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By Sharmon Carrington Pride Guest Columnist  Addressing discipline administered to your child:  Many parents do not address the school’s discipline imposed on their children, either because they are afraid to do so, or because they are ignorant of the steps ...

By L. Ardor Pride Columnist According to the World Health Organization, on average 30 percent of women who have been in a relationship, report that they have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence by their partner. What does ...

NC – Canada is in the midst of a public health crisis with rising rates of addiction to prescription opioids (pain relievers like OxyContin). Here, Dr. Bordman, a physician with a practice in addiction and pain, shares the myths and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) is urging farmers not to dismiss lightly, a deadly virus first diagnosed in the United States last year that could severely damage the local pig industry. JPFA president, Delroy Manya, ...

Above photo: Ruth Osman, a 35-year-old Guyanese migrant living in Trinidad and Tobago, is one of thousands of women to have taken advantage of CARICOM’s migration scheme for skilled workers. Photo courtesy of Ruth Osman. By Jewel Fraser Caribbean Correspondent ...

Dear Editor:  Allow me this opportunity to commend Pride and contributing writer, Lincoln Depradine, for a very well-written piece on the state of Toronto’s Caribbean Festival. He not only presented an excellent overview of Caribbean type carnivals in general, and ...

By Rupert Johnson There is much talk about the constant battle between the existence of good forces and evil forces in today’s world. But before we can discuss what this battle entails, we should seek to define what is meant ...

By Marsha Friedman Guest Writer Small businesses have made a huge recovery since the economic crash in 2008 and that’s good news for all of us. Since we account for 63 percent of new jobs, our success puts people back ...

Photo above is of Mike Labbe, Options for Homes Founder and CEO. By Beverly Browne Pride Contributing Writer  TORONTO, Ontario – Since 1994, Toronto‐based non‐profit organizations Options for Homes (Options) and Home Ownership Alternatives (HOA) have been helping lower-income singles ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Dominica government is supporting the nomination of Baroness Patricia Scotland for the post of Commonwealth secretary general, and has dismissed a regional media report that said, she had been asked to leave a meeting in ...