Researchers have discovered a new biological mechanism that may help reduce the onset of diabetes, a disease that is prevalent among more than nine million Canadians, and is prevalent among people of Caribbean origin. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, approximately 10 per cent of people with diabetes have type 1 and the number with […]
By Gerald V. Paul As WestJet is running things in the Caribbean, with plans to land in Guyana, they have enjoyed healthy passenger demand heading into 2013 as they reported record load factors for December. “We are very pleased to close out the year with six consecutive monthly load factor records and record high loads […]
By Herman Silochan Veteran mas band leader and community organizer, Julien Baptiste, passed away last week after a lengthy illness. Though not a band leader at the inception of Caribana, he was there in 1967 in a supportive capacity, but years later he took an active role, especially nurturing youth and the arts. His group […]
By Herman Silochan One hundred and fifty years ago last week, January 1st to be exact, at the height of the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the opposing Confederate States. That was not an act of Congress, but a prerogative of his presidential powers of a nation at […]
The opening round of the Caribbean T20 2013 tournament which started last Sunday, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad, was affected by rain which prevented a no result in the match between Jamaica and defending champions Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago choosing to bat first scored 128 for 9 wickets in their 20 […]
By Alicia Sealey HOME AGAIN’s birth was as a documentary in 2005. However, by its world premiere, broadcast debut at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), it had evolved into a film about three fictional, composite characters who tell realistic stories about the hardships of being deported back home again. This film enjoyed two […]
By Alicia Sealey As Jamaica continues to celebrate its 50th year of Independence, two documentaries come to mind. One is about a Caribbean musical icon; the second is about an American musical icon reinventing himself. Their unifying thread is reggae music … with one being inspired by the other. MARLEY (144 min; USA/UK; English; 2012; […]
Forbes recently issued its annual ranking of the highest-earning women in music, and placing third, with a whopping US$53 million, Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna can easily afford to add a king’s ransom of jewels to her crown. Ranking behind Britney Spears and Taylor Swift, in first and second position respectively, the Unapologetic girl edged last […]
Tap dancer Sachin Beepath of Pickering took home gold at the World Junior Tap Dancing championship in Germany earlier this month. Sachin, a double silver medallist in the 2011 event, is of Trinidadian parentage. He and his twin sister Ariana competed at the event, and the top performing students of Pickering High School were believed […]
By Gerald V. Paul In what is being seen as a blow to Hindus, the City of Mississauga has opted to stick to a by-law that allows crematoriums to be located only in cemeteries of parkway belt lands and must be at minimum, 300 metres from residential and sensitive land uses. “Through this by-law the […]
