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By Tony Mbugguss and Dwain Wellington Rattray TORONTO, Ontario – A community of students, friends, colleagues and well-wishers paid final respects to Abshir Hassan last Friday. More than 1,500 filled the mosque, while hundreds more prayed outside, in a final ...

By Olivia “Moy” Fung Pride Guest Writer Torontonians who were present at the Lula Lounge last Tuesday, July 8, 2014, were part of history’s making as the Mokoomba Band performed for the first time in Toronto, Canada. The energy could ...

By Allan Jones Pride Health Columnist Through this column I have coined the name DIE-OR-BEAT-THIS as an alternative name for diabetes, because of its devastating effect on the body, and due to the fact that diabetes is increasingly one of ...

In the game of modern day love, black women and black men seem to be forever on the losing side of the war. Although statistics show that the percentage of black people marrying is more than it has been since ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Three members of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) Saturday urged caution regarding the country’s preparedness for Local government elections. In a joint statement, the three GECOM Commissioners – Mohamood Shaw, Dr. Keshav Mangal and Athmaram Mangar ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is projecting a loss of just under TT$100 (One TT dollar = US 0.16 cents) million for its financial year 2013. Finance Minister, Larry Howai, said that the airline ...

By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, (IPS) – Marine environmentalist Eli Fuller, who for the past two decades has been exploring the coastline of Antigua and Barbuda, warns that while there has been “dramatic changes” to coral reefs ...

By Rupert Johnson After the Second World War, Canada was looked upon as a respected, unbiased broker in mediating conflicts around the world. There is no better example of Canada as an effective honest broker than in the peaceful resolution ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says two Caribbean-based investment advisors and an attorney have pleaded guilty to laundering and concealing funds in Offshore Bank accounts. The DOJ said Joshua Vandyk, a US citizen, and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The decision by the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) to intervene in the foreign currency market in a bid to stabilize the local currency has been praised by financial experts. The BoJ stepped in to stabilise the ...