PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – In Trinidad and Tobago’s first human trafficking case, a 55-year-old suspended police officer has been committed to stand trial on 13 charges of human trafficking and prostitution. Constable Valentine Eastman was found to have a case to answer at the end of a preliminary inquiry that was heard in camera […]
Over the last five or six decades or so, the international community has been reacting, with limited success, to a special brand of violent, large-scale, public attacks. That special brand of violence is commonly referred to as terrorism. Terrorist attacks are planned and executed in such a way as to create a climate of deep […]
What’s your opinion about doctor-assisted death if a loved one is gravely ill with unbearable pain and bedridden? Would you have that loved one’s life ended with the help of a doctor? These are among questions being discussed across Canada following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada on doctor-assisted death. Last year, the […]
What’s your opinion about doctor-assisted death if a loved one is gravely ill with unbearable pain and bedridden? Would you have that loved one’s life ended with the help of a doctor? These are among questions being discussed across Canada following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada on doctor-assisted death. Last year, the […]
Prominent Toronto lawyer and community activist Selwyn Pieters is taking a major role in Guyana representing law enforcement officials following the deadly riot at the prison in Georgetown. On Tuesday, he announced on Facebook he will be playing an integral part in the Commission of Inquiry into the recent riot that left 17 prisoners dead […]
“Haitians in Toronto have always rallied to help their country throughout its various adversities, whether it’s severe damage from hurricanes, mud slides, drought and who can forget the devastating 2010 earthquake?” Dr. Eric Pierre, honourary consul general for Haiti, told The Camera. His comments came in an interview Monday on the dire situation in Haiti […]
When the community pays tribute to former Toronto deputy police chief Peter Sloly today (March 17) at the Jamaican Canadian Association, uppermost on many minds will be whether Sloly will take the $225,000 job as Winnipeg’s chief. If he does take the job, he will replace the retiring Devon Clunis who served for about three […]
Trinidad and Tobago-born Gladys Myrtle Saunders was in good company recently as she gracefully enjoyed turning a sweet 100 years, a long, happy and full life. She credits her family and friends along with a kind heart and sharing love and building bridges as some of the things that keep her going. Gladys is known […]
In their quest to connect and empower women, a group has formed Caribbean Women’s Society (CWS), a not-for-profit registered organization, founded by Camille Kerr. If you are a successful Caribbean woman in the fields of financial planning, self-acceptance / self-confidence / self-esteem, relationships, health, fitness, career planning, stress management, adult education, etc., and ready to […]
I just spent three weeks at a Casa Particular in Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Cuba. A casa particular is a bed breakfast and an example of the fast growing industries in Cuba since the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations. My B&B was a comfortable room with hot and cold shower and located in a typical Havana […]
