Jamaican national gets a second chance for permanent residence

Jamaican national gets a second chance for permanent residence

Listen to this article now. By Sukhram Ramkissoon The Federal Court of Canada recently set aside a decision of a Senior Immigration Officer made in February 2022, on behalf of a Jamaican national, who I will refer to as Jerome (not his real name).  The Federal Court ordered that his humanitarian application be re-determined by […]

We must call for an end to the occupation of Palestine

We must call for an end to the occupation of Palestine

Editorial Over 1000 Israelis and an equal number of Gazans/Palestinians have been killed since Hamas (Gaza’s army as the IDF is Israel’s army) infiltrated Israel and committed what is clearly a war crime by murdering civilians. Israel responded with another of their bombardments of Gaza, the most densely populated land in the world; a place […]

Black 13-year-old awarded $27K after boss treated her like thief

Black 13-year-old awarded $27K after boss treated her like thief

A 13-year-old Black girl who was wrongly singled out on suspicion of theft by her manager at a Vancouver juice bar has been awarded more than $27,000 in damages for discrimination. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has found that because of her race and sex, the young worker was subjected to a “poisoned” work environment […]

Businessman suing Bank which falsely claim that cheque was fraudulent

Businessman suing Bank which falsely claim that cheque was fraudulent

By Lincoln DePradine National Bank of Canada is losing a Black entrepreneur Dr C. Justine Pierre and facing legal action over a cheque the bank withheld, claiming it may be “fraudulent’’. Pierre, an expert in migration and labour market research, is director of Dunn, Pierre, Barnett & Company Canada Ltd., a Black research, human resource […]

Nova Scotia RCMP will apologize to African community for street checks

Nova Scotia RCMP will apologize to African community for street checks

Nova Scotia RCMP will apologize to the African Nova Scotian community next year “for the harm caused by the historical use of street checks,” according to a news release issued last week. Community consultations are being organized in African Nova Scotian communities ahead of the apology. One was held last week in Gibson Woods, N.S., […]

Jamaica’s shameful record of sexual abuse

Jamaica’s shameful record of sexual abuse

By Leo Gilling Of the countries globally, and with the 2010 national report of rapes, Jamaica ranks 22nd with 24 rape incidents per 100,000 citizens. The JCF recorded approximately 6600 rape incidents between 2011 and 2020, with about 3250 cleared up. (The clear-up rate refers to all cases disposed of from the court’s active records […]

Class-action lawsuit launched over ‘carding’

Class-action lawsuit launched over ‘carding’

A class-action lawsuit has been launched against the Toronto Police Service for the practice of “carding.” It alleges that the practice of randomly stopping people and collecting their information continues to harm marginalized communities. The statement of claim filed on Monday is on behalf of all Black and Indigenous people who have been stopped by […]

St Kitts and Nevis to crack down on bogus marriages

St Kitts and Nevis to crack down on bogus marriages

St Kitts and Nevis will be updating its citizenship through marriage rules in an effort to crack down on sham nuptials. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s Press Conference last week, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Garth Wilkin, said it was time for the illicit industry, which began in 2019, to end. […]

Candidates from ethno-cultural communities were victims of online abuse

Candidates from ethno-cultural communities were victims of online abuse

  By Lincoln DePradine Chinese-Canadian Olivia Chow is now mayor of the City of Toronto, winning the job in a by-election last month in which there were several Black candidates and some from other ethno-cultural communities. It’s certain that these candidates would have been the victims of online abuse, if a report on municipal elections […]

Husband succeeds on humanitarian grounds after spousal sponsorship withdrawn

Husband succeeds on humanitarian grounds after spousal sponsorship withdrawn

By Sukhram Ramkissoon James (not his real name) is a citizen of Jamaica who entered Canada in March 2018, at the Lester Pearson International Airport as a Farm Worker with a work permit which would expire in December 2018. Before his work permit expired, he retained a representative to apply for an extension of his […]