January 2010 – Abeng365

By Mark Lee January 26, 2010February 2, 2010 Headlines/World

To Rachel Maddow: On the State of the Union

The USA’s bubble has burst (or is at best losing air fast). To further compound this, the USA continues to prosecute wars it can ill afford. Main Street is convinced that President Obama has access to some economic and other leavers which, in less than a year, should have been effectively manipulated to reinstate the old status and magically decrease unemployment. But think again

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By Ed McCoy January 26, 2010January 26, 2010 Uncategorized

Pat Robertson – Dunce or Deceiver?

Working with the U.S. Peace Corps in Jamaica almost forty years ago, I learned that, for perhaps what are now far more obvious reasons, there Continue reading

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By Mark Lee January 26, 2010January 26, 2010 Headlines/World

Caribbean, Central America Recovery Lags Behind Asia’s – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a more optimistic view of the global economy in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) and its Global Continue reading

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By O. Dave Allen January 25, 2010January 27, 2010 Headlines/Opinion

The Death Squad

“If we know, then we must fight for your life as though it were our own. For if they take you in the morning, they Continue reading

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By Joan Williams January 20, 2010November 30, 2011 Uncategorized

Enjoying the Simple Life

One of the best meals I have ever had in my life was Janga rundung and pumpkin turn-cornmeal. In fact, I am ashamed to say Continue reading

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By Abeng News January 19, 2010 Headlines

Jamaican PM Golding Brief’s Parliament on Haiti

As the world turns from grief to bickering over the response to the devastation of Haiti by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake January 12, Jamaica’s prime minister, Bruce Golding on Tuesday briefed his parliamentary colleagues on the island’s and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) roles in alleviating the suffering people of their neighbour.

Following is the full text of his presentation:

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By Mark Lee January 19, 2010January 19, 2010 Analysis

Haiti’s Lesson – As Seen by Fidel Castro

Two days after the catastrophic earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital, Cuba’s former president, Dr Fidel Castro, wrote the following observations on the event that has shaken the world and has fast become a circus of “me first”.

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By Mark Lee January 18, 2010January 18, 2010 Headlines

CARICOM, EU Discuss Haiti Reconstruction

Caribbean Community leaders, denied permission to land in Haiti last Thursday to asses the region’s contribution to the post earthquake recovery effort, were meeting Monday Continue reading

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By Kadene Porter January 16, 2010January 16, 2010 Headlines/Opinion

Pat Robertson, God and the Devil

Televangelist Pat Robertson’s demented claim that Haiti’s disastrous earthquake was the result of a pact the Haitian slaves signed with the devil to win their freedom has Continue reading

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By Orville Plummer January 14, 2010November 13, 2013 Uncategorized

Prayer Alone is Not Enough

Bishop Delford Davis must be commended for his prayer initiative aptly entitled ‘Heal The Family, Heal The Nation’. The event is now in its fifth Continue reading