Justice Donald McLeod, founder of the Federation of Black Canadians, will deliver the keynote address at the second annual National Black Canadians Summit to be held Feb. 2 -4 in Ottawa. Theme of the conference: Mapping our future: Face to face with our lawmakers, In his address, titled ” Bringing the Canadian Judiciary into […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Supreme Court of Jamaica granted an injunction last Friday preventing the board of management of the Kensington Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine, from blocking a five-year-old girl from entering the school because of her dreadlocked hairstyle. The injunction was granted on a motion filed by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), a human […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Maintaining a good posture and walking style By Kim Johnson Is your bag causing you neck and back pains? Whether you’re at school, working in an office or just out, chances are you carry a bag or laptop. Every day I see young people carrying a whole house on their backs. At […]
Just after the Ontario provincial elections on June 7 last, we reminded our readers in this space that people get the government they deserve. Not long after that reminder, Premier Doug Ford himself helped to convince many in the Caribbean community of the truth of that statement by his announcement of plans to slash the […]
Karina LeBlanc has officially been named as the head of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) women’s football. She will take up her new position tomorrow. LeBlanc, who was born to Jamaican and Dominican parents and lived in Dominica until the age of eight, has been charged with spearheading the confederation’s […]
Driving while black is an “offence” that is common in many jurisdictions in the North America. Of course, it is not written down in the law books as an offence but nevertheless, it gets the attention of the police in many cities in United States and Canada, including Toronto, as many black motorists who have […]
By Carlton Joseph The last few weeks we have witnessed the implementation of the racist and irresponsible Immigration policy of the administration of United States President Donald Trump. This zero tolerance policy has resulted in thousands of Central American migrants either being detained at the border, or children separated from their parents, or parents returned […]
By Lincoln DePradine The cost of financing their tertiary education has been made easier for two Black youth, Jaleel Alfred and Deandra Christopher, who have received scholarships from Tropicana Community Services (TCS). The Robert K. Brown Scholarship to Alfred and the Dr Gervan Fearon Scholarship to Christopher were presented on Wednesday at the annual general […]
Jamaica’s Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has appealed to his Canadian-based fellow alumni to work more closely together to “do more” for Jamaica. Dr. Tufton who was Head Boy at Manchester High school in Central Jamaica, suggested that members of the school’s alumni association in Toronto should adopt a community health clinic “back home.” […]
Jamaica-born Charlene Grant, the Black parent who made headlines after she was called a nigger by a trustee of the York Region District School Board in November 2016, is now back in the news. She has announced that she is running for the position of trustee on the Board against which she had filed human […]
