National security in Trinidad and Tobago
Former Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is claiming there is blatant political interference in the running of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). According to…
Cults and madness
The news, it is said, is really about getting people to talk. Its value has geographic importance and also the reporter’s interest which will spark…
In support of decolonizing education
The Canadian Government operated Indigenous residential schools for over 120 years from the 1870s to the 1990s. Schools were operated in every province and territory…
Film Festival in Burkina Faso
FESPACO is the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. As the name suggests, the festival is held biennially in Ouagadougou, the capital city of…
Racist football supporters
Back in the 1970s and 1980s racial abuse aimed at Black footballers in Britain was a common occurrence. Spectators could be heard unashamedly bellowing vile…
Sanitizing “Dog Paw”?
www.yaawdmedia.com www.yardabraawd.com On Monday, news broke that reputed gang leader Christopher Linton, known otherwise as “Dog Paw”, had been shot and killed…
Football in Burkina Faso
Football or soccer is the most popular sport in Burkina. It started earlier in the neighbouring Gold Coast (today’s Ghana), and appeared in Burkina in…
The day Facebook went down
People all around the world were faced with a dark, nonexistent social media platform on Monday 4 October 2021. For the entire day I was unable to…
Environmental realities and policies in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, surrounded by six countries, is a landlocked country with a land mass of 274,300 square kilometers. It is linked to the Gulf of…
The cannabis industry in South Africa
Since the legalization of cannabis in 2018, the South African Government has sought ways to gradually introduce cannabis into the formal economy. A master plan…