Toronto City council last week voted unanimously to pass its proposed Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. Mayor John Tory described the five-year Plan as ” an important first-step “in dealing with the problem and establishing ” a more inclusive city that benefits all Toronto residents.” The Plan includes 22 recommendations and 80 actions to […]
By Carlton Joseph As 2017 comes to an end, Caribbean countries need to seriously assess our position in the world. We must ask ourselves why are we poorer, after implementing IMF Structural Adjustment Programs that were supposed to improve our lives? Is democracy, as practiced in the Caribbean, working for us? Why is crime escalating […]
How is it possible that slavery has reappeared on the African continent as an ongoing commercial enterprise? While due note is to be taken of the shocked and embarrassed reactions and the political decisions on the part of African governments and the international agencies, Jamaica and Canada are to be commended for taking strong positions […]
The Chinese government will provide a preferential loan to Jamaica for construction of the 14-kilometer bypass for Montego Bay. This headline in the Jamaican Gleaner led me to look at China’s interests in the Caribbean. I visited Dominica a couple of years ago and noted that there was a significant Chinese presence on the island. […]
Former First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, Tuesday afternoon, was given a standing ovation at Ryerson University’s Mattamy Athletic Center, where about 3,000 individuals had gathered to listen her discus gender equality, politics and economics. Obama shared the stage with Rhiannon Traill, president and CEO of the Economic Club of Canada. […]
CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) announced recently the introduction of Remi, the digital assistant designed to help clients send no-fee Global Money Transfers (GMT). Remi offers clients and people using Facebook Messenger the ability to check foreign exchange rates, keep track of exchange rate fluctuations with recurring alerts and get answers to product questions. Remi […]
At a recent high-level Caribbean Forum in Jamaica, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF stated: “This is something that is prevalent in the Caribbean, not only the Caribbean, but there are also other places that, essentially, race to the bottom… The problem with the race to the bottom offering the best possible tax deal, […]
It is a bit difficult to shift one’s attention to the interests of the Zimbabweans, when one is so strongly drawn to focusing on the unceremonious downfall of Robert Mugabe from the presidency of that once proud people. Oh, how are the mighty fallen! Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That story repeats itself […]
The Canadian government will be spending C$327.6m over five years, in an effort to curb the increase in gun violence that is affecting the country. In addition, a further C$100m in new funding will be spent annually afterwards, to help support a variety of initiatives to reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities. This is […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York –Canada, at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/UN High-Level Pledging Conference in New York on Monday, pledged C$100 million to support reconstruction and climate resilience efforts in the Caribbean region over the next five years. The announcement was made by Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. The Caribbean […]
