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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 28, (CMC) – Former prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller, could face a challenge to her leadership of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) as the party announced that nominations for candidates for the positions of president ...

By Chris Patterson JIS Contributing Writer MORANT BAY, Jamaica, June 28, (JIS) — The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be restarting its farmers’ market initiative at venues across the island, to address the glut of some produce. ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 28, (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Timothy Harris, today, described the Federation’s first prime minister, Sir Kennedy Simmonds, as a “towering standard-bearer for the period that historians label as the beginning of contemporary Caribbean politics”, as ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 28, (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, today, warned that transnational organised crime is stifling social and economic growth in the Caribbean. “It is no secret that this region has seen the impact of transnational organised crime ...

By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Columnist Chinese head tax, Indigenous residential schools, South Asian Komagata Maru incident. These are some of the apologies given by current and previous federal governments for historical injustices done to Canadians because of their race, ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Austin Ardinel Chesterfield (“Tom”) Clarke, 81, a doyen of Canadian literature, is being remembered as a multifaceted, complicated essayist, novelist, short story writer, civil rights activist, former journalist, diplomat, professor and ...

LONDON, England, June 28, (CMC) – The London-based Privy Council, today, dismissed an application by policy holders of the financially troubled Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) saying that an assurance given by the Trinidad and Tobago government had created a ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist When it comes to BBQ and grilling in the Caribbean, we usually stick to more traditional things, like ‘jerk” and your everyday grilled chicken and other meats glazed store bought BBQ sauce. ...

By Robin Horton Just as with learning to walk, children learn best by doing rather than by watching. Gardening with kids is filled with exploration, education, and fun, allowing them to experience things firsthand and participate in active learning. Working in ...

If there’s one day we love to boldly display our national pride, it’s Canada Day. Combining glorious weather, delicious food and entertaining company, this holiday is one of our country’s favourites. But do you find that yourself attending (or hosting) ...