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Some Less-Remembered Black-Canadian Historical Facts

Some Less-Remembered Black-Canadian Historical Facts

By Yvonne Sam Pride Contributing Columnist In 1963, Saint-Firmin Monestime, a Haitian-Canadian politician and Medical Doctor, became the first Black elected Mayor of a Canadian municipality — the northern Ontario town of Mattawa, with a population of 3000. The town ...

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Guyana Implements National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

Guyana Implements National Oil Spill Contingency Plan

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 13, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana’s Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has begun the operationalisation of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, with the hosting of a simulation exercise to test Guyana’s response capability. The exercise formed part of ...

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Caribbean Media Urged To Share Useful Information On Coronavirus

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 13, 2020 (CMC) – Media workers, across the Caribbean, are being urged by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to willingly give information to health and other authorities, about ...

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Canadian Prime Minister To Meet With Caribbean Leaders

Canadian Prime Minister To Meet With Caribbean Leaders

OTTAWA, Ontario, February 11, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, will meet with Caribbean Leaders during their 31st inter-sessional summit in Barbados, on Tuesday, next week, the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has confirmed. The Secretariat said that Trudeau ...

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Handwritten Valentines Create A Legacy Of Love And Literacy

Handwritten Valentines Create A Legacy Of Love And Literacy

By Hetty Roessingh Guest Contributor Romantic love is a complex emotion, thought to have ancient roots in human evolution, and associated with the need to pair-bond in stable relationships. Through songs, poems, diaries, journals, cards and artwork, love is celebrated for ...

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