Author Bios
Timbuktu is a name often used to describe an extremely faraway place, and is regarded by many as a myth. In reality it is a city in Mali, West Africa, where 700,000 preserved manuscripts from the 12th to the 16th century are now providing invaluable documentation of the region’s intellectual legacy. These manuscripts are changing the way world scholars understand and study Islam and African history. Additionally we now know that the first universities in the world were established in Timbuktu in the 12th century. The new image of Timbuktu is that of a historical symbol of intellectual light. In 1988 it was designated a World Heritage Site.
The slightly bitter drink from the mauby bark is popular in many Caribbean countries. Many Caribbean people reach for a cold glass of mauby instead of orange juice or citrus fruit punch. For generations, traditional folk medicine practitioners and grandparents have advised about the health benefits of mauby, which has specific properties for men.
As inhabitants of the Caribbean looked on at the economic crisis in the US and the rest of the developed world, some economists predicted that we were insulated from similar financial problems.
The bargaining power of trade unions in the Caribbean is being destroyed. In Trinidad and Tobago, recent media reports indicate that the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Public Transport Service Corporation attempted to decertify the two large trade unions that represent their workers.
