Jamaica- No child should be deprived of education because of hairstyle — PM
(Jamaica Observer) – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he has noted with concern the developments surrounding the case of a seven-year-old girl who was barred from attending a primary school in St Catherine because of her dreadlocks. “While we await the written...
REGIONAL: Jamaica’s high court rules school can ban dreadlocks
(The Washington Post) – Jamaica’s high court ruled Friday that a school was within its rights to demand that a girl cut her dreadlocks to attend classes, a surprise decision that touched on issues of identity and one the most recognizable symbols of the...
FEATURE: The Christena tragedy – 50 years later
By Whitman Browne August 1 2020 is a sad but special anniversary in the Caribbean. Particularly for the people of St Kitts and Nevis, those memories are still vibrant and very painful. They continue to bring tears. Fifty years ago today, the crowded ferry Christena...
INTERNATIONAL: 10 die drinking sanitiser after Indian state shuts liquor shops
(BBC) – At least 10 people have died after drinking alcohol-based sanitiser after liquor shops were closed in a village in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village of Kurichedu has been placed in lockdown after a local surge in cases of coronavirus....
INTERNATIONAL: Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
(abcnews) – A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit...Today’s Daily Observer
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