Photo above: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gives President Barack Obama a banner after their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, August 4, 2015. The message reads, “The highest virtue is like water.” Photo credit: Official White House photo by Pete Souza. ...
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Guyana Welcomes You, With Open Arms, Government Minister Assures Diaspora In Canada
Photo above: From L – R: Sanchia Persaud; Ms. Sattie Sawh, Consul General; Frederick Mc Wilfred, Political Division; Larry London; Minister Joseph Harmon; Minister Cathy Hughes; and Bobby Vieira, at the Last Lap Lime event. Photo courtesy of the Guyana Information ...
Read More »Police Association’s Reckless Denial Of Systemic Racism Evidences Incompetence: ACLC
The following is a statement from the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC), issued on Monday, August 10, 2015. In two recent articles published by the Toronto Star, Mike McCormack, the President of the Toronto Police Association (TPA), denied the existence of anti-Black ...
Read More »Fish Farming Now A Big Hit In Africa
Photo above: Fish farming has fast turned into a way for many Africans to beat poverty and hunger. Photo credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Jeffrey Moyo IPS Africa Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe (IPS) — Hillary Thompson, aged 62, throws some grains of ...
Read More »Jamaica Celebrates 53 Years Of Independence
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica is celebrating its 53rd year of political independence from Britain with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller calling on Jamaicans to build communities as a way of bringing the real meaning to independence. “Let us build ...
Read More »Caribbean Artists Raise Their Voices For Climate Justice
Photo above: Award-winning St. Lucian poet Kendel Hippolyte says human beings would treat the environment differently if they see the Earth as their “mother”. Photo credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS. By Kenton X. Chance IPS Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (IPS) — ...
Read More »HEALTHY REASONING: Is Gum Disease Connected To Diabetes, Heart Disease, And Pancreatic Cancer?
By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist Simply put, periodontitis or gum disease, is extensive inflammation of the gum that results in tissue destruction. Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the supporting structures of the ...
Read More »Recipes To Cook For Your Dog
Homemade Meals Provide A Special Treat For Pets, Says Host Of Doggy Cooking Network Dinnertime for many dogs involves the owner ripping open a bag, pouring kibbles into a bowl and walking away. Not the stuff of a meaningful relationship. ...
Read More »Grenadian National Cricketer Charged With Rape; Remanded
GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – National cricketer and primary school teacher Denroy Charles is scheduled to appear in court on August 17 to answer to charges of rape and sexual assault. Charles, 31, who is also known as Cocoa Fly, was ...
Read More »Guyana Finance Minister Presents Multi-billion Dollar Budget To Parliament
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government unveiled its first national budget since coming to office in May announcing salary increases for public servants, old age pensioners and removing a number of its from the value added tax (VAT) system. ...
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