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 ...
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Jamaica’s Agriculture Ministry To Restart Farmers’ Markets Across Island
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. ...
Read More »St. Kitts-Nevis Government Honours Country’s Only Living National Hero
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 ...
Read More »Jamaica’s PM Says Crime Affecting Economic Growth In The Caribbean
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 ...
Read More »Dear Mr. Prime Minister, When Can African Canadians Expect To Receive An Apology For Slavery?
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, ...
Read More »“‘Membering” Austin Clarke: Multifaceted Trailblazer, Who Mentored And Paved The Way For Generations Of Writers
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 ...
Read More »Privy Council Dismisses Appeal By CLICO Policy Holders
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 ...
Read More »BBQ Chicken Wrapped In Bacon Glazed With Tamarind BBQ Sauce
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. ...
Read More »Kids’ Gardening: Cultivating Food And Life Lessons
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 ...
Read More »Host The Most Canadian Canada Day Barbecue Ever, Eh
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) ...
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