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By Philip S. S. Howard Guest Writer The recent contentious debate between rappers Drake and Pusha-T has once again brought blackface to people’s minds. Pusha-T, who on June 8 declared the battle officially over, had circulated an old photograph he found ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario Monday, June 25, 2018 — “How are leaders developed, and who does the developing? That work starts in the homes and schools,” observed Retired Senior Judge for the Central East Region of ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor HAMILTON, Ontario Friday, June 22, 2018 — Jamaica-born Thaddeus — aka Thad, Teddy, Ted — Nathaniel Stewart,69, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Hamilton, Ontario, last Friday, June 15, after a protracted period ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator OTTAWA, Ontario June 21, 2018 — I was recently invited to be part of one of several discussions — the initial steps in the planning phase — surrounding commitments made in the 2018 ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario Thursday, June 14, 2018 — Marva Hemmings was elected as the President of The United Achievers’ Club of Brampton Inc. (UAC), at the non-profit organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 2, for a two-year term, ending in ...

By Robert “Uncle Bob” Onianwah Guest Writer Yes, there is such a thing as a killing season. Even though homicides are not time-bound and occur pretty much all year round, between mid-May to the end of September is generally regarded ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor OAKVILLE, Ontario — The recently-elected, majority government of Barbados — headed by its first female Prime Minister, Mia Mottley — apparently wanted the expertise and services of Oakville, Ontario resident, Kay McConney, as a ...

By Ambassador Macharia Kamau and Siddharth Chatterjee IPS Contributing Writers NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5, 2018 (IPS) — In April 2018, Commonwealth leaders met in a retreat, at a royal residence in the English county of Berkshire, and agreed on strategies ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 29, 2018 (CMC) — The Canadian government has blocked the US$1.5 billion sale of Aecon, the Canadian company building the new Bermuda airport terminal, on the grounds of national security. According to local media reports , the ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, May 17, 2018 (CMC) – The leader of the main opposition, New Democratic Party (NDP), Godwin Friday, says that his Canadian citizenship does not disqualify him from being a Member of Parliament in St. ...