In the federal election expected in October, one may speculate that the final outcome will be determined mainly by six participants, not two. Though the two federal frontrunners are still the ruling Conservatives and the Liberals, they will not be allowed to tango by themselves. Furthermore, if this dancing contest was to be categorized as […]
In June 2014 an American family comprised of a 35-year-old widow and two children ages 12 and nine retained our firm to submit a Humanitarian and Compassionate Application from within Canada. She has asked to me refer to her as Geeta and is represented by my daughter Cindy Ramkissoon-Shears from my firm. In submissions to […]
By Sharon O Nyangweso I am a guest in a stolen house. I can sympathize with the victims because a long time ago my house was the scene of a crime as well. Indigenous people in North America have suffered an unprecedented amount of discrimination, violence, silencing and long-reaching emotional and psychological damage. This violence […]
The Caribbean Camera apologises for bringing you more confirmation that labour markets will go from bad to worse in less than one generation. As bad as things are for the unemployed and under-employed at present, the situation will become even worse for them and will also extend its negative effects to persons who feel that […]
By Michael Lashley There can be no valid reason for delaying the important task of updating our school curriculum in the field of sex education. While there will always be strong disagreement on what the content should be and on what subjects are appropriate for what age-group, we have to face up to the stark […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Last week the Federal Court ruled portions of the policy and manual that require citizenship candidates to remove face coverings to be observed taking the oath are unlawful. Specifically, reference to “those wearing a full or partial face covering, now is the time to remove it” was ruled unlawful. The court ordered […]
By Charles Aaron Simon There I was browsing the digital universe and along came a signifying digital interloper causing cognitive dissonance. The surprise was the name of one Benedict Cumberbatch; an actor, English, of theatre, television and film, most famous for playing the title role in the Sherlock Holmes television series. The moment I saw […]
By Michael Lashley I lifted the ambitious heading for this commentary word-for-word from the title of a presentation delivered last year by an inspiring educator who is articulate, driven and pro-active in her relentless pursuit of an ambitious objective: to identify strategies for supporting the engagement, retention and graduation of African, Black and Caribbean students […]
By Norman (Otis) Richmond I remember asking Denzel Washington once during a Toronto International Film Festival interview who would he prefer to play, Toussaint Louverture, Henri Christophe or Jean-Jacques Dessalines? Washington laughed and said, “If it was left to me I’d play Dessalines.” I had recently read in a radical American newspaper that Washington had […]
While all of us have the right to challenge the law, we should choose carefully when and how we decide to do so. It is our duty as a general rule to obey the law but it is also our duty to challenge laws and court rulings that we deem offensive to the letter or […]
