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By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Editorial Operations Manager TORONTO, Ontario – In a hard fought — and sometimes acrimonious — battle, Kathleen Wynne and her Liberal Party exited the 41st Ontario general election, last week Thursday, victorious and vindicated. Re-elected with ...

Analysis by Mario Osava  RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (IPS) – The seven-year-old got bored after running here and there for five minutes, amidst a group of a dozen classmates.  He eventually stomped off the field because he hadn’t managed to ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Editorial Operations Manager With FIFA World Cup Soccer fever washing over the globe, to include our city, one establishment is showing customer appreciation and World Cup support at the same time. During the World Cup ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – Gaston Browne, 47, became the fourth and youngest ever prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda after he was sworn into office by Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack less than 24 hours after his Antigua and ...

By Jean Pierre Pride Health Columnist “Vitamin D”, coined the sunshine vitamin, helps our bodies make calcium and phosphorous. Vitamin D is largely responsible for building strong, healthy bones and teeth. It also supports muscles, nerves, glands and skin, and ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – Six murders involving the use of firearms this year have Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, vowing to crackdown on people trying to smuggle guns into the country. On Monday, Brathwaite said as of the end of May, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Police say a 22-year-old man arrested and charged with the murder of three people may also be responsible for 12 other murders in the country. Head of the Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT), Superintendent Michael Phipps, said ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname CMC – Police are investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy who ate biscuits smeared with rat poison in the Maroon village of Djoemoe on the upper Suriname River over the weekend. Police said that Vigo Gaga went ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – A 23-year-old prison officer has surrendered to police after allegedly killing a colleague as a result of a love triangle involving another prison officer. Police said that Dominque Bernard, 37, died Sunday night after ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Trinidad and Tobago and China marked 40 years of diplomatic relations with Port of Spain describing the milestone as “truly a momentous occasion.” Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar speaking at a dinner on Sunday ...