Court set aside refusal of visitor’s visa for Guyanese family  

Court set aside refusal of visitor’s visa for Guyanese family   

by Sukhram Ramkissoon Every year tens of thousands of foreign nationals who have close family ties or friends in Canada, submit visitor visa applications.  A visitor visa is also known as a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)which allows persons to enter Canada for a vacation or other reasons. Not all countries require their citizens to obtain […]

Ford should sign the child care deal now

Ford should sign the child care deal now

  When the Liberals made the election promise of funding $30 billion to allow for $10 a day child care, parents of any age and of any political persuasion would have found it difficult not to applaud the Liberals for making it. No doubt the announcement would have also been met with a great deal […]

Caribbean security: the bigger picture

Caribbean security: the bigger picture

  By David Jessop In mid-November, a little noticed virtual meeting took place. It considered in the round the security threats that the Caribbean will face in future. It pointed not just to the obvious in the form of the enemy within – those involved in criminality, organised crime, and corruption – but considered an […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement to mark Indigenous Veterans Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement to mark Indigenous Veterans Day

Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour Indigenous peoples – past and present – who have served and continue to serve with great pride and sacrifice for our freedom. Each year, during Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day, Canadians join together to acknowledge all those who served our country, but throughout our history, Indigenous veterans have […]

We’ve made lofty promises at COP26, now what?

We’ve made lofty promises at COP26, now what?

During his brief stay – about three days – at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly committed Canada to big promises to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Given how fraught the climate change and greenhouse emissions discussions are here in Canada, Mr. Trudeau is in a […]

Multilateralism and Cooperation must win to ensure world survival

Multilateralism and Cooperation must win to ensure world survival

  by Carlton Joseph The G20 summit on Climate Change ended last week with an agreement on climate that commits its member nations to end coal financing by the end of the year and aims to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.  Caribbean Prime Ministers (PM), Jamaica’s Andrew Holness and Barbados’ […]

A chat with multi-award winning writer Nadia L. Hohn

A chat with multi-award winning writer Nadia L. Hohn

By Yolanda T. Marshall     Nadia L. Hohn is one of Canada’s most influential literary voices of Jamaican descent Nadia L. Hohn is one of Canada’s most influential literary voices of Jamaican descent. An erudite educator and a multi-award winning writer of non-fiction, middle-grade, young adult, and picture books. I recall walking into a […]

Despite his philandering IAD rules that marriage was genuine   

Despite his philandering IAD rules that marriage was genuine   

by Sukhram Ramkissoon Miriam (not her real name) was recently successful at the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD), after a panel member set aside the refusal of her spousal sponsorship application. A visa officer refused her spouse Donald’s (not real name) application for permanent residence. They are both from the Caribbean and were born on the […]

I have a recent injury…Should I stretch or strengthen?

I have a recent injury…Should I stretch or strengthen?

By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Patients often ask if it is better to stretch an injured muscle and joint or strengthen the injured area. This article will discuss the importance of both stretching and strengthening exercises as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation program. What Happens to your body following an injury: Following an injury, you may […]