Pride News Canada's Leader In African Canadian & Caribbean News, Views & Lifestyle

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Each and every child has rights, the chief of which is the right to be respected. Another such right is not to be abused. Do not get me wrong for I am not ...

By Carl James and Selom Chapman-Nyaho Contributing Writers Parental engagement in schooling globally has been seen as increasingly crucial over the last 15 years. The Ontario Ministry of Education has emphasized its importance for student success. One Ontario report says it ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator I appeal to the readers for understanding and rational following. Do not be misled by this column’s title, for I think education is very important, having pursued post graduate degrees, in both Nursing ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator My next door neighbor, who also hails from my native land, Guyana, has two young sons, and although one is a tot and the other a baby, I recently became concerned while interacting ...

By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator My neighbour has had German shepherds for the greater part of our neighbourly relationship, and has always taken pride in the way he has trained and raised them. According to him, on account ...

By Valerie Michaelson, Colleen M. Davison, Pamela Dickey Young and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich Guest Writers Young people today live in a complex, fast-paced and perpetually connected world and face issues and pressures that were not even anticipated two decades ago. ...

  By Michael Smith Contributing Writer According to the recently published Natwest Student Living Index, 64% of university students rated the stress of studying for their degree as seven or above out of ten. Other studies have estimated that up ...

By Anthony Bonato Guest Writer There’s a change coming to Ontario’s elementary school math curriculum. The new provincial government says it is responding to a decline of standardized test scores and plans to recommend a return to “back-to-basics” teaching methods for ...

A parent is a parent, from beginning to end, and was never intended to be the child’s friend Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator As I take in, daily, what is happening with the youth in our community, my heart ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 11, 2018 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it is seeking to update legislation that would make the adoption of children less tedious and conform to international standards. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth ...