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FOR decades now Africans and people of African origin have been ‘locking horns’ with European and North American powers over the question of reparations and the return of objets d’art to their countries of origin. Early in this century, the debate on the repatriation of ‘stolen’ artifacts gained widespread attention, with views expressed for and […]

THE Rebel Tennis team has once more returned from a tournament in Trinidad, where they launched the Club’s official track suit with a cache of trophies. Although these were fewer than on previous occasions, Coach Andre Erskine said he was “extremely satisfied” with the team’s performances at the recently concluded Royal Bank Junior Tennis tournament.

(Xinhua) THE 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland stands as yet another occasion to observe the practical success and institutional strengths of China’s “one country, two systems” policy, which has brought enduring stability and prosperity to the region. Over the past quarter century, the practice of “one country, two systems” with Macao characteristics

The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, has been completely encircled by a green belt stretching 3,046 km on Nov. 28, according to the Xinjiang regional forestry and grassland bureau. Covering 337,600 square km with a circumference of 3,046 km, the Taklimakan Desert lies between the Tianshan and the Kunlun mountains. It is the

AS we edge closer to the end of 2024, I’ve been staring at a map of the Middle East – Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, the Gulf States, Iran and Saudi Arabia – and feeling somewhat nostalgic. These were more than just lines on a map that defined the boundaries of nation-states, they also

On December 10, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a collective meeting in Beijing with heads of major international economic organisations, who were here to attend the “1+10” dialogue. During the meeting, he stressed that it would be impossible to promote global growth without effective and proactive global economic governance. He said that China is ready

By Vanessa Cort ONE of this country’s most creative fashion designers is back on these shores and making her presence felt once more. Never one for overly elaborate or ‘fussy’ designs, Dawn Van Rossum has added another element to her winning blend of cut and style and that is simplicity. Many of her current creations

FOR many of us in Guyana, Syria has been on our minds all week. I, like many of you, feel a deep sense of relief that the dictator Bashar Al-Assad has been toppled and was forced to flee with his tail between his legs to just about the only country that would give him refuge

By Vanessa Cort THE driver took a route I was unfamiliar with. And I was not the only one. A couple who wanted the Massey Store, just off the East Bank road, barely realised in time that they needed to get off the bus, which was ‘backtracking’. I had already told the driver I wanted