European Union Ambassador Peter Cavendish believes that Africa and the Caribbean can be the green hydrogen producers of the future. In addition, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), Wamkele Mene, says the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia could potentially control the market for lithium-ion batteries. These revelations were made at […]
Part of $3.2 million Ontarion Government fund “to fight racism and hate” By Lincoln DePradine Durham Community Action Group (DCAG), whose mission includes promoting “the positive growth and development of the Black community in Durham and across Ontario’’, is among several groups that are sharing in $3.2 million, which Ontario is investing in what the […]
Looks like COP27 has pulled the rug from under the Western nations’ feet. The West has realized that the world has started seeing behind its cloak of farce initiatives The west is again using de-risking as a weapon to punish the Caribbean nations for their audacity to call the west out on its hypocrisy and […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is lending support to a suggestion by his Antigua and Barbuda counterpart, Gaston Browne, that countries most affected by climate change, such as those in the Caribbean, should seek redress before international courts. Gonsalves, speaking on a radio programme, said that damage to private and […]
A gospel singer turned politician has been sentenced for ordering her children to kill her pastor husband in a case which has shocked Brazil. A court sentenced ex-Congresswoman Flordelis dos Santos de Souza to 50 years in jail for the murder of her husband, pastor Anderson do Carmo. She planned the shooting after attempts […]
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 Sukhram Ramkissoon In my many years of practice in Canada, I have encountered a number of persons who are frustrated and upset as their Family Class Applications made on behalf of their spouses have been returned for a variety of reasons. During the past few years, application form versions have changed dramatically and have […]
Brice Dossa said he was “humiliated” and discriminated against after Montreal police officers handcuffed him for the theft of a car that ended up being his, and then didn’t have the key to uncuff him. “I could be attacked anywhere for no reason. I’m not a criminal,” said Dossa, who added he was never afraid […]
The Venezuelan government and the political opposition are preparing to resume talks stalled for more than a year, people familiar with the process told reporters last Friday. Three people — someone close to opposition leader Juan Guaidó and two people involved in negotiation preparations — said the delegations from the two sides might meet in […]
The 49th Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator report includes three national investigations with updates on the experiences and outcomes of Black and Indigenous persons in federal custody, as well as a review of restrictive confinement conditions and practices since the elimination of solitary confinement in 2019. According to Correctional Investigator, […]
