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By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – In a seemingly unstable financial climate, a real concern among many small business owners, self-employed professionals and individuals alike, is the prudent provision of sound accounting and taxation advice during ...

By Cydney Hargis US Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – In the aftermath of the recent acquittal of 31-year-old Florida native, George Zimmerman, the state’s so-called Stand Your Ground law has come under national scrutiny, as have dozens of other states ...

By Allan Jones Pride Health Columnist I have seen many individuals sit down to eat and without even tasting the food in front of them, they reach for the salt shaker and cover their meal with salt. You ask why, ...

By Sandy Daley Audre Lorde wrote, “I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor Intertwined in Torontonian society, Jamaican culture is no stranger to the city that has been the stage for exploring all aspects of a rich heritage for the past 23 years. The Toronto International ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – St. Lucia’s leading soca artiste, Ricky T, captured three major titles and scored another roaring success as the curtains came down on the 2013 St. Lucia carnival. In addition to winning both the Soca and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A campaign by local human rights watchdog, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), highlighting the plight of children, has not gone down well with the Minister of Youth, Lisa Hanna who has described an online petition by the ...

By Valeria Vilardo Haiti Correspondent PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (IPS) – More than two years ago, Haiti’s parliament approved a landmark amendment to the country’s 1987 constitution to ensure that women fill at least 30 percent of elected and appointed positions at the national level. ...

By Ernest J. Guiste Pride Columnist In this, my follow-up post on the question of the propriety of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) adjudicating claims involving claims of racial profiling, I assert that this inferior tribunal has no ...

By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Pride Health Columnist Do you have pain when performing a repetitive task during your day? Does the pain affect your shoulder, elbow, or wrist? This article will discuss the causes and symptoms associated with repetitive stress ...