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Alcoa negotiator being investigated for bribery by US/UK prosecutors

06-Apr-10

Not that anyone in the local media should be asking questions of our politicians, or anything… From the Wall Street Journal: U.S. and U.K. prosecutors are investigating a prominent Canadian businessman for criminal money laundering and bribery as part of a two-year investigation centering on Alcoa Inc., the metals giant, according to people familiar with [...]

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T&T media FAIL, Haiti edition

12-Jan-10

Dear Trinidadian media: the Haitian earthquake is the biggest and most important Caribbean story, bar none, of the moment and the year to date. What, exactly, is your excuse for your utter inability to update your sites to reflect this state of affairs, per the following screenshots (taken at approximately 8.55pm Trinidad time): Poor.

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What’s not to love about being fair?

20-Sep-09

Unidentified female X, in comment on facebook picture of self looking v tan: oh gosh…i need to stay out of the sun! Unidentified female Y, in response: yuh lookin BLACK Unidentified female X: I know. This is terrible…definitely not the shade I want to be!!! I love being fair!! Indeed.

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