By Lincoln DePradine Leaders of two Caribbean Community nations, Guyana and Grenada, are expected in Ontario this weekend to meet nationals residing in Canada. Guyanese President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, is leading a delegation that includes his Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. The visit is a joint undertaking of the Guyana government, in collaboration with […]
JennAir Disrupting Design collaborates with The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to create $375,000 scholarship fund On Tuesday, the JennAir Brand (“JennAir”) announced the launch of its Disrupting Design program, which aims to create access and opportunities for racialized interior designers in the industry. The program is the result of research, listening and […]
The federal government is investing over $1.9 million to help a Hamilton-based organization form a network for Black-led businesses in southwestern Ontario. The exact total cost is unclear, but the funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario will allow Empowerment Squared, a non-profit group that helps newcomers in the greater Hamilton and […]
Benjamin Alexander only took up the sport in 2016 and does not have a full-time coach. But he managed to qualify for Beijing after finishing seventh in the giant slalom at the Cape Verde National Ski Championships on 12 January. The 38-year-old, who grew up in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, but has a Jamaican father, will […]
“Being a Black athlete in a winter sport makes it that much sweeter when I am successful…” Cynthia Appiah says she faced the biggest setback of her athletic career at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games in South Korea. After years of hard work and sacrifice, the Toronto athlete was told she’d be just an alternate […]
The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) which is now confirmed to be in the Americas. The disease has already killed more than 800 pigs in two locations in the Dominican Republic. African Swine Fever is […]
OTTAWA — The federal government must address anti-Black racism in the public service by implementing timely changes to staffing processes and effective training programs for public servants, not by long-term promises, advocates say. The Liberals pledged in the 2021 budget to make changes to the Public Service Employment Act that aim to promote a […]
For immediate release April 19, 2021 Kingston Jamaica For World Renowned Batsman Chris Gayle popularity in India isn’t new generally, however the fresh faced recording artiste has additional reasons to celebrate as his collaboration with Indian Rap artiste Emiway Bantai is number one in India for more than a week. The single Jamaica To India already hit 15Million […]
Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz knelt alongside one another before the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday night in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The coaches — New Orleans’ Alvin Gentry and Utah’s Quin Snyder — were next to one another, their arms locked together. Some players raised […]
By Lincoln Depradine Thousands of people in Canada, the Caribbean and other parts of the world, have joined millions in the United States in expressing anger at the police killing in Minnesota of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man. A medical examiner on Monday classified Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying the man’s heart stopped […]
