By David Jessop A few days ago, the US Ambassador in Kingston, Donald Tapia, gave an exclusive interview to the Jamaica Observer. In it he said that the country has to make a decision as to whether it is going to look East to the “two headed dragon” or North to the United States when […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaican government has paid tribute to Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who is best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films from 1962 to 1983. Connery died on October 31 last at the age of 90. Through his portrayal of the character written by Ian Flemming, Connery brought […]
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves led his ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) to a comfortable fifth consecutive victory in general elections here last Thursday. Preliminary figures released by the Electoral Office showed that the ULP won nine of the 15 seats in the Parliament, an increase of three seats on […]
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is hoping to open jobs in the province for local people by closing some of them to foreigners. On Monday, provincial Labour and Immigration Minister Jason Copping said the United Conservative government will limit the number and type of temporary foreign workers it allows into the province. Copping said the […]
In Pfizer and Moderna’s trials, for example, individuals with only a cough and positive lab test would bring those trials one event closer to their completion. Yet Doshi argues that vaccine manufacturers have done little to dispel the notion that severe COVID-19 was what was being assessed. Moderna, for example, called hospitalisations a “key […]
VANCOUVER — Migrant workers and advocates called for a “just recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic during a digital rally on Saturday. The pandemic has shown how heavily Canada relies on migrant and undocumented workers to perform essential jobs, said Chit Arma, who chairs the Migrant Workers Centre’s board of directors in Vancouver. “The pandemic has […]
By Stephen Weir Earlier this month, Trinidadian Canadian writer Ian Williams passed over from being a rising talent to literary star. In September the award winning poet and author was made a spokesman for Canada’s richest fiction prize, was featured in an exclusive magazine for the country’s well-heeled authors and still found time to oversee […]
Dozens of students gathered at Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office in Toronto on Saturday calling for changes with respect to the issuing of work permits. The students say the requirements for graduates to gain permanent residency in Canada are too strict, and economic disruption from the COVID-19 crisis has made those requirements essentially impossible […]
Guyana Police arrested the Returning Officer (RO) of Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, and his assistant, Carolyn Duncan, on elections forgery charges. Mingo’s arrest comes just five days after the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) announced that a comprehensive investigation will commence into allegations of electoral fraud committed by Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, and […]
MONTREAL – Dozens of Montrealers took to the streets on Saturday afternoon as thousands of families across the country have been left in limbo since March, waiting for a response or update in their family sponsorship applications. They’re calling on the government to grant temporary visas. Last month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) told […]
