“What’s in it for us?” is the standard question that so many communities and business groups ask themselves in the run-up to the municipal and provincial elections that are scheduled for this year 2018. Torontonians will be doing themselves a great disservice if they consider that they are simply choosing between John Tory and Doug […]
The Trudeau government and a few CARICOM countries abandoned their principled position on a negotiated settlement of the Palestinian aspiration to full and meaningful independence. Up until a crucial vote at the United Nations General Assembly last week, Canada had fully supported this Palestinian aspiration as a major component of the two-state solution (for both […]
Toronto City council last week voted unanimously to pass its proposed Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. Mayor John Tory described the five-year Plan as ” an important first-step “in dealing with the problem and establishing ” a more inclusive city that benefits all Toronto residents.” The Plan includes 22 recommendations and 80 actions to […]
The Toronto District School Board has hopefully learned two embarrassingly valuable lessons. Lesson number one: think carefully, very carefully, before you act. Lesson number two: young minds and the emotions of young persons, are extremely sensitive and vulnerable. It is ironical that the presence of police officers in schools in areas branded as “priority” areas […]
The Chinese government will provide a preferential loan to Jamaica for construction of the 14-kilometer bypass for Montego Bay. This headline in the Jamaican Gleaner led me to look at China’s interests in the Caribbean. I visited Dominica a couple of years ago and noted that there was a significant Chinese presence on the island. […]
The Caribbean community in Toronto is relieved that trustees at the Toronto District School Board, (TDSB) last Wednesday, pulled the plug on the decade-old School Resource Officer (SRO) program. Members of the Caribbean community have been consistently calling for the removal of the program, which placed armed police officers in 45 schools across the city. […]
Former First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, Tuesday afternoon, was given a standing ovation at Ryerson University’s Mattamy Athletic Center, where about 3,000 individuals had gathered to listen her discus gender equality, politics and economics. Obama shared the stage with Rhiannon Traill, president and CEO of the Economic Club of Canada. […]
By Stephen Weir The deadline for the Jamaican Birthright Program, which will give four Jamaicans descendants the opportunity to spend time on the island next summer, has been extended until December 6. The Jamaican Birthright Program is an initiative of Grace Kennedy Company Limited and seeks to reconnect second and third generation Jamaicans – attending universities […]
By Lincoln DePradine A 16-year-old is the latest recipient of a bursary from the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund (AASF), which will help his pursuit of an already budding music career. William Leathers, whose favorite instrument is the piano, said he listens to various genres of music including classical, jazz, pop and reggae. “But the music […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – More than 30 species of fish, plants and other creatures that may have been undiscovered until recently, have been found in Guyana’s Kaieteur National Park. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) made the disclosure last week as it launched its Kaieteur-Upper Potaro Biodiversity Assessment Survey Report, following the second in a series of three […]
