Defeating the new enemy

Defeating the new enemy

EDITORIAL Defeating the new enemy  A new enemy. That’s how Ontario Premier Doug Ford describes the COVID-19 variants which are “spreading rapidly ” as we enter the third wave of the current pandemic. Addressing a recent virtual town hall meeting, Dr. Upton Allen, a professor of paediatrics at the University of Toronto, noted that “one […]

St. Vincent awaits more volcanic explosions

St. Vincent awaits more volcanic explosions

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — Ash rained down across the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Saturday [ April 10]  and a strong sulfur smell enveloped communities a day after a powerful explosion at La Soufriere volcano uprooted the lives of thousands of people who evacuated their homes under government orders. Some ash fell as […]

A ‘ United Caribbean Nation ‘ is the way forward

A ‘ United Caribbean Nation ‘ is the way forward

By Carlton Joseph Two prime ministers from the Caribbean  – Andrew Holness of  Jamaica and  Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda -are on the list of 40 world leaders  who have been invited to a special virtual Climate Summit that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden on April 22 and 23. Announcement of […]

La Soufrière erupts

La Soufrière erupts

KINGSTOWN, ST. Vincent  -La Soufrière volcano  in St. Vincent erupted today (Friday), sending nearly a six-mile high plume of ash into the air, hours after residents were ordered to evacuate the area, officials said. Emergency management officials said the ash column was headed east into the Atlantic Ocean. However, heavy ashfall also was reported in […]

Working long hours may increase odds of second heart attack

Working long hours may increase odds of second heart attack

FOCUS ON HEALTH Working long hours may increase odds of second heart attack Among patients who return to work after a heart attack, those who work more than 55 hours per week, compared to those working an average full-time job of 35-40 hours a week, increase their odds of having a second heart attack by […]

No charges in death of 62-year-old man shot by police while in crisis

No charges in death of 62-year-old man shot by police while in crisis

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ruled there will be no criminal charges against police in the death of Ejaz Choudry,  a 62-year-old father of four who was shot and killed by an officer last summer after his family called a non-emergency line for help while he was in crisis. In its decision released  on […]

FIRST LAP – Keeping the Carnival Alive

FIRST LAP – Keeping the Carnival Alive

FIRST LAP Keeping the Carnival Alive    The Toronto Caribbean Carnival in partnership with Carib Beer and Wack Radio in San Fernando, Trinidad, will present First Lap: Keeping the Carnival Alive, a digital series previewing this year’s summer festival. On April 11 at 7.pm., First Lap: Keeping the Carnival Alive will broadcast live on the […]

Ryerson University renames law school after Lincoln Alexander

Ryerson University renames law school after Lincoln Alexander

  Ryerson University  has announced that its Faculty of Law will be renamed the Lincoln Alexander School of Law.  The renaming will be made official at an inaugural year-end celebration, which will take place virtually on May 6, 2021. Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was a Canadian lawyer who became the first Black Member of Parliament in […]

Trinidad -Tobago  Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19

Trinidad -Tobago  Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Tuesday morning, the Office of the Prime Minister said that Rowley started experiencing flu-like symptoms late Monday and was subsequently tested for the virus. The prime minister is now in isolation and under medical […]

Hamilton Black film festival to showcase ‘BIPOC talent’

Hamilton Black film festival to showcase ‘BIPOC talent’

HAMILTON –  Hamilton’s first annual Black film festival will showcase ” a wide range of BIPOC talent ” in its inaugural series May 28-30 Paize Usiosefe,  the Nigeria-born founder of the  festival,  said the works of 22 Canadian filmmakers will be presented  along with films from the United States and Africa. “The festival’s roster will […]