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Hurtling towards a real-life Hunger Games

Since his election as president, Donald Trump has made sweeping changes to US national policy, yet the most underreported and equally important issue has been the cuts to humanitarian aid by the US and other super-rich nations. Earlier last week, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “Human rights are the …

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Bernie worked his way up

Bernie worked his way up

At age 17, Bernie Weatherhead entered the world of work as a junior overseer at a sugar plantation. Today, he is one, of Barbados’ most prominent hoteliers and astute businessmen with a reach extending beyond these shores. That his profile in the tourism industry looms large, eclipsing his initial career …

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