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
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Foreigners Jailed In Counterfeit Bank Card Scheme In Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 13, 2020 (CMC) – Two foreign nationals have been sentenced to two years in jail, after they were found guilty on a charge of trafficking in counterfeit cards. Magistrate, Adia Mohammed, imposed the ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Three Key Steps In Basement Renovation Planning
Now’s the time when many of us start thinking about what home improvement projects we’d like to tackle this year. If a basement makeover is at the top of your list, here are the key steps you need to take. ...
Read More »Over-Parenting Teaches Children To Be Entitled – Let Them Fail And Learn To Be Resilient Instead
By Ana Aznar Guest Contributor During the last couple of decades, new types of parents have emerged. From the anxiously involved helicopter parents to the pushy tiger mums, these differing styles all have one thing in common: they tend to ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Commemorates Veteran World-Class Sprinter, Asafa Powell, With Statue
KINGSTON, Jamaica February 11, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has commended star-sprinter, Asafa Powell, for heralding the modern era of Jamaica’s sprint dominance by male athletes, when he first broke the 100-metre world record in June 2005. The Prime ...
Read More »US President, Donald Trump, Issues Proclamation Declaring February Black History Month
WASHINGTON, DC February 11, 2020 (CMC) – As is customary for United States presidents, over the years, President Donald J. Trump has issued a proclamation, declaring February National African American History Month. “Through bravery, perseverance, faith, and resolve — often ...
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