Following years of discriminatory practices against the Black and LGBTQ communities – clearly identified by a task force, chaired by McGill University law professor Adelle Blackett – the Federal Liberal government is backing legislative changes based on the task force report. The task force examined the 1986 Employment Equity Act, which was intended to remove […]
The murder of Kempton Howard, a beloved youth worker and basketball coach, continues to haunt his mother, Joan Howard, even 20 years after his tragic death. On a fateful day, Kempton was fatally shot in the hallway outside their ninth-floor apartment in East Toronto. He had just celebrated his 24th birthday and was a promising […]
By Lincoln DePradine A leading Ontario-based research and consultancy firm – Dunn, Pierre, Barnett & Company Canada Ltd. – is set to begin a major Labour Market Project in Guyana in early 2024, commissioned by the country’s ministry of education. The study aims to analyze the national workforce, identify skills gaps, and prepare for emerging […]
Sickle Cell Disease Association co-founder awarded Meritorious Service Medal By Lincoln DePradine Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients – a large percentage of them sub-Saharan Africans and people of African descent in the Diaspora – are welcoming news of a few breakthrough treatments for the illness. However, the Casgevy and Lyfgenia treatments have been approved for […]
Joseph Stanislaus Solomon was born on August 26, 1930 in Port Mourant, Berbice, in British Guiana (now Guyana) – a small town that has coughed up more than its share of Test cricketers including Rohan Kanhai and Alvin Kallicharran. Solomon only made his first-class debut at the age of 26 and, while going on to […]
The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised at a meeting on Thursday last in St. Vincent that neither side would use threats or force against the other in the dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region. A joint commission composed of the foreign ministers of both countries and other officials will address the problem, with a […]
Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning writer, producer, director and curator. She started her career at the BBC as a TV producer and executive producer. After moving to Canada, she founded the CaribbeanTales Media Group, which produces culturally-diverse film and television. Solomon directed “Claiming Space,” the eighth episode of the CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories, […]
By Lincoln DePradine Biochemist Francis Jeffers, who has been fully engaged for the past three decades promoting and highlighting a community-focused, Afro-centric view of STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – has been recognized for his efforts; he received an award named after William Peyton Hubbard, Toronto’s first Black elected councilor. Hubbard also was […]
Letter to the editor The recent events surrounding calls for the Hon. Greg Fergus’ resignation as Canada’s first Black Speaker of the House of Commons point to the increasing dangers of hyperpartisanship facing our public institutions today. House rules exist to protect the integrity of our legislative process. Those asking for the resignation of Speaker […]
By Leo Gilling Twas a different kind of “breeze”. The cool December breeze was one that was welcoming, soft, gentle, and constant, yet mellow and almost “christmasy” It conjured up a change in mood, and then all of a sudden garden rocks, plants, walls and coconut trees were suddenly whitewashed as though it happened overnight. […]
