Suriname former president put on Interpol list

Suriname former president put on Interpol list

Three months have passed since the disappearance of former military strongman and ex-President Desi Bouterse, along with his trusted bodyguard, Iwan Dijksteel. Suriname’s authorities have now escalated the search for them by enlisting the help of Interpol, urging the public to provide any information leading to their arrest. Bouterse, aged 78, was due to commence […]

Trinidad Magistrate probes missing bags of dasheen in police custody

Trinidad Magistrate probes missing bags of dasheen in police custody

Trinidad police seized 70 bags of dasheen but produced only 30 in court In a striking declaration, Magistrate Margaret Alert of Trinidad expressed her profound dismay and outrage at the revelation that the quantity of agricultural produce confiscated by the police did not match what was available for return to its rightful owner. Magistrate Alert […]

Surinam launches inquiry into alleged government corruption scandal

Surinam launches inquiry into alleged government corruption scandal

Surinam’s Office of the Attorney General has initiated a preliminary inquiry into a potential corruption matter involving President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and two ministers, including Finance Minister Stanley Raghoebarsing. Allegations suggest that the government may have disbursed around US$7.5 million to Pan-American Real Estate, a local company, through falsified documents. The Public Prosecution Service clarified that […]

Darker Shade of Blue: A Black cop’s memoir with heart and humour

Darker Shade of Blue: A Black cop’s memoir with heart and humour

By Stephen Weir It usually doesn’t happen this way. A retired Black York Region police supervisor wakes up at 4 am from a sound sleep, goes upstairs to his office, and sits down to begin writing his autobiography. Fast forward a few years, Keith Merith, without introduction, an agent, or an editor, mails off his […]

Federal investment boosts legal aid for racialized inmates

Federal investment boosts legal aid for racialized inmates

Ensuring access to justice stands as a foundational principle within the Canadian legal system, and is emblematic of a society committed to upholding the rule of law. Recognizing the pressing need to dismantle systemic barriers present in the justice system, there is a crucial call to establish equitable and impartial avenues for legal recourse, particularly […]

Escaped Grenada Fugitives Admit Crimes, Face Deportation After Yacht Hijacking

Escaped Grenada Fugitives Admit Crimes, Face Deportation After Yacht Hijacking

Three fugitives who had escaped from a Grenada jail, where they were initially detained on charges of rape, robbery, and violence, will be sent back to their home country. The trio, identified as Atiba Stanislaus (23), Trevon Robertson (25), and Ron Mitchell (30), were implicated in the suspected killing of two Americans, Ralph Hendry (66) […]

Former Dominica PM charged with incitement, released on bail

Former Dominica PM charged with incitement, released on bail

Former Dominica prime minister Edison James was released on EC$50,000 bail last Friday, after spending an estimated 20 minutes in a holding cell in a magistrate’s court after he was committed to stand trial in the High Court on a charge of incitement. He is charged with “encouraging, persuading, or instigating by words, causing persons […]

Trinidad-Tobago declares ‘national emergency’ over oil spill

Trinidad-Tobago declares ‘national emergency’ over oil spill

Trinidad and Tobago finds itself grappling with a severe environmental crisis as an unidentified vessel, now partially submerged, leaks hydrocarbons off the southwest coast of Tobago. Prime Minister Keith Rowley has declared the situation a  “national emergency,” pledging governmental resources to address the unfolding catastrophe. The spill, which has already tainted several beaches along Tobago’s […]

BADC joins McCarthy Tetrault in lawsuit against carding

BADC joins McCarthy Tetrault in lawsuit against carding

The Black Action Defence Committee (BADC), in collaboration with the Black Legal Action Centre and the renowned law firm McCarthy Tetrault, is launching a new Class Action Lawsuit to address Toronto Police carding. Back in 2015, BADC initiated a series of Class Action Lawsuits against police organizations in the Greater Toronto Area, starting with the […]

Hamilton police to introduce a new race-based data strategy  

Hamilton police to introduce a new race-based data strategy  

Since 2020 the Hamilton Police Service (HPS) has been tracking the race and identity of people involved in use-of-force incidents to expose any racial biases or stereotyping within police services. After three years of collecting the data, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police now acknowledges that there is a need to reconcile the data […]

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