By Dr. Binoy Kampmark History is strewn with the broken branches of twisted irony. An individual who found himself entangled in it was the late Colin Powell, who, as a military man, gave a doctrine his name only to forgo it as a diplomat. The Powell Doctrine was one of certitude and caution: do not […]
Thomas Gregorio Sosa was a true factotum…..RIP by Lennox Borel Affectionately known as Tom by family and friends, he was an icon in the Black and wider communities in Canada. Tom had a stellar career in public and academic service. His passion for education led him to earn degrees and diplomas in a variety of […]
Yasin Abu Bakr, an influential Islamic leader in Trinidad and Tobago who once launched a bloody coup attempt that left dozens dead in his eastern Caribbean nation more than three decades ago, has died. He was 80. He died just two days after celebrating his birthday with family, and a day shy of the one-year […]
Shirley Victoria Bynoe, age 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 6, 2021, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. She was born in Trinidad on July 28, 1943, the 9th of 10 children: Cleve, Cynthia, Aldwin, Gloria, Charles, George, Jean, Selma, Shirley, and Anthony A beloved Sister, Cousin, Friend, Aunt, God Mother, and much […]
A London native of Jamaican parentage who grew up in Jamaica Charles W. Mills, a social and political philosopher who sought to rethink Western liberalism, arguing that white supremacy undergirded the modern world and that philosophy had ignored fundamental issues of race and justice, died Sept. 20 at a care center in Evanston, Ill. He […]
Arnold Harrichand Itwaru has died at the age of 79. He was a big light for so many people and will be remembered and celebrated for time to come. In the trajectory of his life he has touched thousands with his teaching, with his writing, his painting creations and with his presence. He leaves behind […]
The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique has been plunged into mourning as its oldest citizen Leonora Massima Noel, who was 119 years old, has passed away and been recorded as a COVID-19 related death. Noel of L’Esterre in Carriacou, was hospitalised at the Princess Royal Hospital on September 13 after contracting COVID-19 […]
Moseley Peter Jack (born September 13th, 1936, died August 28th, 2021) Trinidad-born Moseley Peter Jack, passed away peacefully in his adapted home province of British Columbia, Canada. He was two weeks shy of his 85th birthday. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to William and Pearl Jack, he came a long way from […]
Noel Alexander, a prominent member of the local Black community who was synonymous with the organization he presided over for decades, has died. He spent 35 years as the president of the Jamaica Association of Montreal (JAM). In his role, “Prezy” — as he was affectionately called — promoted vocational studies, helped people acquire math […]
The leader and founder of Peru’s Shining Path rebel group, Abimael Guzmán, has died at the age of 86. A former philosophy professor, he had been serving a life sentence for terrorism and treason since 1992. In July he suffered health problems and was transferred from a maximum security prison to a hospital. Almost 70,000 […]
