Photo above: From L – R: Sanchia Persaud; Ms. Sattie Sawh, Consul General; Frederick Mc Wilfred, Political Division; Larry London; Minister Joseph Harmon; Minister Cathy Hughes; and Bobby Vieira, at the Last Lap Lime event. Photo courtesy of the Guyana Information ...
Read More »Category Archives: National News
Feed SubscriptionTrini’ Marlon Griffith’s Ring of Fire Forges New Relations In Toronto
Photo above is of Marlon Griffith at the Sculpture Studio at York University. Photo credit: Neil Armstrong. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Just as the TO2015 Parapan American Games are kicking off, Toronto will witness Ring ...
Read More »St. Kitts To Establish High Commission In Canada
BASETTERE, St. Kitts, CMC – In a bid to strengthen the relationship with Canada the government has announced plans to establish a High Commission in Ottawa. Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris who made the announcement on radio late Wednesday said ...
Read More »Canada Introduces New Travel System For Caribbean Nationals
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Canada has introduced a revision to its new entry requirements for all visa-exempt travellers seeking to enter the country by air. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade here said it has been advised that ...
Read More »Dr. Ralph Agard, Leader In Equity, Passes Away
TORONTO, Ontario – Dr. Ralph Agard passed away suddenly last Saturday, July 25, with his wife, Renette Agard, at his side. Agard was known for his international work on human rights, diversity, equity and organizational change; he developed operational plans ...
Read More »Black Lives Matter-Toronto Condemns SIU Conclusion; Protest Shuts Down Allen Rd.
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — BlackLivesMatter-Toronto has condemned the decision of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to clear police officers in the shooting homicide of Jermaine Carby. On Monday evening, the group organized a protest that ...
Read More »Heritage Toronto Plaque For Reggae Lane
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Anyone walking along Eglinton Avenue West and Oakwood Avenue, in the heart of “Little Jamaica” in Toronto, will be soon be able to read about Reggae Lane on a Heritage Toronto ...
Read More »New Contract Ratified At Crown Metal Packaging; Strike Ends
TORONTO, Ontario – Employees of the Crown Metal Packaging factory in Toronto have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a 22-month strike. Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9176 voted, on Sunday, to accept a six-year collective agreement with Crown. ...
Read More »Refugee Claimants Have A Long Wait For Decision
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Refugee claimants, who arrived in Canada before December 15, 2012, are being reassured by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) that it is aware that they are anxious to ...
Read More »