Canada is officially a multicultural country. But every now and then something jumps out at us to rattle our faith in Canadian multiculturalism. What some Canadian politicians say in public discourse may be quite different to what they may say behind closed doors with people of their own racial groups or even on social media. […]
By Carlton Joseph Last week, Nicholas Maduro, having survived an assassination attempt by a small drone, started his second six-year term as president of Venezuela. The opposition had boycotted the elections held in May 2018 and essentially forfeited the election. Days before Maduro was sworn in, opposition figure, Juan Guaidó, became head of the National […]
By Gerald V. Paul Reality Bites: A mother told Dr. Jean Augustine how her son made the Honour Roll but his father was unimpressed. Reality Bites: A Grade 10 student does not know the name Jean Augustine (in reference to her as a community leader). Augustine was the person who made Black History Month possible […]
The Canadian government, as distinct from the U.S. government, is misreading the tea-leaves as it signs up to join the impending war that will be unleashed in Iraq (and likely in neighbouring parts of Syria as well) by an alliance of 41 countries seeking to combat ISIS. Our prime minister does not have to get […]
By Ronald Austin Last year the governments of Guyana and Cuba celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations. It was a mutually satisfying occasion. But the road to this situation was difficult and occasionally fraught with challenges for both nations. To be sure, one is not speaking of misunderstanding or differences between Guyana and Cuba but […]
By Gerald V. Paul A constitutional scholar claims the appointment of 11 senators to the cabinet of the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament by Prime Minister Kamla Bissessar-Persad is borderline unconstitutional, given there has been virtually no debate on the practice. Prof. Radhakrishnan Persaud, born in Trinidad & Tobago and trained in Canada, questions whether the […]
Fewer snags in gaining citizenship Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says recent changes to the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act are already paying big dividends. In a press release, he says citizenship backlogs are at their lowest level in more than two years and applications are being processed more efficiently. The government’s overhaul of the […]
Guyana elections gap irks U.S. envoy by Brad Savage ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday forthrightly dismissed a statement by outgoing U.S.Ambassador Brent Hardt who accused the head of state of selectively abiding by the country’s constitution, even as the country awaits long-overdue local government elections. Hardt, addressing a function […]
