GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, February 6, 2023) — The government intends to improve the public transportation system, as it advances its major transformational agenda, disclosed Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, while speaking on a local television program, The Guyana Dialogue, last ...
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Editor:It is with mixed emotions that I read the Health Minister of Guyana, Dr. Frank Anthony’s plea, during the recent launching of the Nursing Assistant Program in Region Two. In the wake of Guyana’s beleaguered public healthcare system, and the ...
Read More »Another Eminently Qualified Jamaican-Canadian Appointed To The Senate Of Canada
By Neil ArmstrongContributing Editor OTTAWA, Ontario (Friday, February 3, 2023) — When Sharon Burey attended her swearing-in ceremony at the Senate of Canada in December, she was accompanied by another Jamaican-Canadian, Senator Rosemary Moodie, and Senator Marc Gold. In November, ...
Read More »Black Police Officers Aren’t Colorblind – They’re Infected By The Same Anti-Black Bias As American Society And Police In General
By Rashad ShabazzGuest Contributor Once again, Americans are left reeling from the horror of video footage showing police brutalizing an unarmed Black man, who later died. Some details in the latest case of extreme police violence were gut-wrenchingly familiar: a ...
Read More »Men Have Pelvic Floors Too – And Can Benefit When They Exercise Them Regularly
Mischa BongersGuest Contributor “Kegels” and pelvic floor exercises are usually associated with “women’s business” – think pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. But men have pelvic floors too. Just like women, at various times in their lives men can benefit from training ...
Read More »Spice Roasted Turkey Breast With Vegetables
By Chef Selwyn RichardsContributing Columnist Ingredients:1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth1/4 cup dry white wine1/4 cup lemon juice6 cloves of garlic, unpeeled1 (10 ounce) bag whole petite onions, frozen2 teaspoons rosemary, crushed1 teaspoon dried thyme1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1/4 teaspoon fennel ...
Read More »Trying To Make A Difference, One Day At A Time
By Selwyn RichardsContributing Columnist You are not alone. We have entered a New Year and while we try to navigate our way through the future that we cannot predict, it is comforting to recognize and acknowledge the presents of our ...
Read More »Air Canada Increases Fees For Additional Baggage For Flights From Kingston, Jamaica
By Neil ArmstrongContributing Editor MONTREAL, Quebec (Thursday, February 2, 2023) — Air Canada says its increase in fees for additional checked baggage on flights from Kingston, Jamaica, to Canada and the U.S. is, in part, to encourage customers to “pack ...
Read More »“Beloved” Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns To Toronto February 3-4
TORONTO, Ontario (February 1, 2023) – TO Live, one of Canada’s largest multi-arts organizations, recently announced that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, is returning to Toronto’s Meridian Hall February ...
Read More »Easy Basic Pizza Dough
By Chef Selwyn RichardsContributing Columnist This versatile recipe is great for pizza, pepperoni rolls or breadsticks for dipping. Ingredients2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast3/4 teaspoons brown sugar1 1/2 cups very warm water (110˚F)1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons olive oil3 1/2 cups ...
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