Nigerian born Morufat Ogunkoya, her son and two daughters, are urgently seeking an appeal to their denied application for refugee status by Immigration Canada. Ogunkoya, who is being assisted by two advocacy groups in her appeal, claims that her own father and male relatives have threatened her safety, due to her conversion from Islam to […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Venezuelan man granted refugee protection on appeal A Venezuelan man who was referred to as X in a recent decision, published on an immigration case website, was successful upon appeal in having a negative decision by the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) overturned. Venezuela has been caught in a downward spiral […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Nineteen teachers will soon begin training which will equip them with the necessary skills to teach English as a second language to children of Venezuelan migrants who’ve travelled to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to escape hardship in the Spanish-speaking nation. The Government said it has been working with the Office of […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon The cries of an undocumented immigrant Every blessed day that the good Lord sends, I keep hearing the plight of the undocumented, many from our own Caribbean community. It saddens me to learn that so many of our people who were looking forward to starting a new life in Canada as […]
HAVANA, Cuba, – Canada restored some visa services at its Embassy in Havana from August 1, 2019, including visa and biometric services, fingerprints and photos needed for applications done at the embassy, as well as drop off and pick up passports/visas. This new announcement does not restore the full list of restricted services, but […]
When Jamaica-born restaurant owner Everol Powell found out he could employ Jamaicans to work in his Canadian establishment, he jumped at the opportunity to better the livelihood of his countrymen. He did not know, however, that his deeds would lead to his betrayal from some he tried to help, jail time, bankruptcy of his businesses, […]
By Stephen Weir “The simple truth is this,” said Sam Cronk as he took the Caribbean Camera through a thought provoking new exhibition at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA). “No one wants to be a refugee. It is not something you strive to be. But yet for so many it just suddenly […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkisson Court orders new hearing for woman who paid $50,000 for bogus marriage I have written several columns on misrepresentation under the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act. However, I am returning to this subject this week because it remains a matter of major concern. I believe a recent case published on the […]
A St. Vincent-born woman whose claim for refugee status in Canada was turned down in March last year, is appealing to Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to allow her to remain in the country after her son was murdered in Trinidad on Friday. Kaytura Creese, 31, has written to Minister Hussen, begging him to review her […]
Immigration Minister says Liberal Government funding to Immigrant/Black community is historic. The Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, recently engaged with members of the public on the topics of changes to the Canadian immigration process, and funding to Black community development. Minister Hussen, speaking at the Jamaica Canadian Association, addressed concerns, and responded […]
