“With the passing of Fidel, the last great political leader of the 20th century departs this life, the only one who succeeded in ensuring the survival of his own life’s work for more than 50 years: the Cuban Revolution. Thanks to the Cuban Revolution, the small island stopped being the whorehouse of the Caribbean, exploited […]
By Gerald V. Paul As Hurricane Matthew barrels across the Caribbean, leaving a trail of death and destruction, concerned members of the Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto, are galvanizing support for relief initiatives to assist those in the affected areas. Matthew is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history and briefly reached the […]
Anatomy of Violence, written and directed by Deepa Mehta, pivots around a young woman, accompanied by her fiancé, who both boarded a bus in Delhi on December 16,, 2012. History has recorded that she was gang-raped within inches of her life. Her fiancé and travelling companion was also very badly beaten. Both were eventually […]
Austin Clark was born Barbados in 1934 and then went to Canada, in 1955. While in Canada he attended a university. Clark has worked as a broadcaster, a professor, and a civil rights leader. His works exhibit the poverty of peasants in Barbados and his immigrant experiences to Canada. Austin Clark died today in […]
MORE THAN 300,000 children in Jamaica are expected to benefit from expanded and improved early-childhood development programme, as a result of US$12 million in additional funding approved by the World Bank’s board of executive directors. Additional funds will contribute to improve parenting, care and school readiness for children from zero to six; as well as […]
Live Coverage: Nelson Mandela Memorial Service
(Courtesy: The Kaieteur News, Guyana) Over the past few months we (The Kaieteur News, Guyana) brought to you a series of articles entitled The Heist of Guyana. This first series forms part of a larger sequence called Connecting the Dots in which we intend to bring to the public’s attention how certain events and decisions are linked to each […]
By Gerald Paul “As part of our government’s focus on jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, it is critical for Canada to attract the best entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world. This new stream will partner Canada’s world class business incubators with immigrant entrepreneurs, driving economic growth and placing Canada ahead of its competitions […]
By Lincoln Depradine Three decades have passed and much of the truth about exactly what happened in Grenada in 1983 – on October 19 and in the period leading up to October 25 – remains fuzzy and riddled in controversy and dispute. It could be reasonably argued that truth, under the circumstances of 1983, may […]
By Gerald V. Paul A son of the soil from Jamaica, known to refine the art of delivering an address to the jury at trial, is a newly minted Ontario Justice. Donald McLeod was appointed earlier this week, and was named among two new judges who will take up their posts effective October 3. McLeod’s […]
