By Jasminee Sahoye In a rare move for a diplomat relieved of their duties at an overseas mission, Guyana’s former high commissioner to Canada has taken a bold step by suing the Guyanese government for more than GYD$49 million, equivalent to more than CAD$300,000. According to an online news site in Guyana, Demerara Waves, […]
MIAMI, Florida – The U.S. government and the Securities Exchange Commission on March 15 indicted Mark A. Jones, former chairman and VP of Global Gateway Solutions Inc., with defrauding retirees in a “bridge loan fund” Ponzi scheme. Jones was arrested in Miami on March 13 and on March 15 was bound over to Judge […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Brazil is the newest member country of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). It is the CDB’s 28th member and the fourth non-borrowing regional member, joining Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela in that category. The announcement was made at the CDB’s first Board of Directors meeting for 2016, earlier this month. “We are […]
NEW YORK CITY – A model suing Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s modelling agency will find out later this month if her $225,000 case can proceed. Jamaica-born Alexia Palmer is accusing Trump Model Management – the talent agency founded by the billionaire businessman in Manhattan in 1999 – of racketeering, breach of contract, mail fraud […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Appliance Traders Ltd. (ATL) Group Chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart said he was “constrained to initiate legal action against The Gleaner Company” in the sum of $17.5 billion after the publication of a story on the newspaper’s website last Friday which he insisted was false and defamatory. Following is a statement on the […]
With the theme The Journey Continues, the Saint Lucian community will celebrate their 37th Anniversary of Independence here in Toronto with a gala set for Feb. 20. The event will be at the Brighton Convention and Events Centre. Ross Cadesse, president of the Saint Lucia Association, told The Camera “The Legendary Ronald Boo Hinkson with […]
I am convinced that Canada’s enormous potential, measured in terms of the general well being of all its citizens and the success of its economy, can be achieved if the right environment is created. Creating such an environment would involve mobilizing the political will to achieve a combination of federal-provincial cooperation and inter-provincial cooperation. That […]
Dearly Beloved Eyesers, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “Canadians have spoken. You want a government with a vision and an agenda for this country that is positive and ambitious and hopeful. “I promise you that I will lead that government.” Trudeau noted that Canada is strong, not in spite of our diversity but because […]
A “crisis” looms over policing in Toronto unless radical changes are made, including harnessing social media technology, says Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly. Sloly, currently on leave and who was passed over last year for chief in favour of Mark Saunders, who is also Black, has expertise in social media and issued his warning at […]
Selling your home, with or without a realtor, can be a very cumbersome and intimidating experience so the Brij Team wants to show how the process works by offering a free workshop for home sellers on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. Helpful topics include: What is Involved in Selling Your Home, What […]
