Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon In the best interests of Sharia When Clara, and her young daughter, Sharia (not their real names), came to Canada over six years ago, they had a big surprise awaiting them. They had come to join Sharia’s father, Torrance (not his real name), who did not have permanent resident status. […]
What have Ontarians gained from the first public match-up featuring the province’s three political musketeers? There was no fire and brimstone. There were few, if any, developments that caused a significant shift in voters’ opinions. But the Ontario Provincial Leaders debate had a respectful and courteous tone that contrasted sharply with the viciousness and personal […]
By Carlton Joseph As North Korea and the United States prepare for the first meeting to discuss the potential of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, I believe that all nations should be concerned about the outcome. If talks go forward, they would be the highest-level meetings between the two countries. President Carter’s meeting with deceased […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A complaint made by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley about a locally-based United Nations (UN) official’s “misinformed” comments following the repatriation of 82 Venezuelans last month, has got the attention of the UN’s Secretary General António Guterres. Acting Attorney General Stuart Young says Guterres plans […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Scotiabank has signed a (Jamaican) $6-million sponsorship agreement with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) for the Jamaica Investment Forum, scheduled to take place at the Montego Bay Conference Centre from June 12 to 14. The conference is being held under the theme ‘Setting the Stage – Why Invest in Jamaica,’ and is expected […]
A Chinese restaurant in Toronto was ordered by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal to pay $10,000 to a Black man after ruling that it discriminated against him by asking him and his three friends, all Black, to pay in advance for their meals. In the recent ruling, adjudicator Esi Codjoe found that Hong Shing Chinese […]
Ontario Independent Police Review Director Gerry McNeily will be the keynote speaker at the annual Dudley Laws Scholarship fundraising brunch to be held on Sunday at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto. The brunch is organized by the Black Action Defense Committee (BADC) which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. Dudley Laws was the executive […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – David Michael Rudder, hailed as modern calypso’s most innovative songwriter, received the Key to the City of Port of Spain, during a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday conducted by Mayor Joel Martinez. Rudder who was born in Port of Spain, lives in Toronto. In bestowing the honour, Mayor Martinez […]
Harry Jerome Awards 2018 By Lincoln DePradine Luke Welch, a recording pianist, is Canadian and he’s Black. He’s a music prodigy and one of the best in the world at what he does, and Welch has been honoured by the Black Business and Profession Association (BBPA). Welch and more than a dozen other people, […]
By Stephen Weir If you pulled back the drapes at many Toronto events, you would find 52-year Yvette Martin pulling the strings, firing up the musicians and cueing the talent. This weekend, for the first time in many years, the Jamaican Canadian actress is going to be on this side of the curtain joking about […]
