Radio station CKFG-FM not in danger of losing its licence – Fitzroy Gordon By Lincoln DePradine Jamaica-born Fitzroy Gordon, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto radio station CKFG-FM (G98.7), has dismissed the idea that the station is in any imminent danger of losing its broadcasting licence. The license for the station was granted in […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said on Monday that Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to lead a revolution in the management of wastewater as a resource by reusing it in agricultural and industrial activities, and by promoting circular economy models while at the same time striving to meet Sustainable Development […]
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) has announced that it will withdraw funding of the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) effective September 30. Every dollar of funding currently provided to ACLC will be redirected to a new organization to provide dedicated services to the Black community, said a news release from the LAO dated August 16 last. […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Lamenting that young Jamaicans have never experienced economic growth in their lifetime, Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (ECG), noted that the Council is focused on building the confidence of Jamaicans. Speaking on Tuesday at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, the Jamaica-born Canadian billionaire, noted that very marginal growth for […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Thousands of Barbadians took to the streets of Bridgetown on Monday to urge Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to reconsider a recent tax increase that has sparked a string of protests by workers. The Barbados Private Sector Association and leading trade unions organized a joint march to demonstrate against the eight-percentage-point hike to […]
By David Jessop There is a pervasive view within and beyond the Caribbean that the regional integration process is foundering, and that progress is being held back by an absence of political compromise combined with bureaucratic failings. The outcome of the recently held CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Grenada did nothing to dispel such […]
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 Last week, John Tory, the Mayor of Toronto, unveiled at City Hall a draft municipal Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. The Plan contained five themes, 22 recommendations and 77 actions which the mayor said the “ City of Toronto could undertake.” The mayor conceded that the recommendations of the Plan […]
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 […]
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 […]
