By Sharry Aiken and Sean Rehaag Guest Writers The recent Ontario budget included a 30 per cent cut to legal aid. This will cause hardship for many low-income residents of Ontario, who are disproportionately drawn from racialized communities. Refugees are among ...
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Lifeless Body Of Missing 8-Year-Old Student Found In Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – Police say they are in search of a suspect, after the body of an eight year-old student was found, nearly a week, after she disappeared, while on her way to school. Police said ...
Read More »Opposition Lawmaker In St. Kitts Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Deputy Prime Minister
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The attorney, representing former education and information minister, Nigel Carty, says he will soon make a submission, regarding the damages his client should receive, after a High Court found he ...
Read More »Canadian Black Chamber Of Commerce Launches In Toronto
By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario April 17, 2019 – The Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) will be officially launched, next week Thursday, April 25, with a discussion about Black-owned businesses, led by an expert panel. Self-described, on ...
Read More »Barbados Government Approves New Initiative For Postal Service
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados government has approved the Integrated Postal Reform and Development Plan (IPDP), after the island was chosen, by the Universal Postal Union, as the Postal Operator in the Caribbean to implement the ...
Read More »Guyana Press Association Condemns Media Allegations By Opposition Leader
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 17, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana Press Association (GPA) said, today, it would hold Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo, “accountable”, should any harm come to media professionals, ...
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