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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 14:55 |
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http://www.newsday.co.tt/features/0,40461.html
Some impressions from the story...
During their stay in the rural village of Bungoma many members suffered illness including one bout of malaria which was contracted in spite of vaccination.
Vaccines appear to not work. I wonder.
We engaged in alot of reforestation and visited alot of schools to speak to kids about education, the Caribbean and actually we had to explain that we were the descendants of the African’s who were taken as slaves. They wondered how we could be black and not be Africans, it was really great.�
Can we really be black and not African in Africa.
She added, “Trinidad has minor poverty in comparison to them. One school teacher said that you could only grow your hair if you have money because it’s expensive for many to maintain hair. About five or ten percent of the children wore sneakers. It is serious over there.�
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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 16:12 |
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@Defyfear. I was one of the first people that I know to mention here when people talk about antagonism between Caribbean Africans and those abroad that this involves largely ignorant people who know very little and if anything indicate the narrow and ignorant world they inhabit.
I have been saying from day one that the Caribbean links to Africa and particular levels is very very good. A whole heap of my family both on my side and wife have been to Africa and sent by their governments. My cousin here who is in the church chose to do work in South AFrica and has been there plenty times with her children and they love the people and vice versa.
Friends who are academics from UWI have been going there for years. People from the continent, especially the educated are seconded or have been to the Caribbean.
People forget one of the only benefits from so called Commonwealth status was the links with our people. I have family who are very senior civil servants who consult with their African counter-parts on projects ranging from health to water preservation you name it. Remember Nigeria sent nuff police officers to help set up our police forces in the sixties. Shame they do not have a police force today which can serve as a model but did then.
I have friends who are Nigerian and Caribbean citizens who first came their with their fathers and mothers back in the sixties when they were first sent there by their government. I know a handful of Afircan doctors teaching at our medical schools personally.
Study the history of Commonwelath decision-making and see how many times the Caribbean has ever voted against Africa or vice versa. About Caribbean people do not like or have nothing in common with Africa. Talking to fools and ignorant sad people.
Long live the progressive continental and Caribbean Africans who have always valued this relationship . UWI for all its reactionism and backwardness has always had radicals like Professor Nettleford my sister Professor Carolyine Cooper who have been uncompromising about this relationship and have been to Africa more times than most western continental Africans, organised events, exchanges and you name it and we need to take it further, much much further.
Peace.
Made my day.
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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 21:15 |
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so true fredb
i was just in jamaica and African films are so popular. i brought my friend with me she is a british born Nigerian and everyone was soo intrigued to find out more
so yes true ignorants makes people think there is some distance
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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 21:55 |
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@LD yep I saw your Jamaica thread and was going to come by and say hello and agree with you. Was in Jamaica for a week not too long ago and as usual can't say enough about it. When Jamaica sweet it sweet, that is all I can say.
Did not know about Nigerian films but doesn't surprise me they are sharp as they come both the ambitious and serious ones and the small group of dodgy characters who we have to watch who think the Caribbean is a soft touch for their criminal activities. Regretably with one always comes the other. But glad to hear what you have said.
So Lady Day you have some nice colour now
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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 22:49 |
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^^ fredb long time
my skin loves the heat. my skin pales in winter and darkens in summer ja took it to another level. i look healthy
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Posted: Sunday July 9th, 2006 23:12 |
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... it's not new ...
Nollywood comes to Jamaica (click for May 2006 news story)
See also: http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/forum37/18503.html
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Posted: Wednesday July 12th, 2006 14:11 |
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Link: http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=26812
'Export local expertise to Africa'
Web Posted - Wed Jul 12 2006
By Randy Howard
EXPORTATION of local expertise to the African continent is being identified as one avenue through which the local economy can diversify itself. Co-ordinator of the Trans-African Centre for Trade (TACT), Dr. Ntui Okey, argued that this is an area that needs to be further explored by local administrators and the business community.
Speaking at the Commission for Pan African Affairs' recent bi-monthly African-Caribbean business luncheon, Dr. Okey made the point that expertise has been developed within the local landscape in a number of areas. He argued that within the region and the wider world, Barbados has been recognised as possessing a great deal of expertise, in a number of social areas in particular, and exporting this knowledge to a continent that requires an abundance of it would be a viable venture.
Co-operation in the area of solar technology is already being seen between Barbados and Nigeria, and Dr. Okey is of the belief that any success in this project would spark the interest of other entities and business people. He identified tourism, waste management, and the wider services sector as other areas in which Barbados has developed considerable reputations for excellence and high standards vis-Ă -vis the region and the rest of the world. In his opinion, therefore, the local Government, along with its strategic partners, should seek to develop an economic strategy that incorporates the exportation of Barbadian expertise in the above mentioned areas due to the great demand that exists in the African continent for these services.
He argued that no African government seeking to develop their social and economic structures, would turn down the opportunity to gain knowledge from a country that has developed a reputation as one of the best in the tourist industry; is quickly becoming a popular hub for international financial services; and is considered to be one of the cleanest in the world.
He was adamant in stating that the opportunities are there, however the negative perceptions that are held by many with regards to the African continent need to be turned around before any headway can be made. Outside of this, he does not believe that there exists any "real" hindrances to investing in Africa and condemned those who argue that differences in language and culture present significant barriers to economic partnerships.
Dr. Okey also dismissed claims related to poor infrastructural development and lack of effective communications, stating that with regards to communications, Africa is quickly becoming one of the world's largest cellular markets, while in the case of infrastructure, the investment that is made would be an investment towards the latter's improvement.
He therefore reiterated that there is no logical reason why Barbados and the rest of the region should not look to invest in the African continent, especially in the areas in which they have already developed renowned expertise.
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Posted: Wednesday July 12th, 2006 14:20 |
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Yes, the Carribean region is responding differently than the country I reside in engaging Africa. I have not seen any publically published 'missionary activities' yet from the Carribean as foreign policy. In all, I think this is exciting. For our own future growth here and there, we will have too just like Chavez, China, US gov't, EU, England etc are currently doing.
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