Gemma Handy
Journalist and Radio Show Host at Freelance
Managing Editor at Antigua Observer
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2 weeks ago |
tribune242.com | Gemma Handy
By Gemma HandyThe front page headline has been lost to the archives of time but the date is recalled with the speed of artillery fire. Life-changing events tend to have that effect. And the publication of the very first edition of the Turks and Caicos Weekly News – the culmination of a decades-long dream – was one such moment. Consequently, July 7, 1982, is a date W Blythe Duncanson will never forget.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Gemma Handy
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Guyana, and the wider Caribbean region, are concerned Trump's price hikes will increase the cost of their importsThe Caribbean nation of Guyana is breathing a sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the introduction of higher tariffs on a number of countries. Guyana, which is nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on the South American mainland, had been singled out for rates of 38% on many of its exports.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Gemma Handy
Share The Guyanese government did not respond to requests for comments. The country, once one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere, and a former British colony, has been enjoying a surge in wealth since it first discovered oil in its territorial waters in 2015. Last year it exported $3.13bn (£2.4bn) of crude oil to the US, according to United Nations figures. Across the Caribbean all countries now face a 10% tariff on their exports to the US.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Gemma Handy
Mysterious disappearances spook residents of Caribbean islandGemma HandyReporter, St John's, AntiguaCourtesy of Patricia JosephHyacinth Gage, 74, disappeared six years agoThe worst part is the mental torture, Patricia Joseph says. The "gut-wrenching" flashes of wondering what her mother's last moments were. The infinite state of limbo.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Gemma Handy
Diagnosed with arthritis at 24, she set out to hike... and change an unequal societyGemma HandyReporter, St John's, AntiguaCourtesy of Good Humans 268Joshuanette Francis was diagnosed with osteoarthritisSubscribers to Joshuanette Francis's YouTube channel – set up to document her journey after being diagnosed with osteoarthritis at just 24 – did not see the tears. Neither were they privy to the days when she tackled the most acute personal struggles, alone behind closed doors.
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RT @BBCWorld: Was China the reason Guyana faced higher Trump tariff? https://t.co/a4R8IsNUoL
Is Guyana caught in a geopolitical battle between the US and China? And how will Trump’s tariffs affect the wider Caribbean? https://t.co/kjl1i9ViW9
Special thanks to the families who spoke to me about this and trusted me to tell their stories. Just hoping it helps in some small way. As one of them said, this has become a crisis. Mysterious disappearances spook residents of Caribbean island https://t.co/K3mlsmhTEn
