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By Neil Armstrong Contributing Editor It wasn’t until 2017 that award-winning stage and screen actor, writer, producer, and director, Ngozi Paul, found out that August 1 was Emancipation Day. Since then, she has committed herself to engaging Canadians to know ...

By Neil Armstrong Contributing Editor Ten years ago, while on a press trip to Jamaica, a group of us headed to the Bank of Jamaica for its lunch hour concert in the auditorium, to see the 50/50 Band with well-known ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, July 22, 2022) — The National Assembly, yesterday, officially passed the report of the Committee of Privileges, which recommended the suspension of eight Opposition Members of Parliament (MP) — Sherod Duncan, Christopher Jones, Ganesh Mahipaul, Vinceroy Jordan, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, July 22, 2022) — Jamaica will continue to build its capacity to tackle gender-based violence, stressed Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Zavia Mayne. Addressing the first, of a five-day workshop, of the Regional ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario (Friday, July 22, 2022) — Celebrated Canadian reggae music industry trailblazing promoter and champion, the late Denise Jones, will be honoured, posthumously, as the next inductee into the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame. Established in 2014, Brampton’s reputed ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, Demerara River and the city’s skyline, has re-opened after massive and expansive renovations. Boasting 100 large executive suites, ranging from 700 to 1100 ...

HOUSTON, Guyana (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — A new hotel property, Four Points, by Sheraton–Marriott Bonvoy, to be constructed at Houston, along the new Eccles to Mandela Road bypass highway, is just one component of the rapid economic zone set ...

By Fabian Belgrave Guest Contributor WILDEY, Barbados (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — Forty-eight groundsmen in Barbados are now better prepared to carry out their job, after completing a four-week training course, held by the National Sports Council (NSC). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry ...

ST. ANDREWS, Jamaica (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — Jamaicans are being encouraged to seek help in dealing with mental health challenges, by Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton. Addressing staff, of the Bellevue Hospital, at their Wellness Day and ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) — With summer entertainment on the agenda, major cultural festivals and outdoor events are a big attraction for the province’s Black community, which is why the Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity (BSTF) ...