The harder they come
A Jamaican herbal brew holds promise for the good Professor’s errant entrepreneur friend. Last week, I was somewhat startled by Prinz Charlz, our local herbal entrepreneur, knocking at my window. …
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Women-led fish farming in Colombia becomes alternative to drug crops
The Amazon rainforest in southern Colombia stretches lush and green across the horizon, but beneath its dense canopy lies a shifting reality. The southern province of Putumayo – a remote …
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A major bank is bracing for billions in fines over reported Chinese drug trafficking
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Canada’s second-largest bank, saw its profits plunge in the third quarter as it prepares to be hit with hefty fines over a U.S. federal probe into the bank’s anti-money …
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Smash and grab
Ruben Andersson and David Keen are academic investigators seeking to understand what they see as a conundrum: How come politicians and their collaborators are able to pursue for so long, …
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A sting in the tale
Verity discovers that when the wise man points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger. Thomas, my husband of forty years, has a new project. It keeps him …
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Pot, porn and praise the Lord
People find new outlets when lockdown comes. I want to make clear that we do not live in a care home, thank God. It is a retirement apartment complex. People …
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A second brush with royalty
Professor Verity Bastion sees little cause to reflect on economic yester years and encounters a leading light in the black economy. So it looks like we are going to suffer …
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