The National Bar Association (NBA) of the United States, the largest association of African American lawyers and judges in North America, will hold its annual Convention and Exhibits at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto July 29-August 4. It will be the Association’s 92nd annual convention and the first to be held outside of […]
By Lincoln DePradine A Toronto-based social service agency, whose clients include thousands of people from the city’s Caribbean community, has received a cash donation for one of its education programs from Freedom Mobile, a subsidiary of the telecommunications company, Shaw. Freedom Mobile has donated $25,000 in support of digital technology at the computer lab at […]
By Ila Henry Photos By Gwyn Chapman Hundreds of people from the Caribbean community) got together at Masyrktown Park in Scarborough on Sunday for an annual event which attendees say has become a community institution. It was Dr. Sheridan Cyrus’ family picnic but this get-together was not just for the family of […]
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have called on state-owned airlines to develop a plan of action and road map by February next year aimed at increasing their efforts towards enhancing their level of collaboration and coordination for the benefit of the travelling public. According to the communique issued at the end of […]
By Carlton Joseph The U.S. government has launched investigations to determine whether softwood lumber imports from Canada were dumped into the country and harmed the American forestry sector. The U.S. Commerce Department (DoC) says it will work with the U.S. International Trade Commission to examine allegations that wood was dumped at less than its fair […]
This week’s question: The Ontario government announced last week in its budget that it will provide free prescription drugs to young people up to age 25.The medicines will be provided to everyone in that age group regardless of their income or their parents’ income. Should free prescriptions drugs be provided to low income people of […]
Gopaul Boodan, Mayor of the Borough of Chaguanas in Central Trindad, sees growing opportunities for Trinidad and Tobago nationals in Canada who wish to invest ” back home.” In an interview with the Caribbean Camera on Monday, Mayor Boodan who was on a brief visit to Toronto, said “Chaguanas is open for business and those […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Jamaica Ministry of Education will provide $9 million (Jamaican) in grants to some final year students of the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) who were barred from sitting final year examinations due to outstanding fees owed to the university. The students had lobbied the Ministry for help. […]
NEW York-based Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Trinidad and Tobago to what investors call “junk” status. The Moody’s downgrade last week came four days after fellow New York-based Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) also downgraded the country, replacing its “A-” rating with a “BBB+” rating. T&T’s new rating is “Ba1” from Moody’s, down from […]
by Carlton Joseph On October 22, Donald Trump travelled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to announce his “Contract with the American Voter,” which formalized his pledges for the next 100 days. It listed 18 actions he would take under his executive authority as president, and 10 pieces of legislation he would introduce in Congress. On the executive […]
