KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government of Jamaica has turned down the United Kingdom’s offer to assist in the building of a new maximum-security prison in the island. This was disclosed in the Senate on Friday by minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith. “This administration does not believe that the terms […]
OTTAWA – Trinidad-born Dr. Hedy Fry, longtime Liberal MP for Vancouver Centre, is concerned about the slow response by her own federal government to the crisis of fentanyl, a potent opioid linked to more than 500 overdose deaths last year in British Colombia and Alberta alone. “I feel it’s something we need to be doing […]
Ahmed Hussen, the first Somali-Canadian elected to the House of Commons and MP for the Toronto riding of York South-Weston, replaced John McCallum as minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship in a cabinet shakeup on Tuesday. McCallum, a former bank economist, leaves a 16-year political career as the MP for Markham-Thornhill to become Canada’s ambassador […]
Anthony Joseph, president and publisher-editor of The Caribbean Camera, has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the award for Excellence in Media by the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA) organization of Toronto. The selection committee of the ACAA chose Joseph for the award for the ” achievements and accomplishments he has attained” as president […]
By Ian Xun Hidden Figures is an incredibly inspiring film that you and your children should see before it exits the theatres. It is a triumphant story about the genius and foresight of black women that went untold for far too long. The film is set in the early 60s, and chronicles the critical work […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A businessman from northern Haiti who has never held political office was certified last week as the official winner of the November presidential election following a ruling by an electoral tribunal that found no evidence of large-scale voter fraud. The Provisional Electoral Council published final results showing that Jovenel Moise easily won […]
Alan and Alice – not their real names – are a Jamaica-born British couple who traveled from their home in the United Kingdom to Canada from time to time to visit their daughter and her two Canadian-born children in Toronto. While these visits to Canada brought great joy to the couple, all too soon they […]
CASTRIES, St Lucia — At least six people were killed in various incidents in St Lucia over the weekend, less than four days after Prime Minister Allen Chastanet said he was convinced that criminals were people “who are destroying our livelihoods”. Police said that they had detained one woman on Sunday night in connection with […]
Avery Williams lost an eye to cancer at three years of age and her hearing is impaired. But the 19- year old Humber College student who is studying jazz performance- voice focus, is more than ever determined to make it as a singer/composer. And on Saturday night, she impressed hundreds present at the Tringo sports […]
Editorial It is high time that we stop moaning and groaning about the impending perils of life with Donald Trump as President of the USA. Now is the time for thinking, planning and strategizing. These are more effective means of advancing our interests than worrying is. Uncertainty and unpredictability should not trap us into inaction. […]
