Photo above: Guyana President, David Granger, seen in Toronto, before the Guyana election in May 2015. Photo by John O’Dell. NEW YORK, New York Mar 19, (CMC) – Guyana’s President, David Granger, will be the Grand Marshall of the 2016 ...
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Photo above: officials in Haiti begin counting ballots at the end of polling on election day, on August 9, 2015. Photo credit: UN/MINUSTAH/Logan Abassi. UNITED NATIONS, New York Mar 19, (CMC) – A day after the United Nations top official ...
Read More »Guyana Ruling Coalition Satisfied With Local Government Elections Results
Photo above: President David Granger (center) is flanked by Guyana Minister of State Joseph Harmon (left) and GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, at news conference, earlier today. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 19, (CMC) – Guyana’s ruling coalition government – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) ...
Read More »Second Medical Doctor In Jamaica Dies From Swine Flu
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 19, (CMC) – Health authorities have confirmed the death of a second medical practitioner, as a result of the Swine Flu virus, and are urging high risk persons, who have contracted the disease, to seek urgent medical ...
Read More »CARICOM Reiterates Support For Belize In Border Dispute With Guatemala
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar. 19, (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reiterated its support for Belize in its ongoing border dispute with Guatemala, following last weekend’s incident, involving members of the Belize Defense Force (BDF) and the Guatemalan Navy ...
Read More »New Top Cop For St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar. 19, (CMC) – National Security Minister, Victor La Corbiniere, has denied suggestions that Acting Police Commissioner, Errol Alexander, was pushed out of office, after Severin Moncherry was named as the new Commissioner of Police. “He has ...
Read More »Brazil Joins The Caribbean Development Bank
Photo above: Rafael Ranieri (left), Brazil’s Alternate Director to the CDB is greeted by Dr. Warren Smith (right), President, CDB. Photo credit: CDB. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 18 — The Federative Republic of Brazil is the newest member country of the Caribbean ...
Read More »The Routine Check: Anti-Black Racism Through The Eyes Of A Black Man Growing Up In The Greater Toronto Area
By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Columnist It is the spring of 1990. A hard winter is on its way out and I was looking forward to exchanging the big winter coat for the long shorts and matching shirt that I ...
Read More »Young, Ambitious African-Canadian Entrepreneur Passionate About Fashion — And Beauty
By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — As a child growing up in Grenada, Najuma James developed a passion for fashion and beauty. James now has transformed that passion into a thriving part-time business as a makeup artist ...
Read More »Canadian Border Services Agency Says Canadian Red Cross Has Full Access To Monitor Conditions Of Those Detained
Photo above: Members of the immigration rights coalition, End Immigration Detention Network, during the organisation’s vigil, on March 15. All photos in story provided by End Immigration Detention Network. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — The Canada Border Services ...
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