COULD THIS BE THE YEAR WE GO ALL THE WAY. Mark Fraser is one of the premier defencemen that have played for the Lowell Devils. He is now playing in the New Jersey Devils where he is considered a rising star. His career has been going steady upwards since 2009 and he has been getting […]
Wayne Chen, president of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), has welcomed the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) plans to introduce subjects related to entrepreneurship as part of efforts to boost the economies of the region. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, Chen said it was an initiative for which he had been lobbying for some time. “In […]
Norman Peart – manager for Usain Bolt. Getting to his parents’ farm in Schawfield, Trelawny, still requires travelling the length and breadth of a dirt road, while jolting his deep-rooted senses that responsibility and accountability are life skills that cannot be purchased. Norman Peart, mentor and manager of Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt, could never have envisioned […]
Homemade Chicken Soup Ingredients: 1 (3 pound) Whole Chicken 4 carrots, halved 4 Stalks celery, halved 1 large onion,halved water to cover salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (optional) Directions Put the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large soup pot and cover with cold water. Heat and simmer, uncovered, […]
MISS AMERICA Sorry, fellas, but if you were eyeing the new Miss America, Brooklyn’s Mallory Hagan, who was crowned last Saturday night in Las Vegas, you’re way too late. Miss New York, who is really originally from Alabama, has a boyrfriend. He is Trinidadian Charmel Maynard, 28, an associate at JP Morgan in New York. […]
By Gerald V, Paul “The possibilities are truly limitless. Women are best able to support themselves and their families when they are empowered to become financially self-sufficient. Micro-lending has been proven effective in lifting women out of poverty here in Ontario and around the world – allowing women not only to survive, but to thrive,” […]
By Jasminee Sahoye An assessment by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) of regulators’ assessment of internationally trained professionals shows that while some improvements have been made, there are still a number of issues that need streamlining. In its 75page report A Fair Way to Go: Access to Ontario’s Regulated Professions and the Need […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A Guyana-born Trent University professor is the latest star of the university’s “Luminaries” advertising campaign. The campaign is designed to focus on the university alumini and professors who have distinguished themselves in their academic or professional careers. Dr. Suresh Narine who is the director of the Trent Centre for Biomaterials Research and […]
The West Indies Cricket Board selectors last Tuesday named the 15-man squad for the upcoming limited overs tour of Australia which starts on January 29th. Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Guyana and West Indies experienced middle-order batsman and allrounder Narsingh Deonarine have been recalled. Sarwan last played for the West Indies in ODIs in June 2011. The […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced the amemded dates for the fifth round fixtures of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship and the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-2013 between Kenya and Canada. The matches will be played at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai between March 11th and March 21st, 2013 and […]
