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The Solar Industry: Are We Being Misled

In recent years, solar energy has emerged as a beacon of hope for sustainable living, promising to reduce energy costs and decrease our carbon footprint. However, there is a growing concern among consumers that the solar industry may not be as transparent as it claims. Many prospective buyers find themselves […]

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Rising Suicide Rates in Grenada: Understanding the Troubling Trend

Grenada, a vibrant Caribbean nation known for its stunning natural beauty and warm hospitality, is facing a distressing challenge—an alarming increase in suicide rates. This troubling trend has raised concerns among health professionals, policymakers, and the wider community. Addressing this issue requires a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to […]

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Indeed, there are no “Bad Boys”!

By Dr. Neals J. Chitan Dr Neals Chitan is an International Social Skill Consultant and Crime Reduction Specialist who holds a PhD in Social and Behavioural Sciences and currently works in Grenada. He is the President/Founder of Motiv-8 For Change International a Toronto-based Social Skill Agency and can be reached […]

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Getting it right in Grade 6 to reduce crime!

By Dr. Neals J. Chitan From our extensive crime reduction work across North America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean, I have concluded that the community driven crime and homicides that plague our Caribbean region can be seriously mitigated by creating a thirst for success among our boys. If the truth […]

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Bad boys rise high when good men bend low!!

Dr. Neals J. Chitan I am totally convinced that the black man is the new endangered specie and that there seem to be a systemic and systematic process that renders him absent from family, civic, professional and religious life. Despite Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equality, respect and […]

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We either build or bury our babies!!

By Dr. Neals J. Chitan Working within the crime ridden inner cities of North America for the past twenty years, and more recently, the similarly at-risk communities of the Caribbean, I frequently respond to mothers experiencing the deadly painful sting of gang violence, which forever snatches their teenage and young […]