By Gerald V. Paul With the drop-out rate being one of the crucial issues that Canadian educators face, a Trinidad and Tobago teacher was credited with helping to stem the tide in the early seventies with a special program he initiated at the local school level. Cyril Young’s former students gathered at Frankie Tomatto’ s […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon As a result of numerous enquiries by permanent residents concerning the loss of immigration status due to absence from Canada, I will give some insight into the loss and retention of status. Immigration law requires a permanent resident to be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days in the five-year […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A regular reader of this column suggested we feature the importance of getting a regular pap test because while a letter came from the Ontario Cervical Screening Program to say her recent test result was normal, she believes women should know that education is the key to prevention. In my research, I […]
By Sukharam Ramkissoon A Jamaican citizen who came to Canada as a permanent resident when he was 10 and became involved with the Malvern Crew – a criminal street gang – was successful for the second time in having a negative risk assessment set aside by the Federal Court. For this article, I will call […]
Photo courtesy of Dance Caribe Performing Company By Alicia Sealey Toronto-based Dance Caribe Performing Company (DCPC) has been chosen as one of the professional dance troupes that will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Pan Am Games. “We will be working with (Montreal-based) Cirque de Soleil on the opening ceremony presentation,” Artistic Director […]
Will the federal Conservatives lose the 2015 elections because of the negative implications of their immigration and citizenship laws and policies? Will the Conservatives lose the support of the various immigrant communities in Canada if those negative consequences are put front and centre in the election campaigns of the rival parties? As the federal government […]
By Gerald V. Paul The arrival of the latest Canadian warship in the Caribbean to continue the successful fight against illicit drugs won praise from the prime minister of Barbados who stressed that the problem of gangs and drugs can’t be won until the region ensures that “young people are gainfully employed and occupied.” “We […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon I recently represented a 26-year-old man from the Caribbean (whom I will call Don) who was successful in having the Appeal Division quash a removal order issued to him in 2011 for not declaring his dependent child on his application for permanent residence. Don’s parents and sibling came to Canada in 2006 […]
Photo by GerardPhoto Canada’s men’s team outscored Jamaica 3-1 in a friendly match Tuesday evening at BMO Field. Jamaican defender Upson Edwards, #2, battles Canadian defensive midfielder Dave Edgar, #15, for the ball. For more sports stories, see Pg. 17.
By Gerald V. Paul A packed gathering at the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate last Friday, at their 52nd Anniversary of Independence of the republic, witnessed an entertaining and educational collective under their motto, Together We Aspire. Together We Achieve. “Canada was the first country in the world to recognize our newly independent nation in 1962. […]
