By Lincoln DePradine Reece Maxwell-Crawford, a young Black man who has filed a lawsuit for an alleged assault on him by TTC fare inspectors, says he feels “a little bit of a vindication’’ by a report on the incident by Susan Opler, ombudsman for the City of Toronto. The incident, in February 2018, occurred on […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A gifted lyricist, a master inventor and a global talent manager will be honoured by The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill for their stellar professional achievements at this year’s graduation ceremony scheduled for October 19th. Barbadian calypsonian Stedson “Red Plastic Bag” Wiltshire will be conferred a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) […]
By Stephen Weir I missed Samuel Jackson by a couple of days but I did get to sit on the very same bar stool he sat on when he visited the Real Jerk. The popular Jamaican Food Emporium was mum when I asked what he ate, what he drank and how much was his tip. […]
Lee Martin-Cramp in uniform before being dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Force after spiking a woman’s drink and raping her in Antigua. ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A former British police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a young woman when the two met on vacation in Antigua just over four […]
NEW YORK – A former Caribbean soccer official fighting extradition in the FIFA bribery scandal has been ordered to pay $79 million in damages from a related United States lawsuit. US District Judge William Kuntz ordered the default judgment against Jack Warner in the 2017 civil action accusing him of embezzling tens of millions of […]
LONDON, England – Leeds City Museum in England, is featuring St Kitts-born midwife who used humour to overcome racism and highlights how migrants helped shape that English city. Gloria Hanley left St Kitts aged 18 in 1968, seizing upon a chance to train in England as a nurse. She arrived in Leeds in the 1970s […]
Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Applying to remain in Canada under H&C grounds Every year thousands of persons apply to remain in Canada under Humanitarian and Compassionate (H & C) grounds. They may include those who have been convicted under the criminal code for certain offences, long term overstay applicants, persons who have previously misrepresented themselves, […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidadian jurist Peter Jamadar will officially sit on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). He replaces Justice David Hayton who will be retiring from the Court after 14 years of service. His appointment was announced by the CCJ last Friday, a day after he was sworn in by Trinidad and […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Director of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Delano Seiveright says emerging reforms in the United States and Europe relating to cannabis are exactly what Jamaica needs to benefit from the lucrative medical marijuana industry. Seiveright, who recently returned from Great Britain where he joined some 80 panelists from countries across the globe […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – the Jamaica Government is looking to establish direct flights between Jamaica and Mexico as part of efforts to expand service across the northern Caribbean and its environs. Transport and Mining Minister Robert Montague, said that the move will go a far way in reducing travel time between the countries by eliminating the […]
