GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 16, 2018 (CMC) – The government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further their respective oil and gas industries. Newfoundland and ...
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CANCUN, Mexico October 12, 2018 — Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s Minister Of National Defence, met, on Monday, with Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade. The bilateral meeting took place on the margins of the Conference of Defense Ministers ...
Read More »Post-Election Quebec: Too Early To Surmise On The Province’s Likely Demise?
By Yvonne Sam Political and Social Commentator QUEBEC October 10, 2018 — October 1 came and went, and saw Quebec voters change-bent. Whether or not the electorate is pleased with the final results, there is no refuting that it is ...
Read More »Meet Fitz-Roy Gordon, Candidate For Ward 1 In Vaughan
VAUGHAN, Ontario October 9, 2018 — His students refer to him as “Mr. Gordon”, his friends call him “Fitz”, he’s known, widely, as Fitz-Roy Gordon, but this election, he is campaigning for the title, Councillor, Ward 1. Gordon, one of ...
Read More »Toronto Must Keep Fighting Ontario Premier Doug Ford — For The Good Of Democracy
By Estair Van Wagner and Alexandra Flynn Contributing Writers TORONTO, Ontario October 3, 2018 — After the Ontario Court of Appeal recently ruled that Toronto’s upcoming municipal election would go ahead with 25 wards instead of 47, the province turned its ...
Read More »Final Group Of Grenadian Workers Arrive For Farm Jobs In Canada
MONTRÉAL, Quebec, October 3, 2018 — Within the past 14 days, 32 men from Grenada arrived in the town of Rougemont, a small municipality, two hours drive outside of the main city of Montréal, on an income-earning job program. The ...
Read More »Justice Of The Peace, His Worship Clement Learie Edwards, Dies Peacefully
TORONTO, Ontario October 1, 2018 — “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of His Worship, Clement Learie Edwards, Justice of the Peace, in and for the Province of Ontario, who is affectionately known as Clem,” stated ...
Read More »JCA Flag Raising Committee Member, Minister Clifford Anderson, Passes At 50
TORONTO, Ontario October 1, 2018 — Minister Clifford Anderson, who had been ill for the past few weeks, passed away, suddenly, on Saturday, September 22, the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) announced in a public statement. A member of the JCA ...
Read More »Barbershop Talks: A Safe Place To Discuss Black Masculinity
By Warren Clarke and Nadine Powell Guest Writers Many Black men have a special relationship with their barbers. This unique connection has resulted in a series of events called the Barbershop Talks, where the “neighbourhood barbershop” is used to create a safe ...
Read More »Canada’s RCMP And Border Services Agency Arrest Two Suspects In Major Drug Bust, Linked To Guyana
TORONTO, Ontario September 25, 2018 (CMC) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Border Services Agency have arrested two persons, in connection with a major drug bust, linked to Guyana. In a statement, yesterday, the security officials said that ...
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