By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario July 25, 2016 (PRIDE) — The Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY) is important to Black youth and the Black community, especially in light of the growing mental ...
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Prime Ministers Of T&T And Jamaica Hail Bilateral Talks A Success
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 21, 2016 (CMC) – The Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have declared meetings, held over the last four days, a success. In a communiqué, issued on today, Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, and his ...
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Black youths missing in the progressive framework of today’s society What impact will this have on the future? By Victor Carrington PRIDE Guest Columnist There is an old African proverb that says “It takes a village to raise a child”. ...
Read More »Rewriting Africa’s Agricultural Narrative
By Friday Phiri IPS Africa Correspondent ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, July 20, 2016 (IPS) — Albert Kanga Azaguie no longer considers himself a smallholder farmer. By learning and monitoring the supply and demand value chains of one of the country’s staple ...
Read More »Pioneer Reggae Gospel Group, Kay Morris & The Jewels, Reunites For Charity
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario July 20, 2016 (PRIDE) — At the pinnacle of its success and acclaim, in 2004, Kay Morris left the pioneering reggae gospel group she founded, to pursue a solo career in music, ...
Read More »Code Of Conduct For Public Officials In Grenada’s New Constitution
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, July 19, 2016 (CMC) – A new Code of Conduct, forbidding public servants to “use their office for private gain” and “to allow their integrity to be justifiably called into question”, will be included in a new ...
Read More »IMF Predicts Economic Decline For The Caribbean As Result Of Brexit
WASHINGTON, DC July 19, 2016 (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecasts for economic growth in the Caribbean and Latin America over the next two years, as the unexpected United Kingdom vote to leave the European ...
Read More »Lack Of Racial Diversity At Ontario’s Judicial Misconduct Bodies — Part 2: The Justices of The Peace Review Council
By Ernest Guiste PRIDE Guest Columnist If the government of Ontario is serious about combating racism and systemic discrimination, one of the first, and most effective, steps in this direction is to review the staffing and operation of its agencies ...
Read More »Guyana Parliament Approves Telecom Legislation Paving Way For Competition
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 19, 2016 (CMC) – Parliament has passed the Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill that the government said would, effectively, bring to an end a monopoly enjoyed by one company in the telecommunications sector. “This legislation will allow other companies ...
Read More »Canadian Company Produced 75,000 Ounces Of Gold At Guyana Mine So Far This Year
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 19, 2016 (CMC) – Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc. has produced an estimated 75,000 ounces of gold, for the first half of this year. “Aurora Gold Mines (a subsidiary of Guyana Goldfields Inc.) is a very bright spot ...
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