By Carlton Joseph Last week, John Tory, the Mayor of Toronto, unveiled at City Hall a draft municipal Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. The Plan contained five themes, 22 recommendations and 77 actions which the mayor said the “ City of Toronto could undertake.” The mayor conceded that the recommendations of the Plan […]
By Dr Shane Drakes Let us look this week at spinal cord injury (SCI) and rehabilitation. Firstly, what is the spinal cord? It is a cylindrical bundle of nerves and supporting tissues connecting the brain to the rest of the body. It transmits electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the body. These […]
By Judy Pham Black Lives Matter (BLM) Toronto staged a school “walk-out ” on Monday at York Wood Library Theatre in Toronto to protest racism towards Black students in the school system. The protest was in response to a York University report which found that Black students are twice as likely to be enrolled in […]
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie launched the 2017 Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament on Tuesday, At the official ceremony at the Mississauga civic centre, Mayor Crombie congratulated the young cricketers and community volunteers present at the event. She also congratulated the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA) for its work in making cricket more accessible for young […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Jamaica Ministry of Education will provide $9 million (Jamaican) in grants to some final year students of the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) who were barred from sitting final year examinations due to outstanding fees owed to the university. The students had lobbied the Ministry for help. […]
By Murissa Barrington Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised recipients of the 2017 Harry Jerome Awards last Saturday night, describing them as “extraordinary Canadians” who chose to be ” agents of change.” The Prime Minister was the keynote speaker at the Awards ceremony at the International Centre in Mississauga. “Trailblazers, young entrepreneurs, lifetime achievers, entertainers – […]
The Women’s Committee of the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) of Toronto is calling for “appropriate services. supports and programs ” to bring relief to persons affected by gender-based violence in Jamaica. In a news release last Thursday, members of the committee said they were ” deeply concerned” by the “extent of violence perpetrated towards women […]
No one envies the task facing Ontario Education Minister Mitzie Hunter after the publication of the damning Report on the ugly state of affairs at the York Region District School Board. This latest review has nothing positive to say about the operations of the York School Board. And all of the negative things it includes […]
By Carlton Joseph I would like to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the Shouter/Spiritual Baptist religion in Trinidad & Tobago. The Baptist faith was brought to Trinidad by the Merikins, former American slaves who were recruited by the British to fight, as the Corps of Colonial Marines, against the Americans during the war of […]
Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism, told a meeting at Tropicana Community Services in Toronto last week that the Ontario government is ready to take on the responsibility to dismantle systemic racism in the province. And he noted that the recently released $47 million Ontario Black Youth Action […]
