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 […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As this year’s hurricane season gets underway, psychosocial support will be utilized to help Caribbean people when disaster hits. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have launched the “Stronger Together” campaign that draws attention to the information and tools available to assist communities in better coping with […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Parents and grandparents sponsorship program in need of major overhaul Readers of my column may have heard the recent CBC news report that the Canadian government is facing an angry backlash and legal action by some Canadians trying to bring their parents or grandparents into the country. Unfortunately, the Parents and […]
By Lincoln DePradine Former Ontario education minister, Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter, is happy with the outcome of Monday’s Canada Day picnic at Queen’s Park, dismissing claims that the activity may have violated sponsorship and donation rules relating to political events. “No, we did not. There was nothing,’’ Hunter told The Caribbean Camera when asked whether […]
By Nicole Geoges Despite Herculean challenges, the inaugural kindergarten class of the Toronto’s first Africentric Alternative School, crossed the podium and proudly received their Grade 8 completion certificates on June 21; it was a historic moment for students, and also for the institution that was dismissed by high profile detractors as segregationist from its inception. […]
By Stephen Weir Happy. Exhausted. Full up to here with doubles and roti. Thousands and thousands of people spent two days soaking up the Soca and riding the Reggae wave at Mississauga’s TD Irie Music Festival. And for those that couldn’t get enough of headliner Farmer Nappy there was a perfect weather Sunday cruise aboard […]
Do you experience pain in the shoulders when reaching up high? Do you feel shoulder pain when pushing or pulling an object? Does your shoulder pain keep you from sleeping comfortably on your side? This article discusses some causes of shoulder pain. All you need to know about the shoulder joint: The shoulder joint is […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Good news for those who failed to declare their dependent children Many landed immigrants and Canadian citizens who did not declare their dependent children when they applied for permanent residence, found themselves barred from future sponsorship. In some cases, those who were not citizens and attempted to sponsor their child or […]
By Nicole Georges Kenneth E. Forth was endowed with a degree of Doctors of Laws Honoris Causa by the University of Guelph for his notable contribution and advocacy to the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. Forth’s work has had a profound impact on the Canadian Food and vegetable industry, as well as on the lives of […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the local economy has been experiencing consistent growth for almost 18 consecutive quarters, and that the government will be accelerating the provision of shelter this year under the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme. Holness said Jamaica is seeing a return to sustainable periods of significant […]
