameron to step down, saying he has “lost all legitimacy.”
Libya’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim said, “Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police.”
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“The first world is the new third world. Except the first world doesn’t...”
– Umar Haque 