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By Peter Richards Caribbean Correspondent  PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Japan and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping ended an historic first ever summit here on Monday exploring areas of cooperation that could further deepen their existing relationships. “We explored ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Chairman of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), Jack Warner, has been ordered to pay the councillor of the Chaguanas Borough Corporation TT$220,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) in damages for defamation. Earlier this ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Talbert McPherson, has begun serving the remaining 20 years of a 25-year prison sentence for raping an eight-year-old girl. The court, last week Friday, passed the sentence on the man, for the 2009 crime in the ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, says, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) must mobilise large sums of money if it is to address the challenges confronting its nine-member countries. “And that is where we ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica-born, Canadian business leader, Raymond Chang, died Sunday in Canada – his adopted homeland, after a long illness. On the news of his death, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller expressed sadness at Chang’s passing, saying both ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer BRANDON, Manitoba – Gervan Fearon, who assumes the role of president and vice-chancellor of Brandon University in Manitoba on August 1, says his appointment did not come as a surprise. Instead, the scholar and ...

By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer I don’t know what it is about African-Canadians that so many us are so willing to use ourselves – or permit others to use us – as cheap entertainment fodder for the pleasure of ...

Masala Marinade: 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp. finely grated fresh ginger 1 ½ tsp. ground cumin 1 ½ tsp. ground coriander ¼ tsp. ground cardamom ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper ¼ tsp. ground turmeric Salt ...

2 tbsp. peanut oil 1 red onion, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced 1 tsp. ground cumin ½ tsp. ground coriander ½ tsp. dry mustard ½ tsp. kosher salt ¼ tsp. turmeric 2 small green chiles, seeded, finely chopped 2 tbsp. fresh ...

2 large eggs, plus yolk of 1 large egg 2 ½ cups whole milk ½ cup sugar ½ tsp. each almond and vanilla extract 1 bag (8.8 oz.) 90-second microwave long-grain rice ¾ cup dried cranberries, preferably orange-flavor Preparation: Heat ...