By Dr. Kumar Mahabir Guest Contributor On March 12, 2020, the day after the World Health Organization had declared a global pandemic, Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first case of COVID-19. This news was announced by Minister of Health, Terrence ...
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By Jack L. Rozdilsky Guest Contributor Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act in an effort to quell the protests by truckers and other groups opposed to measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19. The federal ...
Read More »Jamaicans Urged To Use Free Wi-Fi Service To Transform Lives
ST. ANDREW, Jamaica (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — As the government continues to roll out free, secured Wi-Fi hotspots in communities, across the island, citizens are being urged to make use of the service to transform their lives. Member of ...
Read More »Black Coalition For AIDS Prevention Honours Trailblazers With Lifetime Advocacy Award
TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, February 1, 2022) — The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) — Canada’s largest Black-focused AIDS service organization — will honour three community trailblazers with a Lifetime Advocacy Award for their sterling contribution on Saturday. At ...
Read More »Jamaica Supports Olympic Bobsleigh Team With US$20,000
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, February 1, 2022) — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, announced that a new tourism product to be launched will rely heavily on sport and entertainment, as the two areas have large followings. The Minister made the comments, ...
Read More »Aina-Nia Ayo’dele Grant – A Transformative Leader And Changemaker
By Neil Armstrong Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Monday, January 31, 2022) — Aina-Nia Ayo’de Grant’s presence exudes freedom and authenticity. The founder of Sacred Women International (SWI) — an organization that inspires individuals to realize their highest vision, live with purpose, ...
Read More »More Transit Means More Possibilities For More People
Metrolinx’s vision for a connected region is about more than trains, buses, new stations or lines on a map. Transit is about people and possibilities. It’s making more happy birthdays, more meetups with grandkids and more family members at festivities. ...
Read More »Barbados Prime Minister Meets Inter-American Development Bank President
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Thursday, December 9, 2021) — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, described the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as a “critical partner”, when she held extensive discussions with its President, Mauricio Claver-Carone, on Tuesday, at Ilaro Court. Prime Minister Mottley ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Investing $31.2 Billion To Build Out Public Health Infrastructure
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thursday, December 9, 2021) — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the government has committed, up to $31.2 billion, to build out the public health infrastructure, over the next three years. Speaking at an ‘Open ...
Read More »Art Gallery Of Ontario Exhibition Showcases The Caribbean And Its Complex History
By Neil Armstrong Guest Contributor In 2019, when the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) acquired the Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs (1840-1940), I visited the museum to see some of these images of Caribbean life and history. There was a ...
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