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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 6, 2010

  UPRISING AT THE UN (Part One)

Reflections of Fidel The meeting last Tuesday, October 26 of the UN General Assembly – supposedly the highest political authority on the planet – was convened for a purpose that has been repeated so many times that it is already familiar: "The necessity of ending the economic,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jul 15, 2010

  Spain, World Cup, Jamaica

By Michael Burke So the World Cup football competition 2010 is behind us and Spain won it. Historically, many think of the Spanish Inquisition and in current terms think of the Real Majorca football team, if they know that Majorca is an island off the coast of Spain and part of the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 29, 2010

  Chanting Haitian voodoo celebrants honour quake dead

By Pascal Fletcher: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- Dressed in white, shaking decorated gourd rattles and singing praises to "Olorum Papa" (God the Father), several hundred practitioners of Haiti's voodoo religion held a public ceremony on Sunday to honor those killed in the January 12...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 27, 2010

  The world as seen from the mountains of Haiti

By Jean H Charles: Each nation, whether as small as Haiti or as big as the United States, tends to believe it is at the center of the universe, the world turns around them and their action can have global impact. Indeed, some nations albeit small in size did and continue to have some...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 1, 2010

  African Union to consider 'land for Haitians' plan

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) agreed on Sunday to consider a Senegalese proposal to resettle Haiti's earthquake homeless and possibly create a state for them in Africa. Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. AFP PHOTO The idea was first floated by Senegalese President...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 22, 2010

  Haiti's future must not be more of the same

By Sir Ronald Sanders: The eyes of the world are focussed daily on the terrible images of Haiti on television screens and in newspapers. The consequent flood of humanitarian assistance from all parts of the world has been great and admirable. But, the world’s governments and international...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 12, 2009

  Columbus Day: Holocaust and the Doctrine of Discovery

By Roy Cook: On each October 13, Tribal people observe others celebrating Columbus Day. What do we celebrate/observe? In 1492 Columbus’ ships appeared off the coast of San Salvador. The Taino Indians greeted Columbus with unimaginable hospitality. Columbus reported to his queen: “So...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 23, 2009

  'WE APOLOGISE FOR SLAVERY'

HEART TO HEART With Betty Ann Blaine Dear Reader, It took 144 years since the abolition of slavery in 1865 for the United States to issue a formal apology. I'm not sure if the saying "Better late than never" is apropos, considering the length of time it took for that government to say...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 26, 2009

  Nothing can be improvised in Haiti

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) FIVE days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon is to appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti. According to the report, Clinton accompanied the secretary general on a two-day official visit to Haiti...... [view]

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