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Caribbean Nations to Seek Reparations, Putting Price on Damage of Slavery

Caribbean Nations to Seek Reparations, Putting Price on Damage of Slavery By  STEPHEN CASTLE Published: October 20, 2013     LONDON — In a 2008 biography he wrote of an antislavery campaigner, Britain’s foreign secretary, William Hague, described the trade in human beings as an indefensible barbarity, “brutal, mercenary and inhumane from its beginning to its end.” […]

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Haïti passe à l’heure d’hiver à partir du dimanche 3 Novembre 2013.

Le Ministère de la Communication annonce dans un communiqué que selon les dispositions de l’arrêté présidentiel du mercredi 7 Mars 2012, l’adoption du changement d’heure en fonction des saisons est permanente. selon ce communiqué, l’heure nationale reculera de 60 minutes à partir de 2 : 00 a.m. au premier dimanche du mois de Novembre, soit […]

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Couples wed, N.J. becomes 14th state to OK gay marriage

Couples wed, N.J. becomes 14th state to OK gay marriage AP12:25 a.m. EDT October 21, 2013 (Photo: Joe Epstein, AP) SHARE 49CONNECT 22TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Gay couples exchanged vows in early morning ceremonies in several New Jersey communities Monday as the state began recognizing their marriages at 12:01 a.m., becoming the 14th state to do […]

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When the wife is the breadwinner

When the wife is the breadwinner Women who bring home the bacon are on the rise. Here’s how 3 men feel about not being their family’s chief moneymaker It’s a fact: Women breadwinners are on the rise. At a time when the gender wage gap is still alive and well — full-time working women earn […]

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Le gouvernement encourage la culture de la banane

 Mercredi, 16 octobre 2013 07:05 Le gouvernement encourage la culture de la banane Le ministère de l’agriculture entend favoriser une intensification de la filière Banane dans le cadre de la relance de la production nationale. Plus de 20 000 hectares de bananeraies ont été répertoriés par le ministère de l’agriculture. La production dans les années […]

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