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Repost Caribbean Beat feature, “Pelau vs Pelau,” published January/February 2016 Nazma Muller: As a child, Amilcar Sanatan was awakened on Saturday mornings by the spicy aroma of delectably seasoned meat as it cooked in bubbling brown sugar and hot oil. This, he would think, is what bliss smells like, as Aunt Valerina once again made […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, Shannon Gomes was denied entry into Aria Lounge, a popular nightclub on Ariapita Avenue. She refused to pay the imposed, unfair and arbitrary entry charge of $120, which is the ‘entry charge’ for men. The club’s management accused her of “wearing male clothing” in their “strict dress code” establishment. As a consequence, […]
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I really love those soya pies. Maybe, I should eat less… While Veg Out may not be located in the centre of UWI St. Augustine Campus; it is a centre of our UWI student experience. Name me the place where a French Lecturer starts a random conversation with a Administrative Assistant who is sharing the […]
Continue ReadingIn 2013 Hugo Chavez died. In 2015, is Chavismo dead too? For the first time in sixteen years, the PSUV has lost control of the National Assembly since the establishment of the nationalistic socialist revolution that was made possible through the participation of the Venezuelan majority. An important lesson that emerged from the election result, […]
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The failure of state-run secondary schools exacerbates classism as a result of mismanagement and social neglect by persistent administrations that have had a piece-meal approach to the crises yutes face in the education system. For 2015, in the allocation pool of 443 national scholarships, denominational schools took home a whopping 95% of the total number […]
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