By Lincoln DePradine The first order of businesss at the official launch of the Peeks Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2018 on Tuesday was a public tribute to the late Peter Clyne, a Grenadian-Canadian attorney and former director of the Festival Management Committee (FMC), organizers of the carnival. A moment of silence was observed for Clyne, 73, […]
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Spouses and dependents of Caribbean Community (Caricom) nationals, who relocate to other member states, will now be entitled to access benefits such as health and education services, which were not previously afforded to them. This applies to individuals and their families, who move across the region to work, provide services and […]
By Dr Jacqueline E Campbell Antibiotics can kill bacteria. THE development of antibiotics has been one of the great discoveries of modern medicine. Antibiotics can kill bacteria. They can relieve symptoms of bacterial infections and help to speed up the recovery process. Antibiotics can cure life-threatening infectious diseases and save lives. However, antibiotics are overused. […]
HAVANA – More than 100 people were killed after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed and exploded near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Friday. The plane was carrying 104 passengers and nine foreign crew, according to local media Transport Minister Adel Yzquierdo said the crash killed 110 people. Yzquierdo told reporters that among the […]
Louis Saldenah’s Mas-K-Club took no prisoners on Saturday night. The biggest band, with a legacy of winning that stretches back to the early days of Caribana, held a dramatic costume launch at the Chandi Banquet Hall in Scarborough in front an estimated crowd of over a thousand people. Sixteen sections with the theme of the […]
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told a convention of long- term care and retirement home professionals in Etobicoke yesterday that her government will “invest in care – not cuts.” “ All told, we’re investing more than $3.3 billion over the next three years to improve care for our seniors,” she said. Speaking at the “Together We Care” […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In a scathing response to comments by Canada’s High Commissioner to Barbados Marie Legault, a Barbados Government minister said that foreign diplomats who show bias in their positions on Barbadian politics should be asked to leave the country immediately. Speaking at the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) branch meeting at Lester Vaughan Secondary […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -The popular Trinidadian comedian and storyteller Ramdeen Ramjattan, better known as John Agitation, died at hospital in Trinidad on Monday. He was 90. Ramjattan was reported to have been ailing for some time. He died hours after he was taken to hospital. Ramjattan contested and won the Guaico-Cumuto seat in the […]
TWO-TIME world champions Windies will be the star attraction when 10 sides converge on Zimbabwe next month for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018, to battle it out for the two remaining places in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The announcement marks 500 days to the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament, which will be […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – After a hiatus spanning several years, mas’ icon Peter Minshall is back on the Trinidad Carnival scene. Minshall, well known internationally for his spectacular and sometimes macabre presentations, is producing The Eyes of God for Trinidad Carnival 2018. It’s a sailor band that will be accompanied by the Exodus steelband. […]
