Will the African Canadian Legal Clinic in Toronto be closed after serving the community for more than 20 years? This question keep popping up with the growing concerns in the Black and Caribbean community over the future of the clinic. Fuelling these concerns are local media reports that the clinic is at risk of losing […]
The Ontario government has launched a new mentorship program for Black children and youth. Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism announced the new program – Together We Can – at Alexandra Park Community Centre in Toronto yesterday. Coteau said that through Together We Can, up to 21 mentorship […]
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 […]
Two teen-aged mas’ players from Whitby were adjudged king and queen respectively on Sunday at the first Junior King and Queen competition to be held in the 50-year history of the Toronto Caribbean carnival. Evan Murphy, 13, from the band, Venom Carnival, who portrayed ” Centipede Bite,” won the Junior King title. Winner of the […]
By Carlton Joseph The U.S. government has launched investigations to determine whether softwood lumber imports from Canada were dumped into the country and harmed the American forestry sector. The U.S. Commerce Department (DoC) says it will work with the U.S. International Trade Commission to examine allegations that wood was dumped at less than its fair […]
This week’s question: The Ontario government announced last week in its budget that it will provide free prescription drugs to young people up to age 25.The medicines will be provided to everyone in that age group regardless of their income or their parents’ income. Should free prescriptions drugs be provided to low income people of […]
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 […]
by Carlton Joseph On October 22, Donald Trump travelled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to announce his “Contract with the American Voter,” which formalized his pledges for the next 100 days. It listed 18 actions he would take under his executive authority as president, and 10 pieces of legislation he would introduce in Congress. On the executive […]
“To Wynne or not to Wynne: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to pardon the slings and arrows of some unfortunate Liberal policy decisions we don’t like, Or to take arms against her and end up drowned in the sea of troubles to be flooded upon us by Brown’s bitter […]
Mention the name Reagan Rodrigues to auto racing enthusiasts in Guyana and you are likely to hear some amazing stories about speed on the South Dakota circuit. Rodrigues who was managing director of the family business – Rick and Sari Industries – in Georgetown, had a passion for racing – on bicycles, motor bikes and […]
