$150,000 donation aids after-school programs

$150,000 donation aids after-school programs

By Gerald V. Paul Global financier and Hadden Family Foundation President Glenn Hadden visited Charles Gordon Senior Public School last Friday and in a Santa-like fashion brought goodies: a $150,000 cheque. The funding will help thousands of at-risk students learn to cook, finish their homework and get fit through after-school programs. It’s in addition to […]

Our employment crisis: Part two

By Michael Lashley With the sole possible exception of the federal government, there is a clear consensus that Canada’s labor market is undergoing a major crisis, but no one wants to comment on when the proverbial and malodorous fecal matter will hit the fan. In the first week of April this year, The Caribbean Camera […]

Citizenship granted in error must be revoked

By Sukhram Ramkissoon In September 2013, an applicant attended before a citizenship judge in Hamilton, swore the oath of allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and committed to faithfully observe the laws of Canada. She was issued a certificate of citizenship and left at the end of the ceremony a Canadian citizen. Or did she? […]

Major changes to Citizenship Act

By Sukhram Ramkissoon  The changes in the Citizenship Act accelerate citizenship for permanent residents serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as well as foreign nationals on exchange with the Forces. Members of the Armed Forces and those on exchange with the Forces who have served for one year less than the residence requirement would qualify […]

ISIS photo ‘not me’, T&T man asserts

ISIS photo ‘not me’, T&T man asserts

By Jasminee Sahoye A Trinidadian man who bears a striking resemblance to a man in a photo believed to have links to ISIS is speaking out for the first time since a story was published in the Trinidad Express and other Caribbean newspapers a few days ago. Ashmeed Mohammed, who was visiting his sick mother […]

Kaiso Royale – A tale of two Kaiso Royals

Kaiso Royale – A tale of two Kaiso Royals

Canada’s six-time Canadian Calypso Monarch Macomere Fifi will share the stage with two-time T&T Calypso Monarch Singing Sandra on Friday, Oct. 31, in Toronto at the United Steelworkers Union Hall. Billed as the Meeting of the Monarchs, this milestone concert is the ultimate Calypso coronation, pitting our Canadian Calypso Monarch against the winner of the […]

Woman with fake papers gets legal status

A 34-year-old woman from the Caribbean who entered Canada with false documents was recently granted permission to apply for permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds. In late 2000, Carol (not her real name) entered the U.S. with a multiple-entry U.S. visa issued by the embassy in her country. She traveled to the States and […]

I thank you. All of you!

By Michael Lashley Though I believe in living a life of gratitude every day, I recognize the value of giving thanks at special events, in special ways such as through donations and volunteer service, and on a day or weekend set aside for that purpose. Here are some of the reasons I have for being […]

Pappy got a brand new bag … um, book

Pappy got a brand new bag … um, book

By Dave Douglas A Trinidadian saxophonist and orchestra leader for more than 36 years, Roy ‘Pappy’ Cape has scored another hit. Only this time it’s a book about his journey as a bandleader, musician and performer called The Life on the Calypso and Soca Bandstand. The author, Canadian-born Jocelyne Guilbault, is a professor of music […]

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