By Carlton Joseph This year’s high stakes race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is projected to eclipse the voter turnout of 2016. Predictions are that the 2020 US election could have the highest percentage of votes cast since 1908. There are signs of an energized electorate as over 100 million citizens, either mailed in ballots, […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Carmaine and Amy now looking forward to becoming permanent residents of Canada Many persons have contacted my office with respect to regularizing their status in Canada. Some have entered Canada as visitors and overstayed the time which they were allowed to remain in the country; others have accepted employment without work […]
Editorial Allow the farm workers to return home Many nationals of Trinidad and Tobago have been complaining about the treatment they have been receiving at the country’s consulate in Toronto. In desperation, some have suggested that the consualate should be closed and officials there should be sent packing, We certainly cannot agree that such […]
By David Jessop A little earlier this month, the University of the West Indies’ Shridath Ramphal Centre, published a policy paper that called for a new, integrated regional approach to post-COVID Caribbean economic recovery. It asked in effect whether the region should seek to re-embrace the ‘old normal’ or seek solutions to the existing and […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Leader of the Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced December 6 as the date for the party’s internal elections. She made the announcement at a virtual meeting on Monday night. “Take notice that the UNC’s internal election to elect a new national executive for our party will […]
Voters need to remove Trump from office By Carlton Joseph Americans will go to the polls in the next two weeks in a deeply divided country. Four years of Trump’s Presidency and Republicans control of the Senate have resulted in a polarized political system, a broken judicial system, and a reckless Executive System. What is […]
Ottawa Police Service Constable Daniel Montsion who repeatedly struck Abdirahman Abdi, a mentally ill Black man, during an arrest four years ago, was cleared on manslaughter and assault charges on Tuesday after a judge found he could not conclusively say the blows significantly contributed to the man’s fatal heart attack. The death of Abdi sparked […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Research finds that blue-light glasses improve sleep and workday productivity During the pandemic, the amount of screen time for many people working and learning from home as well as binge-watching TV has sharply increased. New research finds that wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night’s sleep and […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon ‘No shows’ now requested to report to CBSA In one of my coloumns last month, I highlighted a case of a woman from the Caribbean, who failed to report for removal arrangements. Years after being directed to leave Canada, she submitted a Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) application, requesting special consideration based […]
By David Jessop In August, the price of gold reached a record high of US$2,073 per ounce. It did so as investors concerned about the impact of COVID-19, global economic instability, and falling bond yields, decided it was a safe haven. Coincidentally, the spike occurred as Guyana’s Stabroek News published an investigative report in collaboration […]
