UNISON given go-ahead to join judicial review of government inaction over Windrush
UNISON has been given the go-ahead to join a legal challenge of former home secretary Suella Braverman’s decision to renege on three key recommendations made by the Windrush scandal inquiry.
In December, a High Court judge granted a private individual, Trevor Donald, permission to lodge a judicial review of Ms Braverman’s actions, in a hearing that is likely be heard some time between March and May this year.
At the same time, both UNISON and civil rights group the Black Equity Organisation (BEO) were granted permission to ‘intervene’, or join the case. Each will be able to give evidence and argue their position w...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 22, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: News black members Legal unison legal Windrush Source Type: news
Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant wins T.S. Eliot prize for second poetry collection
Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant won the coveted T.S. Eliot Prize for his second collection of poems, ‘Self-Portrait As Othello,’ which reimagines Shakespeare’s hero in a modern landscape. Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant has won the prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry, for his second…#jamaican #jasonallenpaisant #othello #venice #paulmuldoon #sashadugdale #denisesaul #tseliotprize #jamaica #renaissance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jamaica Still Struggles Economically, But There Is Hope for the Future
Jamaica is a small island in the British West Indies, but despite its stature, this tiny nation has elicited the attention of global elites. In politics, Jamaica’s voting behavior at the United Nations is closely monitored by her neighbors in the Caribbean and the global community because she…#jamaica #britishwestindies #unitednations #caribbean #jeffreywilliamson #joshlerner #noahsmith #rasheedgriffith #substack #bajanrasheedgriffith (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Migration’ Director Shares Inspiration Behind Scene Not in Mike White’s Original Script
Illumination is the animation studio behind the “Despicable Me,” “Sing” and “Secret Life of Pets” franchises, along with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” But with “Migration,” the studio is trying something different. Not only does the movie look different, with a painterly aesthetic and more…#despicableme #secretlifeofpets #supermariobrosmovie #jamaica #kumailnanjiani #pamelizabethbanks #uncledan #dannydevito #migrations #whitelotus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Column: Clarence Thomas and the bottomless self-pity of the upper classes
Articles asking us to feel sympathy for families barely scraping by on healthy six-figure incomes may be staples of the financial press, but it’s rare that they come packaged as real-world case studies attached to flesh-and-blood individuals. But that’s what happened just before Christmas, when…#stevencalabresi #supremecourt #clarencethomas #universityofcolorado #paulcampos #manhattan #propublica #bahamas #florida #jamaica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Authorities in Jamaica Endorse Cancel Culture
The trend of punishing people in Jamaica for being disrespectful is becoming troubling. Citizens support penalizing uncouth characters without recognizing that sanctions violate free speech. During the apex of lockdown hysteria, one man was coerced by the police to apologize after daring to…#jamaica #lockdownhysteria #jamaicans #contrarians #jamaican #isatbuchanan #generallegalcouncil #council (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Migration’ Review: Is It a Road Trip if You Have Wings?
Classic cartoon wisdom deems that ducks are brash and brazen creatures. See Donald and Daffy, ill-tempered anthropomorphic animals who aren’t afraid of making a display of their displeasure. Mack Mallard, the waterfowl patriarch voiced by Kumail Nanjiani in the animated family picture “Migration,”…#classic #mackmallard #kumailnanjiani #jamaica #elizabethbanks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MycoMeditations Joins Business Leaders and Government Health Officials in Jamaican Psilocybin Industry Working Group
CEO Justin Townsend appointed to executive committee on standardization of business practices for the psilocybin sector in Jamaica TREASURE BEACH, Jamaica, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MycoMeditations, a world leader in legal psilocybin-assisted therapy retreats, is pleased to... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
Former Scotiabank CEO Peter Godsoe went from bank teller to CEO
Peter Godsoe, who rose from teller at Bank of Nova Scotia to chief executive officer at one of the country’s largest banks, died on Wednesday. He was 85. Mr. Godsoe led Scotiabank’s expansion into Mexico during a 40-year career and was an early champion of gender equality. The Toronto-born…#petergodsoe #bankofnovascotia #scotiabank #mexico #gerryschwartz #onexcorp #jamaica #brianporter #arthurscace #mccarthytétraultllp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Ending Of Hulu's Black Cake Explained
Learn More The Hulu miniseries "Black Cake" takes audiences on a journey back in time as two siblings learn the truth of their past and how it could impact their future. Benny (Adrienne Warren) and Byron Bennett's (Ashley Thomas) mother Eleanor (Chipo Chung) dies, leaving them several audio…#blackcake #adriennewarren #byronbennett #ashleythomas #chipochung #jamaica #byron #blackcakeblackcake #bennybennett #covey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dogecoin, Oldest Meme-Fueled Crypto, Turns 10 Years Old (That ’s About 56 in Dog Years)
Dogecoin, the widely adopted satirical digital currency, turned ten years old on Wednesday. The “open-source peer-to-peer digital currency, favoured by Shiba Inus worldwide,” as declared on its website, is the longest-standing, meme-fueled cryptocurrency and currently has a market capitalization…#dogecoin #shibainus #billymarkus #shibetoshinakamoto #ethereum #jamaican #sochiolympics #elonmusk #twitter #doge (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Charles Officer, ‘Akilla’s Escape’ Director, Dies at 49
Charles Officer, a pioneering Black Canadian film and TV director, has died. He was 49. Officer died on Dec. 1 at his home in Toronto due to complications from a heart attack. It’s understood he had been feeling unwell in the days leading up to the heart attack and had in the last year been…#charlesofficer #blackcanadian #akillabrown #jamaican #blackscreenoffice #canesugarfilmworks #jakeyanowski #canadianfilmcentre #mightyjerome #twitter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘The Keith Lee effect is real’: Cool Runnings restaurant owner surprised by food critic’s high rating and impact
HOUSTON – Thanks to customers of the Cool Runnings Jamaican Grill in southwest Houston -- the owner says the business caught the attention of viral food critic Keith Lee. Cool Runnings Jamaican Bar & Grill, located at 8270 W Bellfort Ave., is known to serve authentic Jamaican and Caribbean food.…#houston #keithlee #jamaican #caribbean #janayhenry #jamaica #henry #brittanytaylor #coolrunnings #doordash (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pitching in: Supporting musical education in Jamaica
The reason: To support musical education in Jamaica Karen Walls spent most of her youth growing up in rural Jamaica and tagging along to church services with her parents who were missionaries. She returned to Canada at 14 and didn’t go back to Jamaica again for 30 years when she travelled to the…#jamaica #karenwalls #oakville #equip #serve #polish (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WestJet lost a passenger's bag on a domestic flight in Canada. The passenger's AirTag shows it was in Jamaica
A passenger says WestJet lost her bag and it ended up in Jamaica. aire images/FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images A WestJet passenger traveling in Canada used an AirTag to track her lost bag. She found the bag in Jamaica. Lorraine Pedersen said her bag was broken into and that several items were stolen.…#westjet #jamaica #lorrainepedersen #winnipeg #kingston #airtag #pedersen #swoop #citynews #airtags (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
