Marci Ien was sworn in last Wednesday as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre. In a byelection held on October 26 last, Ien hung on to the Toronto Centre seat for the Liberals, capturing 42 per cent of the votes.. Finance minister Bill Morneau resigned as Toronto Centre’s MP on August 21 last. Ien […]
Editorial ‘Lockdown’ time again Whoever thought that Mr. Covid would be with us for Christmas? The learned experts have been warning us that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic would be worst than the first. But optimistic souls in our Caribbean community were willing to bet that after the virus had killed so many […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Cannabis strength soars, increasing risk of harm New research shows that over the past 50 years street cannabis across the world has become substantially stronger carrying an increased risk of harm. The team behind the study from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath, synthesized data from over […]
Editorial Raising awareness of men’s issues Many in our Caribbean community may not even be aware of it. Or they may have forgotten all about it. But today in many countries around the world International Men’s Day is celebrated and various activities have been organized in observance of this event which unfortunately has not been […]
By W. Andy Knight After the 2020 US election was over on November 3 last, it took seven days before CNN felt comfortable declaring Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States of America. Biden has made history by accumulating more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US – over 80 […]
By Carlton Joseph Americans have decided and Joe Biden is the winner of the US presidential elections held November 3 last. However, Donald Trump has declared that he is the winner and continues to spread unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about a rigged presidential election, tweeting: “He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. […]
Immigration Matters SukhramRamkissoon Mother to be reunited with Canadian-born children Over the years, mothers in Canada “without status” have been routinely deported, leaving behind their Canadian-born children. Upon their return to their native county, these mothers sought to file humanitarian and compassionate (H &C) applications in their desperate bid to be reunited with their children […]
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 […]
Editorial A new day for America For so many who stayed up late on Tuesday night last week to watch the results of the United States elections on television, it was indeed a long wait. But when days later, it was finally announced that Joe and Kamala had won, it was celebration time in our […]
EDITORIAL Good riddance to bad leadership In a recent editorial about the United States presidential election, we asked the question: Will democracy be allowed to prevail? Unfortunately, dear readers, at this time we still do not have an answer to that pertinent question as it relates to Tuesday’s election. Statements by President Trump continue to […]
