LINDEN/WISMAR, Guyana (Monday, February 20, 2023) — During an outreach to several communities in Region 10 and along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway (Region Four), last Friday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, reassured farmers that they will continue to benefit from the country’s ...
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Feed SubscriptionShalene Curtis-Micallef Appointed Deputy Minister Of Justice And Deputy Attorney General Of Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (Monday, February 20, 2023) — Shalene Curtis-Micallef was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, last week Monday. She had served as Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice Canada, since September 1, ...
Read More »Canadian PM Strengthens Ties With The Caribbean; Announces New Support For Haiti
OTTAWA, Ontario (Friday, February 17, 2023) — Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, concluded his visit, yesterday, to Nassau, The Bahamas — where he attended, as a special guest — the three-day 44th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of ...
Read More »Black History Showcase To Celebrate Canada’s All-Black Unit During World War 1
By Neil ArmstrongContributing Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday February 17, 2023) — Several construction trade unions and partnering organizations are collaborating with Afroglobal Television, to honour the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during World War 1, as the highlight ...
Read More »Black Scientist’s Task Force Proposes Anti-Black Racism Strategy To Ontario Government
By Neil ArmstrongContributing Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, February 17, 2023) — An eminent group of Black scientists in Ontario has proposed that the provincial government adopt its vision of “an evidence-informed public system approach that supports the equitable health, wellbeing ...
Read More »Black History Beyond February — Black Cross Nurses
By Yvonne SamContributing Columnist BackgroundThe Universal Negro Improvement Association, a Black nationalist organization, was founded in July 1914 by Marcus Garvey in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1916, Garvey moved to Harlem, in New York City, and two years later, established the ...
Read More »Guyana’s PM Meets With Team From Jamaica National Group
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, February 6, 2023) — Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, met with a team from the Jamaica National Group on Friday at his office on Camp Street, and discussed possible areas of investment. During the discussion, the delegation, led ...
Read More »University Of The West Indies Discrimination: Why No Hindu Or Islamic BA Theology Degree?
By Dr. Kumar MahabirGuest Contributor It sits innocently in the Undergraduate Humanities Programs list, alphabetically bookended by Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Yet the University of the West Indies (UWI) Bachelor of Arts BA Theology degree is a jarring testament ...
Read More »$55,700 Trillium Grant Rejuvenating Community Educational Mentoring Organization
AJAX, Ontario (Monday, February 6, 2023) – On the Saturday morning of December 17, as the participants of the Durham Educational Mentoring Program (DEMP) were gathered for their last session of 2022 at Pickering High School, the benefits, utility and ...
Read More »Jamaica-Born Elsie Foster Elected New Mayor of Highland Park, New Jersey
By the Jamaican Embassy In Washington DCGuest Contributor New Jersey, USA (Sunday, February 5, 2023) — Jamaica-born Elsie Foster is the new Mayor of the Borough of Highland Park in Middlesex County, New Jersey. She was elected during a special ...
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