JennAir Disrupting Design collaborates with The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to create $375,000 scholarship fund On Tuesday, the JennAir Brand (“JennAir”) announced the launch of its Disrupting Design program, which aims to create access and opportunities for racialized interior designers in the industry. The program is the result of research, listening and […]
The Doug Ford government has just turned a minor labour dispute into class war in Ontario. Refusing to budge in negotiations, offering a piddly 10 percent wage increase when 50 per cent was demanded, the Ford government, usually notoriously lazy, started the legislative session at 5 a.m. on November 1 to drive through a bill […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall It is said that autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons. Welcome to November, and here are a few recommended leaves to turn in this month. Not Talking About You Written by Kevin HeronJones, an award-winning performance Poet. “Part of a well-off middle-class family living […]
Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources welcomed ExxonMobil’s latest oil discoveries in the Stabroek Block at Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 Offshore Guyana. Since 2015, more than 30 discoveries have been made within the Stabroek Block. The government hopes these two new discoveries will significantly expand the country’s petroleum reserves. While a result, the Ministry of Natural Resources […]
The Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) announced the Black Entrepreneur Loan Program, an inclusive lending program for Black entrepreneurs. Through the Black Entrepreneur Loan Program, Black entrepreneurs who have been unable to secure funding to-date through Canadian financial institutions, may be eligible to apply for loans in the range of $10,000 to $50,000. This new initiative […]
Condé Nast Traveler recently released the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, with the Turks and Caicos Islands being voted the #3 Island in The Caribbean and The Atlantic with a rating of 87.98 – only 2.47 behind this year’s winner. Over 240,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers rated their travel experiences across the […]
By Lincoln DePradine As a dispute continues between the Ontario government and education workers, the ruling Conservatives say their focus remains on students and parents. “We’re supporting parents, we’re supporting kids,’’ education minister Stephen Lecce told reporters representing community media at a news conference last Friday. It was convened to address the latest initiatives, amounting […]
In a newly published memoir, “From the Heart’’, Chambers shares some of her life experiences – as a wife, mother and grandmother – as well as working across the private, public and non-profit sectors. By Lincoln DePradine Mary Anne Chambers has been one of Ontario’s most successful female politicians, someone who was not afraid to […]
When he was 12 years old and still living in Jamaica, Wes Hall remembers his mother beating him so badly in public that a passing one-legged man tried to intervene. “He said to my mom, ‘You should stop beating that boy. One day that boy could be the one that you rely on to look […]
From November 09, 2022, Guyanese nationals can now travel visa-free to the United Kingdom (UK). British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller made the announcement at a press conference at her residence alongside His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali. “Today is a historic day for the Guyana-UK relation, and I am delighted to inform you that […]
