Two participants in the Pride Parade on Sunday in Toronto pose proudly for The Camera, showing off the diversity of the parade. Now in its 33rd year, Pride is quickly becoming the most energetic festival in Toronto, writes columnist Herman Silochan, who also took this photo.
By Gerald V. Paul The family of a Jamaican farm worker killed in an accident on an Ontario farm in 2002 is calling for compulsory inquests any time a migrant farm worker meets their death on a Canadian farm. The call was made during an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Hearing last Friday into a […]
The new 10-year ePassport is now available to Canadians. The old passports are still acceptable until expiry. “The new, 10-year ePassport provides more convenience for Canadians, and facilitates safe, secure travel which, in turn, helps create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadians,” said Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. ePassports contain technologically-advanced features, […]
Canadians are being offered a warm weather destination where they can settle and retire. The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) new premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing says the country is looking at a new concept that will allow Canadians to call the country home. “We are in the process of revising our immigration ordinance. Basically if […]
A television channel that broadcast cricket around the clock is being made available to viewers in the Caribbean. Ten Cricket is being launched as the first all-cricket station for television viewers in the Caribbean as a result of a programming partnership with Columbus International. The channel will highlight several upcoming series including the Celkon Cup […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain has been ruled out of the ongoning tri-series (Celkon Mobile Cup) in the West Indies after he injured his right hamstring during the match against the West Indies last Sunday, at Sabina Park, Jamaica. Dhoni suffered cramps whilst batting scored 27 off 35 balls as his team lost to […]
There’s a reason why the President of Guyana is called the People’s President, and he demonstrated this clearly at the annual Guyana Festival last weekend at Centennial College when he joined chinese dancers on stage, sang calypso with Toronto calypsonian Mon-T-Hama, played dominoes and even joined in a game of cricket. Here, we capture President […]
By Gerald V. Paul The province’s new coordinated plan sets out 20”outcomes” and support tools for 18 ministries working with youth in a continued effort to stem Toronto gun violence, according to a report released on Tuesday. Stepping Up: A strategic Framework to Help Ontario’s Youth Succeed, provides a list of concrete outcomes that will […]
By Jasminee Sahoye An expert on sickle cell disease says it can be controlled if babies are screened at birth and couples from vulnerable groups should be tested for the trait prior to having children. Dr. Graham R. Serjeant, who has spent 46 years working with sickle cell patients around the world and researching […]
Prominent community lawyer Roop Sharma was honoured twice this past weekend on June 21st. The first came from CASAL (Canadian Association of South Asian Lawyers), who awarded him the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Society and Culture in four countries — Canada, England, India and his native Guyana. In attendance were hundreds […]
