By Lincoln DePradine The panic and fear over the virus have largely subsided and political leaders have lifted many of the protocols that were put in place to protect against the infection and spread of COVID-19. However, people are still dying of COVID-related illnesses, and some who were infected and survived the deadly disease – […]
Jamaica’s Ministry of Education and Youth will test solar energy usage in schools through a pilot program. Portfolio Minister Fayval Williams stated that the experiment will be conducted at 30 institutions during the first quarter of 2023, “and then, depending on the results, that will be something we would look to scale across our schools.” […]
Winter blues, another name for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a form of depression that has a seasonal pattern which can start in fall and last until spring. As the days get shorter and colder, the lack of sunlight can leave you feeling sad, low energy or you may experience changes in sleep and eating habits […]
Scores of migrant farm workers from the Caribbean held a rally at Dundas Square in Toronto on Saturday to protest “exploitative treatment” by their employers. Several injured workers at the rally spoke about how employers and businesses benefit from the labour of migrant workers while migrant injured workers are made “invisible and disposable”. Workers […]
A new study found that men who immigrated from West Africa and the Caribbean have a significantly higher incidence of prostate cancer than other immigrants and long-term residents in Ontario. Nearly 10 years ago, Ken Noel, who immigrated to Canada from Guyana 50 years ago, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and after undergoing several tests […]
By Rogene Reid Earlier this year, my 79-year-old mother was attacked on public transit. She was taken to the hospital, where I met up with her a few hours later. Once there, I found myself paying close attention to the ways in which the police and the nurses treated her, how their actions came across, […]
By Lincoln DePradine In another posthumous recognition of the late Herb Carnegie – widely regarded as “the best Black hockey player to never play in the NHL’’ – he’s about to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. A Hall of Fame weekend of activities begins this Friday, November 11. Ahead of the events, […]
A seasonal farm worker from Jamaica is fighting to stay in Nova Scotia for cancer treatment, saying it would be a death sentence for her to go home. , 42, was hired by a Colchester County farm through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in April. She picked strawberries for about two months before […]
If colder weather has you feeling down, try these ideas to boost your mood. Sometimes, when the temperatures drop and days grow shorter, the blues seep in. Feeling down in the winter is common, especially once the hubbub of the holidays is over. It’s believed that between 10 and 20 percent of North Americans […]
A new medical study has found that women who use chemical hair straighteners and relaxers may have a higher risk of uterine cancer — but for many Black women who have turned to these treatments throughout their lives, the results are not a surprise. “I’m glad it finally came out. It’s something that we’ve been […]
