By Dr. Peter Sealy Guest Writer There is indifference in the African Canadian Community characterized by stigma when it comes to the issue of mental illness. Sadly the only time when we think someone has a mental illness is when ...
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Borrowing To Make RRSP Contribution May Not Be A Good Idea
Rajiv is 40, single, has no debts, and rents an apartment. He has $50,000 in his Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), but hasn’t saved any money to make a contribution to his RRSP this year. He has access to a ...
Read More »LIME Proposes Debt Restructuring Program To Deal With Outstanding Arrears
ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The British-owned telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless, which operates in the Caribbean as LIME, Friday announced a debt restructuring it said would benefit consumers in Dominica. LIME said that customers using landline, internet and mobile network could ...
Read More »REAL ESTATE…with a difference: Shakira’s Miami Beach Home!
The expression “Blond Bombshell” isn’t powerful enough to describe Shakira Mebarak, Columbia’s hot 5’2” singer, songwriter and model. For first-hand evidence, one only has to watch her new music video with Rihanna, “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” which hit #1 ...
Read More »Potato Soup with Spicy Shrimp
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 medium shallots, thinly sliced (1 cup) Kosher salt 1 ½ pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1 (8-ounce) baking potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 7 cups chicken stock ...
Read More »Sage- and Garlic-Crusted Pork Tenderloin
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon) 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh sage 1 ¼ tsp coarse salt ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 1 (about 1 ¼ pounds) pork tenderloin, tied with kitchen twine 1 ...
Read More »Cherry-Almond Brownies
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces ½ cup sugar ¼ cup strong coffee, room temperature ¼ cup all-purpose flour ¾ tsp coarse salt ½ ...
Read More »Rihanna Blames Accountant In Lawsuit For Losing US$9 Million
NEW YORK, New York CMC – Barbadian pop-singing sensation, Rihanna, has blamed her New York accountant for losing US$9 million in 2009. In new court papers filed in Manhattan Federal court and disclosed in media reports here, last Thursday, Rihanna, 25, ...
Read More »Jamaica Eyes Global Animation Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – The World Bank says Jamaica has inched closer to positioning itself as a credible player in the global animation industry with the graduation of 45 newly minted animators under the “Animate Jamaica” project. On Wednesday, the ...
Read More »U.S. Leans Toward Restoring Voting Rights For Felons
By Bryant Harris US Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and several key Republican and Democrat senators agree on the need for criminal justice reform, and some are now even seeking to restore voting rights to ...
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