By Jasminee Sahoye The recently released Toronto District School Board (TDSB) findings from the 2012 Kindergarten to Grade 6 parent census shows that of the 90,000 parents who participated in the census, Blacks make up 10 per cent and South Asians, which includes East Indians from the West Indies, represent 24 per cent of […]
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) says it is unable to identify any environmental reasons why more than 100 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) died in West Trinidad on Monday. The EMA said it is also working on the theory that the birds may have been feeding on the carcass of an animal which had been poisoned. […]
In order to get students excited about reading and motivate parents to read to their children, Western Union and Grace Kennedy Money Services launched the 1st Annual Celebrity Reading Week and Reading Race. The event, which was held at primary schools across the GTA, featured members from the corporate sector, government officials, community leaders and […]
Trinidadian author and educator, Dr Kris Rampersad has been invited to serve on the consultative body of the international InterGovernmental Committee on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organisation. Rampersad was also elected to serve as Vice-Chair of the consultative body during its first meeting held in Paris this […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Young people, who are being bullied or face discrimination, homophobia and transphobia because of their uniqueness, are being assured by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) that they should not feel alone and they can help. They also say talk to someone trustworthy such as a teacher, your principal, parents, a relatives […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Migrant workers, advocates and community groups are eagerly awaiting the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing into the death of a Jamaican farm worker Ned Livingston Peart, scheduled to start on April 17. The Peart case is based on the refusal of the Office of the Chief Coroner to grant an inquest […]
Relatives of the late Harriet Tubman, the hero of the Underground Railroad, were on hand in Maryland, USA on Wednesday to hear the announcement by President Barack Obama of the establishment of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument. The new national monument is located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and includes large sections of landscapes […]
By Gerald V. Paul As Trinidad-born Zoltan Hyacinth, 23, was laid to rest on Tuesday, his mother, Michelle Hyacinth, poured her heart out for truth and justice, and stressed that there was no way her son shot himself. Hyancinth was shot March 17 in the drive-through lane of a Burger King Restaurant near the corner […]
By Gerald V. Paul The newly minted Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Education Director Donna Quan told The Camera the root causes of higher rate suspensions of Blacks in comparison to whites must be addressed at an earlier age. “We need to pay greater attention to why a disproportionate percentage of black students are being […]
A new fund will support research into how to provide better patient care to Scarborough’s diverse population. The Scarborough Hospital’s (TSH) Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) has established the TSH CARES Fund with a $400,000 donation to The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. The TSH Community Academic Research and Education Support (CARES) Fund will support […]
