Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (North America) PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s ex-leader Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has appeared in the Port-au-Prince Court of Appeal for a hearing to decide whether he should be charged for crimes against humanity and stand trial. He was President of Haiti during 1971 to 1986 and denies...
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (Africa) LAGOS- Nigerian pop singer Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey, better known as Goldie, died suddenly on Thursday 14th after arriving back from the Grammy Awards in Los Angles, America. She had attended the prestigious music awards event despite not being nominated for any awards, and was spotted with...
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (North America) HALIFAX – A Canadian navy intelligence officer, who sold secrets to Russia, has apologised to his family for his actions. In a court hearing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jeffrey Paul Delisle said, “I’m sorry for the hurt and the pain that I caused them....
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (North America) ALABAMA- James Hood, one of the first black people to enrol in the University of Alabama, has died of natural causes on Thursday 17th January in his hometown of Gadsden, Alabama. He became famous when then Governor George Wallace attempted to block his entry...
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (Business) LONDON- The well-known black taxis that dominate the streets of London are facing possible extinction. The company Manganese Bronze that has been producing black cabs since 1948 went into administration in October 2012, after the company had been losing money for the past four years....
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (North America) HAVANA – The communist country of Cuba seems to be moving towards a more liberal, capitalist system. Two years ago, the government started to allow a minority jobs to be privatized in order to help Cuba out of their serious economic troubles. Today, although...
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