By Herman Silochan Once again, I donned my winter jacket, warm long johns and snug shoes for my annual trip to Detroit. With a winter blow brewing on the southwest 401, taking Greyhound instead makes sense. Boarding the bus is like entering an aircraft, security is heavy, my seating is tight, and laptop connections are […]
COULD THIS BE THE YEAR WE GO ALL THE WAY. Mark Fraser is one of the premier defencemen that have played for the Lowell Devils. He is now playing in the New Jersey Devils where he is considered a rising star. His career has been going steady upwards since 2009 and he has been getting […]
Homemade Chicken Soup Ingredients: 1 (3 pound) Whole Chicken 4 carrots, halved 4 Stalks celery, halved 1 large onion,halved water to cover salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules (optional) Directions Put the chicken, carrots, celery and onion in a large soup pot and cover with cold water. Heat and simmer, uncovered, […]
MISS AMERICA Sorry, fellas, but if you were eyeing the new Miss America, Brooklyn’s Mallory Hagan, who was crowned last Saturday night in Las Vegas, you’re way too late. Miss New York, who is really originally from Alabama, has a boyrfriend. He is Trinidadian Charmel Maynard, 28, an associate at JP Morgan in New York. […]
By Jasminee Sahoye An assessment by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) of regulators’ assessment of internationally trained professionals shows that while some improvements have been made, there are still a number of issues that need streamlining. In its 75page report A Fair Way to Go: Access to Ontario’s Regulated Professions and the Need […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A Guyana-born Trent University professor is the latest star of the university’s “Luminaries” advertising campaign. The campaign is designed to focus on the university alumini and professors who have distinguished themselves in their academic or professional careers. Dr. Suresh Narine who is the director of the Trent Centre for Biomaterials Research and […]
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas Sunday named February 19 as the date for a general election in Grenada, urging supporters of his ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to return his party to power for another five year term. Thomas, who led the NDC to an 11-4 victory in the 2008 general election, did not name the […]
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Toronto’s first murder victim for 2013 has Caribbean roots. Evadne Williams-Scott, age 2, was found dead at the Mississauga home of her Canadian-born mother Teresa Williams on New Year’s Day. The child’s father is Tobago-born Wendell Scott, who had planned to take his child to Tobago to live with him in March. Little Evadne who […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A new immigration requirement for temporary resident visas, study and work permits for citizens of a number of countries including Jamaica, Haiti and Colombia to enter Canada becomes effective this year. Citizens from these countries will be required to have their fingerprints and photographs collected before arriving in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration […]
