GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 16, 2020) — “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy employed by the European Union (EU) against CARICOM Member States. “The most recent inclusion of CARICOM States to the blacklist ...
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KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Friday, October 16, 2020) — The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will vote in General Elections on November 5. Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who is also the Chairman of CARICOM, made ...
Read More »Nigeria And Jamaica To Cooperate In New Areas
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Bilateral relations, between Jamaica and Nigeria, could be further strengthened, in the areas of banking and agriculture. This was noted by outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Janet Omoleegho Olisa, during an interview ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Remains Steadfast in Restoring Public Order
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, pledged that the Andrew Holness-led government remains steadfast in restoring public order, reducing criminal violence, and eliminating endemic corruption. “Those are priorities and we will continue ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Minister Of Culture And Canadian High Commissioner Tour Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Studios
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters, toured the Marley family’s Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, on Wednesday. The purpose of the ...
Read More »Carifesta XV In Antigua And Barbuda Postponed To 2022
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda (Friday, October 16, 2020) — CARIFESTA, the Caribbean’s premiere cultural festival, which was scheduled to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in August next year, has been postponed to August 2022. Daryll Matthew, Minister of ...
Read More »Is The Montreal Police Service Truly Committed To Diversity?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Systemic racism is real, despite repeated denial to the contrary. We do not need to look back very far in the history of Quebec and Canada, to see some of the most notorious examples of ...
Read More »‘We Need Each Other’: Black Classical Musicians Are Building Supportive Communities
By Gloria Blizzard and Gillian TurnbullGuest Contributors Music has been significant for many during COVID-19 isolation, and in these same months Black musicians have amplified the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement. While pop or hip hop music are genres whose ...
Read More »Applying To Medical School: A Webinar For Black Students On The Pre-Med Journey
By Gemma Raeburn-Baynes Guest Writer MONTREAL, Quebec Friday, October 2, 2020 — University students as well as parents, teachers, professors and members of the Black and Caribbean Canadiancommunity, who are interested in learning more about the application process to secure ...
Read More »GRAMMY-Nominated Singer, Aloe Blacc, Releases First Album In Seven Years
TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Aloe Blacc – the GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling singer, songwriter, producer, and activist – released his newest album, All Love Everything, today. Inspired by his family, the new album, out on BMG, is really shaped ...
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