A man was killed and a child hit by a car during a drive-by shooting in an inner-city area yesterday afternoon. Two days before that,14 people, including minors, were sprayed with bullets at a birthday party in Montell Heights, and two days before that, two men were shot to death execution ...
Police Abuse: Someone’s Got To Go To Jail
A former police officer’s shocking confession that he and his colleagues would often beat suspects in custody and fix reports to send innocent people to jail has surprisingly not yielded the level of outrage that it should have. The disturbing WhatsApp voice note was shared widely last week, ...
Someone’s Life Is Tied To Your Dreams
Tyler Perry’s speech at the BET Awards last week really had a profound effect on me. As the movie director, writer and actor accepted the Ultimate Icon Award, he gave one charge to the people sitting in the room: “own your stuff.” What he was saying to them is, get in the driver’s ...
Colour Crush: The Perfect Matte Lipsticks For Summer
I love me a good matte lipstick with one big caveat – it has to be moisturizing. I was a huge fan of MAC’s Ruby Woo lipstick. The colour was so retro and highly pigmented that it immediately reminded me of those ladies from the 40s. The problem is, it is very drying. I’ve bought it twice ...
Bahamas Power & No Light: Relief On The Way, But For How Long?
If ever we needed a reminder that The Bahamas is a developing country, we got it this past weekend after thousands of New Providence residents were left in the dark and forced to contend with the sweltering heat conditions due to Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) load-shedding. Residents were ...
