NASSAU, Bahamas – An MP of the ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is getting no support from his party or the government following his suggestion that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community be exiled to a private island. In fact, the PLP is distancing itself from the controversial comments Leslie Miller […]
The funeral service for Winston Anthony Lloyd Cozier – known as Tony Cozier – the Barbados and West Indian cricket writer, commentator and journalist who died May 11 in his home country Barbados at 75, will be tomorrow (May 20) at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, The Ridge in Christ Church. Cremation to follow. According […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As Guyana turns 50 as an independent nation in a few days on May 26, preparations to usher in this significant milestone are obvious around this capital city and other parts of the country that I toured during a two-week visit. Expectations are high for visitors and reports say hotels especially in […]
JOHN’S, Antigua – A week after health authorities confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in the country, a medical doctor has advised local women to put off getting pregnant, at least for the time being. Director of the American University of Antigua (AUA) Health Centre Dr. Kimberly Mallin made the recommendation while she […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Guyanese mother was one of two people who appeared in court charged with stealing stuffed toys including those of TV characters Spongebob Squarepants and Barney from a mini-mart. Rhonda Daniels, 32 and Rickson Patterson, 42 of La Romaine appeared before senior magistrate Nannette Forde-John. The charge laid by Constable […]
The Jamaican community is offering assistance to their brothers and sisters in Fort McMurray. “The Jamaicans in Fort McMurray are a tight-knit group. They are all in accommodation, whether with relatives, private accommodation, or shelters,” said Janice Miller, high commissioner for Jamaica to Canada. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, through the Jamaican […]
Brampton’s first Jamaican-born city Councilor Garnett Manning welcomed the news that Court of Appeal Justice Michael Tulloch will head the review of police oversight bodies. Tulloch will lead an independent review of the three agencies that oversee police conduct in the province: the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the Office of the Independent Police Review Director […]
“For those who you who think police carding is over, I was just arbitrarily stopped and questioned by @ Hamilton Police as a city councillor in my own city,” Matthew Green tweeted. Green said that last Friday as he was waiting for a bus he was approached by two police officers in a car and […]
Scarborough and western Durham Region will eventually get new hospitals, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Dr Eric Hoskins has announced. Hoskins cited recommendations of the report of the Scarborough-West Durham Panel on hospital planning, governance and service delivery to be implemented to give patients better access to care in both areas. “The appointment of […]
