Justice Minister David Lametti urged senators to pass the Liberal government’s proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties, saying the bill would target the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. Twenty mandatory minimum penalties would be removed from the Criminal Code if the legislation passes, Lametti said during a hearing of […]
Chatham-Kent’s board of health has voted to declare racism a public health issue. The board says forms of oppression against Black, Indigenous and other minority groups disproportionately harm people’s health. Dorothy Wright-Wallace, president of the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society, said the plan is long overdue. “I’m so glad that they’ve stepped up. Let’s start. Let’s […]
Yes, it’s over. The theatre is empty. The screen is black. The annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF) has gone dark for the 17th time … sort of. Late last week the venerable CTFF announced the winning films in its 2-week downtown Toronto movie fete. And while there were no big surprises in the […]
Louis March, founder of the Zero Gun Violence Movement, has called on candidates in next month’s Toronto city council elections to present an “action plan” to address the current “gun violence crisis.” He was speaking at a community march in Toronto on Saturday. March noted that the City of Toronto has created the Safe-TO ten […]
Hudson Austin the leader of Grenada’s People’s Revolutionary Army Forces from 1979-1983, died on Saturday morning following a long illness. Affectionately called “HA”, Austin died at his home. Austin, who was 84, was tried and convicted for causing the death of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, some members of his cabinet, and civilians. In 2008, […]
A Honduran court has sentenced the country’s former first lady to 14 years in prison on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social programs. Rosa Bonilla, wife of former President Porfirio Lobo, spent some 12.2 million lempiras (then worth around $A890,300) meant for low-income children on personal credit card payments, her children’s […]
Project led by Dr. Karen A. Scott MEMPHIS, Tenn – Black mothers die in hospitals at nearly four times the rate of White mothers _ an appalling disparity that has persisted for decades despite state and national quality improvement initiatives, clinical safety innovations, and technological advances. These shocking statistics and outcomes persist regardless of patient […]
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the human rights lobby, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), have criticized a statement made by National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang that law enforcement officials should adopt a zero-tolerance approach in defending themselves from armed thugs who confront them. “Anytime a man take up a gun after police…when him […]
A 17-year-old American was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago to visit his Trinidadian mom because his father and brother are currently listed as terrorists in the US and Trinidad. High Court Judge Justice Ricky Rahim dismissed the application to have the court review a decision by the immigration department to issue a rejection notice […]
The decision by Canadian Blood Services (CBS) to sign a 15-year contract with a for-profit multinational to collect plasma is an egregious violation of the organization’s duty to keep the blood system reliable and public. OPSEU/SEFPO leadership says the deal is a betrayal of the public trust and calls on CEO Graham Sher and the […]
