Greenidge Leaves Lasting Musical Legacy The international music community is mourning the loss of Robert Greenidge, the renowned Trinidad and Tobago-born steelpan musician, arranger and composer whose career helped bring the national instrument to audiences around the world. Greenidge died following a prolonged illness. He was 76. Widely regarded as one of the foremost figures […]
UN Vote Gives Trinidad Global Voice Trinidad and Tobago has secured a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2027 to 2028 term after winning 181 votes in elections held at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. As the sole candidate representing the Latin American and Caribbean Group, the country comfortably surpassed […]
The Gordie Howe International Bridge should have been a triumph of vision, cooperation and economic common sense. Instead, it has become a case study in how politics can obstruct even the most obvious public good. The idea of a second major crossing between Windsor and Detroit was not conceived yesterday. Studies began more than two […]
By Anthony Joseph Canada is facing a question many of us never imagined we would have to ask. It is not a question about politics, climate policy, or even economics. It is a question about survival What happens when the country beside you — the country that has been your closest ally, largest trading partner […]
Community Mourns Little Jamaica Business Trailblazer By Neil Armstrong Monica Lewis, the trailblazing entrepreneur of the longstanding Monica’s Beauty Salon and Cosmetic Supplies in Little Jamaica, demanded respect and honoured respect; you had to respect her. That’s how her son, Junior Lewis, is remembering his late mother who passed away in her sleep on May […]
By Ron Cheong For much of the modern postcolonial era, the Caribbean has lived inside a permanent contradiction. Its small states speak the language of sovereignty, solidarity, anti-imperialism, and regional fraternity. Yet they survive in a world dominated by overwhelming asymmetries of power – economic, military, and political. No contradiction illustrates this more painfully than […]
Black Canadians should not be treated as homogeneous group By Charles Agard For decades, discussions about race and public policy in Canada have often grouped all Black people into a single category: “Black Canadians.” While this classification has been useful for documenting racial inequalities and advocating for anti-racism initiatives, a growing body of research argues […]
Jamaica names hospital for Portia Simpson Miller Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is set to receive a major national tribute, with the Jamaican government confirming that a new state of the art children’s hospital under construction in western Jamaica will bear her name. Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the Western Child and Adolescent […]
Whose Language Defines Canada’s National Voice? When Mary Simon was appointed Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General in 2021, much of the public discussion should have focused on the historic significance of the moment. An Inuk woman from Nunavik, Simon brought decades of diplomatic, political, and advocacy experience to the role. Instead, a substantial portion of […]
By Anthony Joseph When Prime Minister Mark Carney stood before the Economic Club of New York recently, he was not simply delivering another polished speech to investors and financiers. He was unveiling what may become the defining economic and geopolitical doctrine of modern Canada. The timing of the speech mattered as much as the content. […]
