EDITORIAL Sleeping with the elephant It was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Justin’s father,who on a visit to Washington in 1969, said that living next to the United States was like sleeping with an elephant. “No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast…one is affected by every twitch and grunt,” said the late prime […]
A new publication from researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney advises daily washing of cloth masks to reduce the likelihood of contamination and transmission of viruses like SARS-CoV-2. Cloth masks must be washed daily at high temperatures to be protective against infection, a new analysis from the Kirby Institute at UNSW […]
Come Monday, we will observe Thanksgiving , mindful of the fact that we are still in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanksgiving 2020 will not be the same as in previous years as we make the necessary adjustment to the ” new normal.” Yet we have a lot to be thankful for. […]
By Carlton Joseph Last Monday, United States President Donald Trump decided to leave the hospital to which he was admitted on Friday, and have a motorcade from one entrance of the building to another, using his “illness” as a political campaign rally and photo op, while putting his supporters at risk of catching and spreading […]
By David Jessop Speaking recently at Bocas Lit Fest, Jamaica’s former Prime Minister, P J Patterson, observed that in recent years there had been a “deliberate attempt” to split the Caribbean. After referencing the EU’s divisive action in relation to the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of Nations (the ACP), he went on to […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Court rules in favour of gay conjugal sponsorship application The Federal Court of Canada recently set aside a negative decision of the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) with respect to a conjugal sponsorship appeal launched by a gay man. Let us look at some of the pertinent facts of the case. The […]
By David Jessop Despite the understandable desire by some in tourism to talk up a ‘return to normal’, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that the industry’s recovery from the pandemic will be slow and uncertain, largely because infection rates in the region’s principal overseas markets continue to rise. This suggests that the timing […]
The pandemic of systemic racism in policing and the justice system in Canada is one for which no vaccine has ever been found. But thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement and the activism of so many concerned citizens throughout Canada in highlighting this issue, the Canadian governments in 2020 is paying attention to […]
By David Jessop Over the last twelve months the Caribbean has been able to demonstrate through the ballot box that its democracies remain strong. Despite flaws and low coronavirus virus related turnouts, general elections have taken place in Jamaica, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic, Suriname, Guyana, St Kitts, Anguilla and Montserrat, and the outcome accepted. Even […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Prospective immigrant placed on cash bond of $10,000 I am representing Gemma 56, and son Roy 21 (not real names) from the Caribbean who retained my firm to pursue a humanitarian and compassionate application from within Canada. Gemma initially came to Canada in mid 2010 and her son later joined her. […]
