By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor AJAX, Ontario — Tomorrow, the Durham Caribbean Festival will be staged at its attractive, new location at Ajax Downs, self-described as, “Ontario’s premiere entertainment centre”. Located on one of the main, east-west thoroughfares in ...
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By Robert J. Burrowes PRIDE Guest Writer There is a long history of social critics and progressive thinkers offering critiques of human society. Among those who are better known, Karl Marx offered a critique of capitalism, anarchists have critiqued the ...
Read More »How To Recognize And Reduce The Risk Of Postpartum Depression
By Jenna Hatfield Thanks to the honesty of stars such as Brooke Shields, Hayden Panettiere, and Drew Barrymore, postpartum depression (PPD) now shows up more in the news. While increased discussion is great, many moms still may not understand what ...
Read More »Kay Morris Returns From Successful Mission To Kenya
TORONTO, Ontario — Ambassador, humanitarian, missionary, evangelist, minister, international gospel singer, are some of the adjectives that describe Canadian philanthropist, Kay Morris. Through the Kay Morris Foundation, last month, she visited Nairobi and Massailand Kenya where she donated toiletries to ...
Read More »Jamaica Day Festival Cancelled For 2016
TORONTO, Ontario, June 23 –– Sunrise Talent Development Program Inc. (STDP), the non-profit entity that organises the annual Jamaica Day Cultural and Music Fest, has cancelled the popular community event for 2016. STDP, which has been annually presenting the venerable ...
Read More »New York City Council Passes Resolutions For Haiti Day In US
NEW YORK, New York June 23, (CMC) – The New York City Council has unanimously passed a resolutions, tabled by Haiti-born Council Member, Dr. Mathieu Eugene, calling on New York State and the United States to recognize the contributions Haitians ...
Read More »What Does It Take To Prevent People In The Caribbean And Latin America From Falling Into Poverty?
By Jessica Faieta IPS Guest Writer Caribbean and Latin American countries have experienced historic economic and social transformation in recent years. This has led to a considerable reduction in poverty and inequality and to advances in closing gender, labor and ...
Read More »African Fisheries Plundered By Foreign Fleets
By Christopher Pala IPS Africa Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC June 23, (IPS) — In 2011, Dyhia Belhabib was a volunteer in the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, when she was asked to participate in the Sea ...
Read More »Senior Cop Wins Case Against Dominica Government
ROSEAU, Dominica, June23, (CMC) – A senior police officer, today, won a major court battle against the state ,after being charged following an incident in November 2013. The police report that in 2015, Sergeant Philbert Bertrand was arrested and charged ...
Read More »Report From Commission Of Inquiry Into CLICO Handed Over To T&T President
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 23, (CMC) – The report from the Commission of Enquiry, appointed to probe the failure of regional insurance conglomerate, Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO), by the end of this month, was handed over ...
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