A SUSPECTED fraudster wanted in connection with a con that coerced pensioners into posting large sums of cash has been arrested. Last November, a specialist team of officers travelled to London as part of a large-scale investigation launched after a handful of elderly residents in Bedlington and Seghill reported they had been targeted by fraudsters claiming to work for HMRC. The victims all reported being pressured into handing over valuables and cash. Inquiries into the complex fraud led officers from the North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU) to addresses in London and Middlesex, where a number of suspects were arrested and interviewed on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, with the help of the Metropolitan and City of London Police.
Caste s Potential to Subvert Hegemonic Tropes Across the World
In Caste: The Origins of our Discontents , Isabel Wilkerson looks at society through the lens of its pervasive oppression.
Coloured drinking fountain, Oklahoma, 1939. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Why is it that so many persons of Indian origin thrive in the US? Look anywhere â many of the titans of big industries are brown people from South Asia. Why is it that so many Indian doctors or dentists take care of American ailments? And that the culture, literary and media industries also have so many Indian people? What is that secret sauce that makes this possible? To understand this better we need a caste lens. The many Indians who sit at the top of the American dream are largely from the dominant castes of Indian society. Their upbringing, mannerisms, deftness, way of thinking and claiming pride, belief in culture, dominant oppressive status, easy access to lowest caste labour, and the confidence to �
Print Edition: June 3, 2015
Talented youths of Mission offered their take on life, love, and Taylor Swift via poetry, dance, and music at the third annual Mission’s Youth Arts Festival. Hosted by the Mission Arts Council, the evening presented 12 stage performances from artists aged 13 to 25.
The festival began with a viewing of artwork in the foyer of Heritage Park, featuring five artists and a range of methods. Stencilled skateboards, animal portraits, Illuminati symbols, and Nicholas Cage’s face set the tone for a night of the sweet earnestness of today’s youth.
The performances were introduced by Tony Loyer, who expressed his amazement at the artists’ ages with contagious enthusiasm throughout the night. Thirteen-year-old singer-songwriter Rebecca Sichon opened the night with a sentimental guitar performance, 14-year-old violinist Ruth Lindl treated the audience to Sydney Carter’s “Lord of the Dance,” and 16-year-old Britt Grant performed a beautiful and physic
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