GEORGETOWN, Guyana -The Parliament Office here is investigating a security breach after a woman, dressed in a Santa suit and ringing a bell, entered the parliament chamber on Friday as Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo was making his presentation during the debate on the 2018 national budget. After a walkout by a majority of the government […]
TORONTO, Canada – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)has launched a public interest inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination by the Toronto Police Service (TPS). The inquiry started last week Thursday. Using its legislated inquiry powers, under Section 31 of Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the OHRC has called for the TPS, the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) and […]
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 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. […]
Four Grenadian police officers, have been charged with the fatal beating of Oscar Bartholomew in 2011. Bartholomew, a Grenadian living in Toronto, Canada, was visiting his native island with his wife at the time of his death, which caused widespread anger and grief across the country. The officers, Edward Gibson, Roddy Felix, Kenton Hazzard and […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Police in Guyana are still investigating a call from a prison inmate who threatened to assassinate President David Granger. Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels confirmed the inmate from the Lusignan Prison called the emergency 911 number last week and reportedly told the operator that when he leaves prison he will kill Granger. […]
The Canadian government will be spending C$327.6m over five years, in an effort to curb the increase in gun violence that is affecting the country. In addition, a further C$100m in new funding will be spent annually afterwards, to help support a variety of initiatives to reduce gun crime and criminal gang activities. This is […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Veteran entertainer, Desmond Ballentine, more popularly known as Ninjaman, was convicted of murder and shooting with intent by a seven-member jury in Jamaica’s Home Circuit Court on Monday. The prosecution, led by Kathy Pike and Nicholas Edmonds, successfully made submission to the jury and Justice Martin Gayle, that Ballentine, his son Janiel […]
The Black Action Defense Committee has expressed satisfaction with the sweeping changes made to Ontario’s policing laws. The new legislative changes introduced Thursday will strengthen oversight, redefine core police duties and make it possible to suspend officers without pay. “Today is a great day for Ontarians, a great day for Canada and a great day […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -A homeless man who took the Port of Spain City Corporation to court over an alleged decision to lock him and other homeless people out of Tamarind Square here at nights, has lost his lawsuit and was ordered by the judge to pay the legal cost of the city council lawyers. […]
