Understanding the different types of Bipolar Disorder

Understanding the different types of Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental condition that triggers significant shifts in mood, activity levels, concentration, and energy. The disorder takes a person’s moods, thoughts, and behaviors through a cycle of intense highs and lows—sometimes in cycles, sometimes all at once. The mood peaks are called mania, and are characterized by […]

Bonaire is the new hotspot of the Dutch Caribbean

Bonaire is the new hotspot of the Dutch Caribbean

When the three-Michelin-star Die Librije opened a restaurant in Bonaire five years ago, it wasn’t just a massive moment for the Caribbean culinary scene. The opening of the Brass Boer was a nod to the growing import of Bonaire, both as a food Mecca and as a travel destination. Half a decade later, the Brass […]

St Vincent PM says the monarchy must go

St Vincent PM says the monarchy must go

Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, has said having a British monarch as head of state is “an absurdity” he would like to end in his lifetime. Gonsalves said he would welcome an apology from the British state and monarchy on past injustices relating to slavery. He said he believes […]

Caribbean diaspora played key role in coronation

Caribbean diaspora played key role in coronation

Four members of the United Kingdom’s Caribbean diaspora played a key role in Saturday’s coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Baroness Floella Benjamin, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, carried the Sovereign’s Sceptre ahead of the King’s arrival. “It was a truly magnificent experience carrying the Coronation Sceptre with Dove, which represents […]

Dominica-China Friendship Hospital offers free medical care for youth

Dominica-China Friendship Hospital offers free medical care for youth

There is so much the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital has to offer, the prime minister of Dominica said. In recent press conference, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit shared a number of “high-class and modern services” offered at the premier hospital, including the free medical care offered to patients 16-18 years old. “There’s a policy in place […]

Caribbean Tourism Leaders meet at CHTA’s Travel Forum and Marketplace in Barbados

Caribbean Tourism Leaders meet at CHTA’s Travel Forum and Marketplace in Barbados

Antigua and Barbuda Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation, and Investment, The Honourable Charles Fernandez, joined other Caribbean tourism leaders in Barbados on May 9th for the Caribbean Hotels and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace business meetings. The day before, Minister Fernandez attended the CHTA’s Caribbean Travel Forum, a new event focused on the […]

FACE working to empower Black Canadians to build generational wealth

FACE working to empower Black Canadians to build generational wealth

  The Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) has launched a study to investigate the factors that are likely impacting the decisions of Black Canadians living in Quebec to invest in pensions, mutual funds, savings, and the stock market. The study is uses data from Statistics Canada and other national and private databases, along with […]

Ontario govt. announces changes in police recruitment policies

Ontario govt. announces changes in police recruitment policies

In an attempt to address the increasing crime rates in Ontario, the provincial government has announced changes to its police recruitment policies. Premier Doug Ford claimed that crime rates are on the rise and that Ontarians feel scared in their hometowns. In a press conference, he stated that increasing the number of officers is paramount […]

Parents urged to tell their story and support the success of Black students

Parents urged to tell their story and support the success of Black students

At an Urban Rez townhall on “Recognizing Anti-Black Racism in our Schools’’ By Lincoln DePradine Parents are being urged to demand changes from the school system, where Black children face micro- and macro-aggression and various forms of racism. “It is a crisis,’’ says Keaire Daniel, a co-founder and current executive director of Parents of Black […]

Raptors fans back Jamaal Magloire for next head coach

Raptors fans back Jamaal Magloire for next head coach

Staff writer Jamaal Magloire has been a key member of the Toronto Raptors coaching staff for several years, playing an instrumental role in the development of some of the team’s key players. With the recent departure of head coach Nick Nurse, many fans are calling for Magloire to step up and take on the top […]