GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 26, 2018 (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned the “deadly vehicle rampage” in Canada that resulted in the death of 10 people, earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, 10 people were killed and 14 ...
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Feed SubscriptionDr. Kofi Hope Leaves Helm Of CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals
TORONTO, Ontario April 24, 2018 — Co-founder and Executive Director of the CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals, Dr. Kofi Hope, will be stepping down this summer, after more than six years leading the organisation. The Centre is, reputedly, one ...
Read More »Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia’s Letter Of Rebuttal To Progressive Conservative MLA Elizabeth McCrossin’s “Negative Comments” About Jamaica In Article In Toronto Sun
April 20, 2018 Re MLA Elizabeth McCrossin: On behalf of the Jamaican Cultural Association of Nova Scotia (JCANS) I take this opportunity to rebut and reject the negative comments of MLA Elizabeth McCrossin against Jamaica and Jamaicans in particular. The ...
Read More »Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce’s Caribbean Subsidiary Reverses Position On New York Stock Exchange Public Listing
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 20, 2018 (CMC) – The Caribbean subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) — First Caribbean International Bank Limited (FCIB) — says it will no longer pursue an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of its shares on ...
Read More »Putting Respect In Effect: Blacks Should Respect Themselves And Community Members
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Once upon a very long time, Blacks respected each other. They were our grandparents, great grandparents or even further back than that. And today, although there are some of us who respect ourselves ...
Read More »Ryerson University Celebrates Canadian Civil Rights Icon, Viola Desmond
TORONTO, Ontario April 9, 2018 – Nova Scotian entrepreneur and Canadian civil rights icon, the late Viola Desmond, will be celebrated by Ryerson University, on Wednesday, April 11, for her contribution to Canada’s human rights movement. The university’s Office of ...
Read More »Canadian High Commissioner To Jamaica Praises Country’s Defence Force
ST. ANN, Jamaica March 31, 2018 — Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters, praised the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for its stewardship and leadership in strengthening security across the Caribbean. This, she noted, is based on the “good return ...
Read More »Former MP Jean Augustine’s Cousin, Cletus (“Mitchie”) Mitchell, Passes On
TORONTO, Ontario March 28, 2018 (PRIDE) — The cousin of former MP and Ontario Fairness Commissioner, Jean Augustine, Cletus “Mitchie” Francis Mitchell, 85, passed away, peacefully, mid-afternoon, last Saturday, March 24, at home in North York, surrounded by his family ...
Read More »2018 Harry Jerome Award Recipients Announced
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario March 23, 2018 — This year’s recipients of the prestigious Harry Jerome Awards (HJA) were announced yesterday. Organised, every spring, by the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA), the venerable organisation that ...
Read More »Canada Immigration Improves Parents And Grandparents Sponsorship Program
By Ahmed Hussen Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Reuniting Canadian citizens and permanent residents with their parents and grandparents helps to strengthen Canada. That is why this country has one of the world’s most generous sponsorship programs for parents ...
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