Editorial Fitting the description Do all Black men in Canada, regardless of age, really look alike? No, definitely not. But in this day and age it is still seems hard to convince some police officers in the great Dominion of Canada that all Black men do not look alike. Just last week we reported about […]
By Carlton Joseph Thousands of people celebrated the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, ending Israel’s eleven-day bombardment of #Gaza, Two hundred and fory-three #Palestinians, including 66 children, were killed in the airstrikes and bombings and rockets fired from Gaza killed 12 people in Israel. Hopefully, this ceasefire brokered by Egypt and Qatar, allows […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Staying fit may decrease risk of death from COVID-19, study finds A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health suggests that improving your cardiorespiratory fitness level may help protect you from COVID-19. The findings, published last week in the journal PLOS One, indicate that […]
By Jill Andrew As a child, piano, drama, local singing competitions and dance literally helped save my spirit. Many children experience bullying at school and sadly I was no exception. However, the arts provided me with not only a safer space to negotiate healthier friendships but with a different mindset – one that afforded […]
Immigration Matter – Sukhram Ramkissoon Judge sets aside H&C refusal in the case of a 93-year-old UK citizen Under Canadian immigration laws, a foreign national who is in Canada may make an application for permanent residence requesting an exemption “from any applicable criteria or obligation” of the Act because of any hardship that person may […]
Editorial The carnival is still alive So it’s now official. The Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2021 has been cancelled along with the Canadian National Exhibition and several other major summer events which are held in Canada’s largest city. The City of Toronto announced the cancellations last Friday in its current battle against the spread of COVID-19. […]
By Carlton Joseph. America’s Democracy is in serious trouble as Republican lawmakers in Congress question the veracity of the results of the 2020 presidential election. Interestingly, the results of the state governorships and congressmen and local representatives are not challenged- just the election of President Joe Biden. Amazingly, 55 per cent of Republicans believe that […]
Editorial Let’s stamp out racism wherever it raises its ugly head We are deeply concerned, as indeed all right-thinking persons should be, about the alarming numbers of racist attacks on our Chinese brothers and sisters. The Chinese Canadian National Council in Toronto recently released a report in which they found that 1150 cases of […]
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) has announced a new set of health and safety protocols that will guide the restart of cruise operations in the country, outlining the necessary adjustments and adaptations to be made at each step of the cruise cycle, from the port of origin to the destination and back. These measures are […]
Immigration matters sukhram ramkissoon A ‘ marriage of convenience ‘ can result in loss of status and criminal conviction Canadian immigration authorities take a serious view of fraudulent marriages or “marriages of convenience,” as they are commonly known, and subsequent sponsorship for permanent residence in Canada. Persons who participate in such schemes are at risk […]
