By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator In a recent public lecture in London, England, Professor Jo Delahunty, QC, one of Britain’s top leading barristers, propounded that there was extensive complacency regarding the pervasiveness of inappropriate behavior in chambers and ...
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Canadian Housing Starts Trend Held Steady In January
OTTAWA, Ontario February 11, 2019 — The trend in housing starts in Canada was 208,131 units in January 2019, compared to 207,171 units in December 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month ...
Read More »Barbados Prime Minister Hints At More Layoffs To Come
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 11, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has hinted at more layoffs, within the public service, as she promised to update Barbadians on her government’s external debt restructuring plan. “Those discussions are continuing, and the public ...
Read More »Second Jamaica Opposition Party Member Murdered In Recent Days
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 11, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has condemned the second murder of one of its members, in as many weeks, saying the latest killing continues “a catalogue of wanton acts of criminality, ...
Read More »Guyana’s Attorney General Files Appeal Seeking To Ensure Government Remains In Office
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 11, 2019 (CMC) – Attorney General, Basil Williams, today, urged the Court of Appeal to grant a stay in the ruling of Chief Justice, Roxanne George-Wiltshire, that the motion of no confidence against the Guyana government passed ...
Read More »Black And Racialized Student Achievement Gaps Are A Red-Alert
By Vidya Shah Guest Writer Toronto public schools have major and rising student achievement gaps, based on race and income, according to a recent landmark report. One of the biggest blocks to closing these gaps is educators’ understanding of why these ...
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