York9 and Cavalry FC on track for another CPL showdown
By Darnel Harris With three wins and six goals for York since the Canadian Premier League (CPL) Fall Season started on July 6th, the Nine Stripes are improving quickly. After defeating Edmonton and drawing with Montreal, York was faced with defending home turf against Pacific FC on July 17th. Despite Pacific scoring four goals in […]
Leaders who fail to learn from history
By Carlton Joseph United States President Donald Trump invited the leaders of Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and St Lucia to his Mar-a-Lag “club” last week to show his support for Caribbean countries that support the overthrow of the elected President of the Venezuelan government. After the meeting, the Caribbean House Ni……s said that most […]
Pan Foundation launched in Toronto
Pan enthusiasts and the curious gathered in Toronto on Saturday for “Under the Bamboo Tent,” an evening of musical performances and story telling to mark the launch of the Esther Dalton Foundation (EDF) by her daughter, Simone. Aim of the EDF is to use “steelpan music to inspire youth to be active learners, empowered community […]
PAN to present ‘Tributes to the Greats’ at ‘Snowflakes on Steel’
By Lincoln DePradine As a musical concert, “Snowflakes on Steel’’ has earned a reputation as one of the best of its kind in Canada. And Wendy Jones, one of the chief organizers of the concert, says pan aficionados can expect another first class show at Snowflakes 2019 on Saturday, January 26. “It’s going to be […]
Jamaica-born parent ready to run in by-election for school trustee
Just last fall, Charline Grant, a Jamaica-born mother of three young children, ran as a candidate for trustee for the York Regional District School Board (YRDSB). Now she is getting ready to run again – this time for the same position. Last week, at a special meeting, the YRDSB decided to hold a by-election to […]
Stress Management: Attitude is Where it All Begins
by Julie Christiansen, MA., RP When you think about stress management, what do you think of? Do you picture hammocks, white sandy beaches, and azure blue oceans? Do you think of soothing music, candles, and a hot bath in a claw-foot tub overflowing with bubbles? Or perhaps you are picturing yourself laying on a plush […]
Fighting Poverty
Homelessness is one of the more striking features of poverty in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), bearing in mind that Toronto now has the dubious honour of being Canada’s income inequality capital. That reality explains the shame and scandal created by the recent announcement from Toronto’s Medical Health Officer: at least seventy homeless persons have […]
Trinidadian man held for faking his own kidnapping
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The police have held a Trinidadian man after he reportedly faked his own kidnapping with the help of two other Trinidadians. The police report that Sawak Maraj, 33,who arrived here on Friday, claiming that he came for a job interview, was picked up at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport by two other […]
Large-scale hurricane relief needed for the Caribbean
It is heartening to see the extent to which generosity, hard work and strategizing are being invested to bring material relief and moral support to the populations of the Caribbean countries and territories devastated by the current series of hurricanes. It is therefore not surprising that some media houses have publicized the suggestion of a […]