GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A US$770,000 grant support package will become available to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states from the Republic of Kazakhstan to strengthen capacity in the areas of climate change and sustainable development. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to CARICOM Konstantin Zhigalov signed the agreement of financial support on the […]
The Eyes Guy will be on hand at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala on April 2, mingling with the VIPs and at the reception enjoying some great food – no black tie but sporting a new suit. The gala happens at the Ritz Carlton, 181 Wellington St. W. With that […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – In Trinidad and Tobago’s first human trafficking case, a 55-year-old suspended police officer has been committed to stand trial on 13 charges of human trafficking and prostitution. Constable Valentine Eastman was found to have a case to answer at the end of a preliminary inquiry that was heard in camera […]
FREEPORT, Bahamas – Grand Lucayan Resort, the largest resort on Grand Bahama Island and the third largest in The Bahamas, is being sold in a sealed bid auction. The owner, Hutchison Lucaya Limited, has engaged HVS Capital Corp. to act as advisor in the sale. Bids for the 409-acre resort will be accepted until June […]
West Indies cruised to an emphatic seven wicket win over defending champions Sri Lanka in their second Super 10, Group 1 match of the World Twenty20 last Sunday at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. Samuel Badree, the West Indies leg spinner, laid the foundation for a comfortable victory after the Windies elected to field. Badree picked up three […]
Prominent Toronto lawyer and community activist Selwyn Pieters is taking a major role in Guyana representing law enforcement officials following the deadly riot at the prison in Georgetown. On Tuesday, he announced on Facebook he will be playing an integral part in the Commission of Inquiry into the recent riot that left 17 prisoners dead […]
“Haitians in Toronto have always rallied to help their country throughout its various adversities, whether it’s severe damage from hurricanes, mud slides, drought and who can forget the devastating 2010 earthquake?” Dr. Eric Pierre, honourary consul general for Haiti, told The Camera. His comments came in an interview Monday on the dire situation in Haiti […]
When the community pays tribute to former Toronto deputy police chief Peter Sloly today (March 17) at the Jamaican Canadian Association, uppermost on many minds will be whether Sloly will take the $225,000 job as Winnipeg’s chief. If he does take the job, he will replace the retiring Devon Clunis who served for about three […]
Canadian entomologist Fiona Hunter says she is concerned that the Zika virus could end up in mosquitoes that are native to Canada due to global warming. Hunter, a professor at Brock University, said that while Aedes egpyti doesn’t live in Canada – and she doesn’t expect to see it in her lifetime – her fear […]
Trinidad and Tobago-born Gladys Myrtle Saunders was in good company recently as she gracefully enjoyed turning a sweet 100 years, a long, happy and full life. She credits her family and friends along with a kind heart and sharing love and building bridges as some of the things that keep her going. Gladys is known […]
