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The following is a statement from the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC), issued on Monday, August 10, 2015. In two recent articles published by the Toronto Star, Mike McCormack, the President of the Toronto Police Association (TPA), denied the existence of anti-Black ...

Photo above: Fish farming has fast turned into a way for many Africans to beat poverty and hunger. Photo credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Jeffrey Moyo IPS Africa Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe (IPS) — Hillary Thompson, aged 62, throws some grains of ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica is celebrating its 53rd year of political independence from Britain with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller calling on Jamaicans to build communities as a way of bringing the real meaning to independence. “Let us build ...

Photo above: Award-winning St. Lucian poet Kendel Hippolyte says human beings would treat the environment differently if they see the Earth as their “mother”. Photo credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS. By Kenton X. Chance IPS Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (IPS) — ...

By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist Simply put, periodontitis or gum disease, is extensive inflammation of the gum that results in tissue destruction.  Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the supporting structures of the ...

Homemade Meals Provide A Special Treat For Pets, Says Host Of Doggy Cooking Network Dinnertime for many dogs involves the owner ripping open a bag, pouring kibbles into a bowl and walking away. Not the stuff of a meaningful relationship. ...

GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – National cricketer and primary school teacher Denroy Charles is scheduled to appear in court on August 17 to answer to charges of rape and sexual assault. Charles, 31, who is also known as Cocoa Fly, was ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government unveiled its first national budget since coming to office in May announcing salary increases for public servants, old age pensioners and removing a number of its from the value added tax (VAT) system. ...

Photo above is of Guyana Agriculture Minister Noel Holder. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital after complaining of chest and stomach pains. Prime Minister ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago is calling on the authorities to implement the “significant penalties” under the Children’s Act after a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed by an 11-year-old with a ...