FOCUS ON HEALTH Managing diabetes By Liben Gebremikael There are several chronic conditions that disporprotionately affect the Black communities. Among them is diabetes. According to Canadian statistics, people of African descent are two to three times more likely to be affected by diabetes compared to the white population. In our current practice, we are […]
By David Jessop It is the images that remain. First it was a photo of the political leadership of the West trying to face down an intransigent Donald Trump, and then two days later the extraordinary sight of a smiling US President standing beside an equally pleased Kim Jong Un; making it easy to forget […]
Four murders in Toronto in 24 hours. That’s one of the headlines in this week’s issue of The Caribbean Camera. A stunning headline about frightening news that we do not normally associate with Canada’s largest and most ethnically diverse city. Time was when Caribbean immigrants would brag that Toronto was a safe city -far safer […]
What does the term “morally bankrupt” mean? When is an act so ethically and morally repulsive that we have to stand up and say “No!”? When we accept that those terms are applicable to a situation in another country, we have a responsibility to speak up. The current situation is that US President Donald Trump’s […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Marlene allowed to remain in Canada after spousal applications were rejected In previous columns about Family Class Spousal Applications, I have often stressed the importance of providing all the necessary documentation and proof of cohabitation to show that the relationship between the spouses is genuine. Often spousal applications are refused […]
By Carlton Joseph Congratulations to President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un on the recently concluded summit. The pragmatic Trump finally arrived at this meeting – at least for a very brief moment. That same week Trump showed his belligerent, bullying side to America’s allies. He refused to sign a joint statement with the […]
Editorial Self-empowerment in the era of Ford Nation What are the implications of the Ford victory? What happened? How did this happen? What is to be done about it? One plausible explanation is that it is Ford Nation that has triumphed. This suggests that the recently splintered Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has been […]
By Lincoln DePradine A decade ago, events began unfolding in the United States that, at first, received little or no attention from Caribbean politicians and other citizens of the region. Those events began in 2007 with a crisis in the United States mortgage market and mushroomed into a full-blown international banking crisis and a global […]
By Carlton Joseph Since the 1990s the United States trade negotiators have been pushing “Free Trade,” including the removal of tariffs, government subsidies and other measures that will limit the role of government. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established to deal with the regulation of trade in goods, services and intellectual property between participating […]
Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Detention and release under Canadian immigration law In the many years that I have represented clients at immigration hearings, I have found that people who come to my office often do not have basic information about detention and release under Canadian law. I would like, therefore, to discuss this subject […]
