By Carlton Joseph The month of March witnessed the failure of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a major lender to the tech industry. The collapse panicked markets, inflicting pain on weaker financial institutions who were also struggling with soaring interest rate problems. The result, a week later another regional bank, Signature Bank closed, and a […]
Project funded by Canadian government and private donors EnpowHer has been established as the first trade school for Caribbean women in St Lucia. The school, which aims to provide women with opportunities to learn trades and gain hands-on training, is set to open in January 2024. It will offer free training to women from across […]
There is so much the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital has to offer, the prime minister of Dominica said. In recent press conference, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit shared a number of “high-class and modern services” offered at the premier hospital, including the free medical care offered to patients 16-18 years old. “There’s a policy in place […]
Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation, and Investment, The Honourable Charles Fernandez, joined other Caribbean tourism leaders in Barbados on May 9th for the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace business meetings. The day before, Minister Fernandez attended the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Forum, a new event focused on the […]
The Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) has launched a study to investigate the factors that are likely impacting the decisions of Black Canadians living in Quebec to invest in pensions, mutual funds, savings, and the stock market. The study is uses data from Statistics Canada and other national and private databases, along with […]
Black-led, Black-serving, and Black-focused community organizations across Canada are encouraged to apply for the TD Funded Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) grants program. The deadline for the application has been extended to Friday May 12, 2023. The program supports impactful initiatives in the areas of Criminal Justice and Arts & Culture. BOF is offering grants in […]
Scotiabank increases annual sponsorship to $100,000 By Lincoln DePradine Bank of Nova Scotia, which has been operating in the Caribbean for 133 years and has been supporting a University of the West Indies (UWI) scholarship, is increasing funding for the students’ study program. “We are with you; we always are,’’ Scotiabank’s Anya Schnoor said Saturday […]
The City of Toronto, TTC, and Toronto Police are continuing to work together to ensure the transit system is safe for everyone – all transit riders and every transit worker. Last Thursday, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie and TTC Chair Jon Burnside received an update on the initiatives underway to address societal challenges on the TTC. […]
This first-ever recognition program in Canada spotlights community minded contractors who are playing their part to build communities throughout Canada. Calling attention to the growing problem of construction industry tax fraud, The United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) proudly inaugurates the ‘Community Builder’ recognition campaign to shine a light on some of the many contractors […]
Listen to the editorial now Rather than fix the present Science Centre, the Ford government is planning to build a brand-new facility on the grounds of the old Ontario Place. But building a new facility will take time and a lot of taxpayer dough. In trying to rationalize moving the Ontario Science Centre to the […]
