KINGSTON, Jamaica – Appliance Traders Ltd. (ATL) Group Chairman Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart said he was “constrained to initiate legal action against The Gleaner Company” in the sum of $17.5 billion after the publication of a story on the newspaper’s website last Friday which he insisted was false and defamatory. Following is a statement on the […]
With the future of Guyana weighed and found wanting through a backward-ever mentality by the current administration, members of the Guyana Diaspora will converge at Twilight Family Restaurant March 20 at 1 p.m. to reflect, tell personal stories and share ideas for a forward-ever Guyana, in memory of Freedom Fighter Dr. Cheddi Jagan. “Dr. Cheddi […]
A sold-out performance brought the audience to its feet with loud applause and cheers at the end of each segment at the opening night of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts last Friday night. The audience was obviously thrilled with the different segments which showcased a mixture of choreography […]
As Canada was celebrating International Women’s Day, Canadians were asked to nominate a woman to appear in the 2018 bank note issue. And already there is interest in the Caribbean Diaspora to have one of their own in this historic and iconic move. “A Canadian woman will be featured on the very first of the […]
Former honourary consul general C.J. Agustine-Kanu has been appointed ambassador to Belgium where she will open a new Grenada embassy in Brussels. Recently, she officially welcomed new Consul General Derrick James who was formally introduced by Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell when he was in Toronto. “It’s been the most amazing experience working for […]
Quebec-born Rosemary Sullivan for book Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva, is the 2016 winner of the RBC Taylor Prize. The story is a non-fiction biography of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin’s only daughter. “Stalin’s Daughter expansively intertwines history, political intrigue, espionage and domestic drama, yet Sullivan hones the episodes to one […]
Guyanese Canadians in the GTA are awaiting answers as a commission of inquiry begins probing two days of prison rioting and fires that left 17 dead and numerous inmates injured at Georgetown’s Camp Street Prisons. The commission is to report by March 15. A recently completed commission of inquiry dealt with the assassination of renowned […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) now says investigation of sexual transmission of the Zika virus resulted in “alarming” findings. Meanwhile, Google engineers are working with UNICEF in the Zika fight after the internet search engine donated $1 million to the cause. And yesterday, WHO said that work continues on a vaccine but human trials are […]
Shares of home change retailer Lowe’s bounced 9 percent Wednesday, after the organization announced deals and profit that topped Wall Street’s conjectures. The chain likewise issued a superior than-anticipated viewpoint for monetary 2017, referring to a strong lodging scenery and inner enhancements as drivers. With shares exchanging over $81, here are five bits of the […]
A push for more transparency such as sharing race-based data is among potential changes highlighted for staff to consider by David Rivard, executive director of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, as Queen’s Park demands more efficiency and accountability in the sector. The province says it expects more consolidation, sharing of services and amalgamations in […]
