CARIBFEST XPLOSION 2K9
- CSA Daily News Image
Headline News…
Every week, Syracuse’s Caribbean Students Association does its best to keep you involved with events that occur around the Caribbean area. Our CSA Weekly News is posted up for you to read. Keeping you informed
Aaron Spencer
Barbados hosts its first International Business Week
A week of high-calibre speakers and discussion are some of the key features organizers of Barbados’ inaugural International Business Week are promising.
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=business&NewsID=6532
Swetes Villager Robbed and Beaten
A 62-year-old man has become the country’s most recent robbery victim.
http://www.antiguasunonline.com/news/local/250926-swetes-villager-robbed-and-beaten.html
Paul Gordon Sentenced to 11 years
Convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of popular disc jockey Sherman Bodden, also known as “Jazzy B,” Paul Gordon has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment in a sentencing hearing held before Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on 28 September in the Grand Court.
Spoken word night with StaceyAnn Chin and student poets
Friday, March 27th
7:00pm
Grant Auditorium
$4 (get tickets at box office starting Today!!!)
Staceyann Chin, a Jamaican and Chinese, out lesbian slam poet tests
the limits of social boundaries. She has performed on Def Jam Poetry
and the Nuyorican poets Cafe
contact :MultiracialExperience.syr@gmail.com
http://www.staceyannchin.com/v2/index.html
CSA Daily News Image
Headline News…
Pope’s view on condoms wrong, Ramsammy says
Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy unequivocally expressed his disagreement with the Pope?s view on condom use at a press conference held yesterday, as he discussed the Pope?s visit to Africa.
http://www.caribdaily.com/article/142396/pope-s-view-on-condoms-wrong-ramsammy-says/
Employing women for night work can land you in jail
DID you know that employers can be fined or imprisoned for employing women to perform night work, with a few exceptions?Well, that’s how it is under the current law. The Women (Employment of) Act 1942 states that employers are prohibited from employing women to perform night work, which is defined as a period of 11 consecutive hours which includes the period of 10:00 pm to 5:00 am (see section 3).
http://www.caribdaily.com/article/142213/employing-women-for-night-work-can-land-you-in-jail/
US Embassy: T&T hospitals good enough for Obama
THE healthcare system in Trinidad and Tobago is good enough for US President Barack Obama to use if he needs it, says Minister of Health Jerry Narace.
http://www.caribdaily.com/article/141526/us-embassy-t-t-hospitals-good-enough-for-obama/
Caribbean Students Association next general body meeting is this Friday, March 20th at 6pm in HL RM 114. We are also sponsoring Pan Africa Night w/ ASU this Friday, March 20th at 8pm in Goldstein Auditorium. Come out and support the event. Hope to see you at the next general body meeting.
When: Friday, March 20th
Where: Hall of Languages, rm 114
Time: 6pm
