In a push for broader athlete compensation, longtime Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown advocates for all athletes participating in Olympic finals to receive thousands of dollars from World Athletics. Brown’s stance comes ahead of the upcoming track and field events slated for this summer in Paris. Responding to World Athletics’ recent decision to allocate $50,000 US […]
Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has put a stop to the proposed multi-million-pound payout to British Conservative MP Richard Drax for the acquisition of 53 acres of the Drax Hall plantation, which he owns. The plan for the payout, disclosed last Sunday, sparked outrage within the Caribbean reparations movement. Advocates argued that Drax, representing South […]
By Lincoln DePradine Many young and bright Caribbean men and women – eager to obtain a university education at the region’s premier tertiary institution, but without the financial means to do so – will now have their dreams come true. They will be the beneficiaries of University of the West Indies (UWI) scholarships, through money […]
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is grappling with a significant budget shortfall, contemplating cuts to its adult education courses, including the popular Learn4Life program. With a looming $27.6-million deficit for the 2024-2025 academic year, the TDSB may eliminate some adult learning initiatives that have been integral to community engagement across the city. Established in […]
Toronto’s largest and most successful steel orchestra, Pan Fantasy, emerged the winner of the Arts for Youth Award, sponsored by the Toronto Arts Foundation. At a ceremony held during the Mayor’s Arts Lunch at Arcadian Court on April 16th, Wendy Jones, leader of Pan Fantasy, gracefully accepted the award and the $20,000 cheque that came […]
Khadijah Halliday, a gifted poet from St Lucia, has achieved a remarkable milestone by winning the prestigious William T. Battrick Poetry Fellowship for 2024 at Oberlin College, Ohio. This accolade recognizes her as a rising star in the literary world, celebrating her innovative voice in poetry. Halliday, currently a third-year student at Oberlin, is pursuing […]
Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell urged the United States on Sunday to lift Cuba from its list of countries deemed sponsors of terrorism and to terminate the economic blockade imposed on the Spanish-speaking nation. Speaking at a press conference held at the Maurice Bishop International Airport to share insights from his official three-day visit to Cuba, […]
This April in Barbados, an unprecedented gathering will take place, bringing together esteemed figures from the film industry. Acclaimed actress CCH Pounder, renowned film producer Paul Garnes, and a cohort of international media executives will join 26 top-tier producers from Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and various Caribbean nations for the inaugural Cross Continental […]
Antigua and Barbuda recently made headlines as it was revealed that members of embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ family were aboard his private jet when it touched down in the country earlier this week. Ambassador Lionel Hurst, Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, disclosed this information during a post-cabinet media briefing. Speculation had […]
An oil leak from a barge carrying up to 35,000 barrels of fuel oil that capsized in early February off Tobago has stopped, said the twin islands’ government on Thursday. The spill, which was first spotted off the coast of Tobago’s Atlantic coast on Feb. 7, damaged some of the island’s mangrove and threatened its […]
