BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – The Canadian government says it will impose visa restrictions on nationals from St. Kitts-Nevis. In a statement, Ottawa said that the visa restriction would go into effect from November 22 and that citizens from the ...
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Humanitarians Celebrated For Supporting Haiti
Photo above (left to right): Antoine Derose, Sankofa Juba, Maggie Barnfield, Rosemary Sadlier and John Barnfield. By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Three people were recently honoured for their humanitarian work to help improve the lives of ...
Read More »Popular Theatre Promoter, Michael Charles, Dies After Two-Year Battle With Cancer
TORONTO, Ontario – Prominent Toronto promoter, Michael Charles, passed away, peacefully, in his home last Friday, after a two year bout with GIST, a rare form of stomach cancer. Charles, the consummate professional, was known for producing large-scale, Black stage ...
Read More »Four Tips To Begin Healing Your Life
Neglect. Abuse. Divorce. Addiction. These are just a few of the life experiences that can leave children emotionally bruised or worse, causing some to develop dysfunctional outlooks and behaviors that condemn them to perpetual self-victimization as adults. “We not only ...
Read More »5 Gorgeous Destinations For Winter Adventures
Photo above: Beautiful Gullfoss Waterfall in Iceland. Photo credit: © Can Stock Photo Inc. – compuinfoto. NC – There’s no reason to postpone your next vacation until the weather warms up again – some of the most remarkable experiences on ...
Read More »HEALTHY REASONING: Think Sickle Cell Before Pregnancy
By Allan Bucka Jones Pride Health Columnist Are you planning to have a child? Are you expecting a newborn soon? Do you know your sickle cell status? Do you know your partner’s sickle cell status? So what is sickle cell ...
Read More »Online Activism And Its Destruction On The Black Community
By L. Ardor Pride Columnist There is no doubt that we are living in the age of technology, anything that we need is available at our fingertips. Cellphones, chat rooms, online shopping, and a plethora of social media websites have ...
Read More »St. Lucia Police Commissioner Welcomes Reward For Information On Hotelier’s Murder
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Commissioner of Police, Vernon Francois, has welcomed the reward of a quarter million Eastern Caribbean dollars being offered by the family of slain hotelier, Oliver Gobat, for information leading to the arrest of the person ...
Read More »OPINION: How Ebola Could End The US Embargo Of Cuba
By Arturo Lopez-Levy Guest Writer DENVER, Colorado (IPS) – When was the last time in recent memory a top U.S. official praised Cuba publicly? And since when has Cuba’s leadership offered to cooperate with Americans? It’s rare for politicians from ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Opposition Leader Rejects The CCJ
By Rupert Johnson Debates are now going on in the Jamaican parliament concerning the replacement of the British Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). But the Opposition Party leader, Andrew Holness is vehemently opposed to this move. ...
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