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By Cheryl Thompson Contributing Writer Renowned visual artist Mickalene Thomas has taken over the fifth-floor gallery space of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) with her show “Femmes Noires.” Working with curator Julie Crooks, it is the first time the ...

By Garfield L. Angus Contributing Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica January 24, 2019 — Jamaican government representatives, as well as other dignitaries, recently celebrated the appointment of Jamaica-born, Dr. Rosemary Moodie, to the Canadian Senate. Dr. Moodie, who has made significant contributions ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 24, 2019 (CMC) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says the government is closely monitoring the latest developments in Venezuela, where opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, yesterday, declared himself interim president, triggering a fresh round ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 24, 2019 (CMC) – The government of Guyana says it is gravely concerned, about the deepening of the political crisis in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and supports calls, made at both the regional and international levels, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 24, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to acquire shares in public companies, listed on the island’s stock exchange. “I am encouraging Jamaicans to buy shares in these public companies, when they are ...

By Doyle Gallegos* Guest Writer WASHINGTON, District of Columbia January 23, 2019 (CMC) – Imagine disaster, early-warning systems using the latest tools, offered by artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Imagine tourists having ubiquitous access to one-gigabit, secure, wireless hot-spots. Imagine ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Permit me to preface all that I am about to say, herein, by reassuring all readers that I am in no way a prude, axe grinder, or bible-toter, trying my level best to ...

AJAX, Ontario January 23, 2019 — The Regional Municipality of Durham’s twelfth Annual Black History Month Celebration, themed “Afrofuturism: Achieving Wakanda Today”, will be held on Saturday, February 2, in Ajax, Ontario. A term coined in the 1990s, Afrofuturism reflects ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 23, 2019 (CMC) – The Newly-elected presidential candidate of Guyana’s main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Irfaan Ali, on Sunday night, outlined some of the main priorities of the party, if it is elected to office in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 23, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana police force, said, today, they had detained a suspect in the murder of a security guard, who was due to have testified in a case against three people, linked to a ...