1 pound dry ziti pasta 1 onion, chopped 1 pound lean ground beef 2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce 6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced 1 ½ cups sour cream 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese Preparation: ...
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Jean Augustine Retires As Ontario Fairness Commissioner
Photo above is of Hon. Dr. Jean Augustine, left, seen at the 30th anniversary gala of the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA), last month, with (L-R): Pauline Christian, President of the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA); and Patricia Jaggernauth, Weather Specialist at ...
Read More »Exco Levi Wins Fourth Consecutive JUNO Best Reggae Recording Award
Last Saturday, Exco Levi became the only artist in Canadian history to be nominated four times for the JUNO Awards’ Best Reggae Recording – and win, consecutively. Levi – born Wayne Ford Levy on June 7 in 1981 in Manchester, ...
Read More »Canadian Football League Names Its New First Black Commissioner: Jeffrey Orridge
TORONTO, Ontario – The CFL has named Jeffrey Orridge as its new commissioner. The league introduced Orridge, who had been the executive director of CBC Sports, at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. Orridge succeeds Mark Cohon, who served ...
Read More »Legal Trailblazer Organized Herself To Succeed
By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — When Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré – the first black person to be appointed to the Bench in Quebec – was approaching retirement from the Court of Quebec in April 2012 after serving since ...
Read More »Wave Goodbye To Winter With Citrus-inspired Spa Treatments
NC – You drink it and eat it, but did you know that California-grown citrus is an effective and popular ingredient for re-energizing the spirit? It’s true, so with the arrival of spring be sure to kick off your boots ...
Read More »Dominica Government Holding Talks On Settling Issue Regarding Deportation Of Jamaican Singer
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government, Monday, confirmed that talks were being held with its Jamaican counterpart on a settlement regarding the deportation of dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, last February. Lee, whose real name is Leroy Russell, and ...
Read More »Former T&T Politician, Cricket Administrator Dies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The former leader of government business in Parliament and cricket administrator, Dr. Alloy Lequay, has died. He was 90 years old. Lequay, who entered Parliament in 1966 as the parliamentary representative for South Naparima, ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Moving Against People Involved In “Lottery” Scam
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says more than 500 people have been arrested and billions of dollars in assets seized under the country’s anti-lottery scamming law, since it was passed in 2013. National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, told ...
Read More »Guyana Blasts Venezuela Over Efforts To “Stymie” Country’s Development
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it “is extremely perplexed” by the decision of the Venezuela government to use the media here to publicise its opposition to the allegations by Georgetown that Caracas is seeking to stymie the ...
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