NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s solid performance in last Sunday’s debate confirms the new trend: the NDP has progressed from being the dark horse to emerging as the frontrunner in the race to form the next provincial government of Ontario. Meanwhile, incumbent Premier Kathleen Wynne is steadying her Liberal Party’s position. As a debater, she was […]
By Carlton Joseph Let me confess that I am not a fan of the monarchy because I refuse to accept that anyone can enter this world and without any individual enterprise be endowed with such extreme privilege. You could be born totally brain dead and be a prince, princess or whatever royal designation they decide […]
By David Jessop For some years now, China has sought to deepen its relations with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It has done so as a part of a long-term geo-political strategy that is accompanying its rise to super power status. Its objective in every nation in South and Central America and […]
Letter to the editor ‘With Doug Ford as Premier, I could be homeless’ Dear Editor: When I heard that the recent news that Doug Ford was in favor of lifting rent control on those buildings where it still exists, that really got me thinking. I know many people in the Caribbean community in […]
By Michael G-A. Lashley It was with great anxiety that I read the turbulent history of labour and employment trends so vividly analyzed by Dr. Gervan Fearon a few weeks ago in his commentary in the Caribbean Camera headlined “The nature – and future – of work and communities.” Dr. Fearon is a renowned labour […]
What have Ontarians gained from the first public match-up featuring the province’s three political musketeers? There was no fire and brimstone. There were few, if any, developments that caused a significant shift in voters’ opinions. But the Ontario Provincial Leaders debate had a respectful and courteous tone that contrasted sharply with the viciousness and personal […]
By Carlton Joseph As North Korea and the United States prepare for the first meeting to discuss the potential of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, I believe that all nations should be concerned about the outcome. If talks go forward, they would be the highest-level meetings between the two countries. President Carter’s meeting with deceased […]
By Gervan Fearon The nature of work has always been affected by technological changes; it is important to understand the past if we are to understand the future. Some 9,000 years ago, agriculture was the new technology revolution, replacing many hunting and gathering societies. The rise of city states and empires in places like Egypt […]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER That ‘overall newspaper environment ‘ Dear Readers, You may have read the news. After publishing for 40 years, Share newspaper will no longer be coming out every week. In a notice to its readers last week, the paper announced that as of May 1, Share will be published every other week. […]
By Gerard Johnson Trinidad and Tobago was rated the happiest country in the Caribbean. The twin-island republic ranked 38th among 156 countries surveyed for the 2018 World Happiness Report, released last week by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Countries were ranked based on six variables: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. […]
