PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A businessman from northern Haiti who has never held political office was certified last week as the official winner of the November presidential election following a ruling by an electoral tribunal that found no evidence of large-scale voter fraud. The Provisional Electoral Council published final results showing that Jovenel Moise easily won […]
By Michael Lashley Keenly aware of my own obsessive concerns about the evils of modern society, I pride myself on being an expert at counting my blessings. I am very much aware of the advantages of living in a country which will never accept as its head of government someone who combines crude and publicly […]
BIRMINGHAM, England – “One Love: The Bob Marley Musical” will premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the United Kingdom this year. Actor, playwright, broadcaster and singer Kwame Kwei-Armah will direct the musical that he previously wrote and premiered at Baltimore Center Stage, where he is artistic director. “Few artistes have had as big an […]
By Steven Legros, Toronto Police Service Though it has been more than a year since Sergeant Stephen Henkel returned from a year-long assignment in Haiti, the country and its people are still very fresh in his mind. Assigned to Haiti’s Coast Guard, Henkel developed training programs and accompanied Haitian military personnel on long-range patrols, in […]
The question this week is. What’s on your mind as you ring in 2017 ? Please tell us about your aspirations and conerns with the arrival of the New Year. Stacey Marie Robinson Writer / Communications Specialist Kya Publishing As I ring in 2017, I can’t help but think about the evolution of social media […]
Jamaican Canadian reggae singer Exco Levi onstage at Nathan Phillips Square entertains thousands at New Year’s Eve celebrations in front of Toronto City Hall. Other performers at the event included MC Boogat and the band, Walk off the Earth. The big bash to say goodbye to 2016 and to welcome the New Year […]
When Prim Singh started making and selling wontons at his rum shop in Trinidad more than 30 years ago, little did he know that the “Chinese dumplings ” would become ” big business ” for him in far off Canada. As he recalled, the snacks were so popular at his bar, that he was often […]
Avery Williams lost an eye to cancer at three years of age and her hearing is impaired. But the 19- year old Humber College student who is studying jazz performance- voice focus, is more than ever determined to make it as a singer/composer. And on Saturday night, she impressed hundreds present at the Tringo sports […]
Canadian team, Club Aquatique Montreal (CAMO), has chosen Trinidad and Tobago as its winter training base. A team of 13—inclusive of two coaches—is scheduled to take part in a “packed training program ” in Central Trinidad. The Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) is partnering with the Tourism Development Company (TDC) to facilitate […]
Sprinter Andre De Grasse, who raced to three Olympic medals in Rio last summer, has been voted the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as the Canadian Press male athlete of 2016. De Grasse of Markham, Ontario, earned 43 votes (66 per cent) in the annual survey of editors and broadcasters from across Canada.. Placing […]
