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By Jaigris Hodson Guest Contributor Across Canada, COVID-19 infection rates are climbing, amid the coronavirus’s second wave. Since a short flattening of the curve in the summer, transmission has continued to rise, particularly among young people, who have been scolded by ...

By Audrey-Ann Deneault and Alexandre Gareau Guest Contributors In comparison to earlier decades, people in North America now study longer, start their careers later and establish committed relationships later. These changes have given rise to a new developmental period that psychologists call ...

By Anita M Elias Guest Contributor The social and cultural messages we receive around sex give the impression everyone’s “doing it” and it’s always fun and enjoyable. But for many people, having sexual intercourse is extremely painful or impossible. One of ...

By Thomas Klassen Guest Contributor A refrain of American politics is the lack of representation of women, Blacks and Hispanics in the political arena. But almost as striking in 2020 is the exclusion of young people. Those at the highest levels ...

By Dr. Kumar Mahabir Contributing Columnist For Hindus, Christmas begins with Divali — the annual Festival of Lights — which usually falls in November. As followers of an eclectic faith, Hindus celebrate Divali, as well as Christmas. For them, Jesus ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Taking care of self will allow you to assist others. I think we can all agree that the pandemic has changed our lives, in more ways than we could have ever imagined. It has limited ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The economy of Black nationalism simply means that we must become involved in a program of re-education: to educate our people of the importance of knowing that when you spend your dollar out of the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, November 4, 2020) — Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is hailing the decision by the United States’ (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift its no-sail order for ships in US ports, as a ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, November 4, 2020) — Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, today, confirmed that Guyana has received its third payment of oil and gas royalties of US$4,304,275. The multi-million dollar sum was deposited into the Natural Resources ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, November 4, 2020) — The Ministry of Public Works is leading an inter-ministerial task force — that includes the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and ...