Category: Video
Wha a Gwaan? – World Impact of Jamaican Language
Jamaican Creole (patwa or patois) has been widely dispersed and had an impact on people all over the world. In our first Abeng News video magazine, we speak with Dr Joseph Farquharson, coordinator of the Jamaican Language Unit at The University of the West Indies (UWI),
Documentary – In the City of Promise
A look at how some Caribbean immigrants in the Toronto area cope in their new society. In the City of Promise by abengnews About Mark Continue reading
Worst World Growth in 60 Years says IMF
In more bad news for Caribbean economies, world growth is forecast to fall to its lowest level since World War II, with financial markets remaining Continue reading
President Barack Obama
Barack Omaba has opened a new page in modern political history. He has been sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of Continue reading
One Love
The ironies never cease. There it was, Barack Obama’s We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday January 18, and Bob Marley’s Continue reading
Gaza Crisis Impacts on Children
UNICEF is highlighting the urgent needs of civilians, especially children, in Gaza. There is no safe space in the Gaza Strip, no bomb shelters, and Continue reading
New Year, New Promise
Many of us approach a new year believing that changing the calendar will bring new promise and a clean slate on which we can write our Continue reading
Jamaica Won’t Go the way of Greece
Cities across Greece have been burning in widespread rioting for the past four days with no end in sight. It all began in Athens where Continue reading
Community Organizing as Springboard for Change
Community organizing is about to go national. The once-derided claim of Barack Obama’s experience used by his detractors to question his competency for the presidency during the recent Continue reading
Obama’s White Supremacist Threat
It’s the taboo subject you’re not supposed to talk about – Barack Obama’s safety in light of the rise of white supremacists in America. ANP Continue reading