NAIROBI, Kenya (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — Barbados and the Caribbean community (CARICOM) have firmly planted diplomatic roots in Africa. This happened, when Barbados’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. Jerome Walcott, officially opened the CARICOM diplomatic ...
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Feed SubscriptionCanada-based Indo-Caribbean Organisation Donated 2000 Books To Children In Guyana And Trinidad
TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, June 29, 2022) — The Indo-Caribbean Canadian Association (“ICCA”), earlier this month, conducted a successful “Books for Back Home Book Drive” that resulted in “a record number of donations”, which was shipped to Guyana and Trinidad and ...
Read More »Working From Home During The Pandemic
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist It is not exactly a surprise that, because of the pandemic, 60 percent of employees now work from home. While everyone understands the reason for this change, and that some ...
Read More »Remove The Clutter From Your Home And Enhance Your Health
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist As human beings, most of us have a habit of collecting and accumulating clutter. Often our cupboards are full of gadgets and accessories, which we no longer use or even remember. Did you know that ...
Read More »World Change And Protecting Impressionable Young Minds
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The world continues to change, and as a consequence, so do our social standards and norms. Since the dawn of creation, such a change has been a normal accompaniment of both the human experience and ...
Read More »Ethno-Racial Minorities In Canada Have Less Access To Affordable Housing Than White People
By Kate Choi and Sagi Ramaj Guest Contributors Canada is grappling with a housing affordability crisis. Housing prices and rent have increased dramatically over the past few years. Families are increasingly spending 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income on ...
Read More »Graduates, The World Awaits: Advice On How To Navigate It, Successfully
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Across our nation, this is the traditional month for graduation ceremonies, and this year’s secondary, college and university graduates are entering a world, where their voices, influence and vision are desperately needed. A new reality ...
Read More »Black Business And Professional Association Wins Cannes Lions Silver Award
TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) and Zulu Alpha Kilo, recently won a Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity silver award, in the Social and Influencer category, for its ‘Micropedia of Micro-aggressions’ ...
Read More »Herb Carnegie Inducted Into Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2022
TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — Herbert H. Carnegie — regularly considered the best Black hockey player to never play in the NHL — has been inducted, posthumously, into the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, in the ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Flights Affected For June 28 Due To Tropical Storm
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Tuesday, June 28, 2022) — Caribbean Airlines has announced that there will be disruptions to its domestic and international flights, due to the Tropical Storm Warning, issued for Trinidad and Tobago, and the severe weather conditions ...
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