St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is lending support to a suggestion by his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne, that countries most affected by climate change, such as those in the Caribbean, should seek redress before international courts. Gonsalves, speaking on a radio programme, said that damage to private and […]
A seasonal farm worker from Jamaica is fighting to stay in Nova Scotia for cancer treatment, saying it would be a death sentence for her to go home. , 42, was hired by a Colchester County farm through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in April. She picked strawberries for about two months before […]
Award-winning filmmaker and producer Frances-Anne Solomon will receive the 2022 “WIFT Toronto Crystal Award for Mentorship” in recognition of her outstanding contribution in helping to motivate, guide and support emerging and mid-career professionals in the Canadian screen-based media industry, often serving as a role model to younger entrepreneurs as they grow in their own careers. […]
Suzette Mayr has won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Calgary-born and of German and Bahamian background, Mayr received the honour for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter.” “I think today I’m officially done with my feelings of impostor syndrome as a writer,” Mayr told the crowd assembled at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. “The […]
Finally, some tangible progress on the labour front with the Canadian men’s soccer team. Canada Soccer has come to terms on an agreement with Alphonso Davies, its marquee man, on name/image likeness rights, according to a source. The deal just needs final signatures, according to the source who requested anonymity because the agreement has yet […]
Bermuda has put an end to its travel authorisation (TA) process. The move comes some three weeks earlier than originally scheduled. The requirement for an approved TA, the associated $40 fee, and proof of vaccination or medical insurance will no longer be a condition of travel from November 14, 2022. In its place, the Bermuda […]
The Venezuelan government and the political opposition are preparing to resume talks stalled for more than a year, people familiar with the process told reporters last Friday. Three people — someone close to opposition leader Juan Guaidó and two people involved in negotiation preparations — said the delegations from the two sides might meet in […]
After raising controversy by hiring hundreds of Cuban doctors, Mexico’s president appeared ready last Friday to anger critics again by announcing plans to buy crushed rock ballast for a tourist train project from Cuba. A lot of people in Mexico already have doubts about President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Maya Train project. There are questions […]
The President and CEO of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE), Tiffany Callender, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Birch as Chief Operating Officer. With over two decades in the banking sector, Mr. Birch is uniquely placed to oversee FACE’s operations and strategic planning. About the appointment, Tiffany Callender, President & CEO […]
By Lincoln DePradine The efforts of veteran tradesman and trade unionist Chris Campbell and others, who have been engaged in trying to recruit more women, Black youth and other ethnic minorities to join the skilled trades profession, have drawn the attention pf the Canadian government, which is providing financial assistance for a special program to […]
