Who cares about racial inequalities? By Gerald V. Paul A 2014 Racial Justice Report Card for Ontario evaluated the positions of the three main Ontario political parties and found them wanting when it comes to addressing racial inequalities. “In this election, issues such as human rights, racial profiling and legal aid have largely been ignored […]
EDITORIAL: When the Ukrainians began occupying Maidan Nezalezhnost, the central square of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city, they were protesting their government’s decision to accept a $15 billion dollar bailout from Russia to stave off bankruptcy rather than accept a European Union financial package and admission into the EU. Of course since then we found out […]
By Carlton Joseph (Maryland, USA). Kudos to Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation’s (TUCO), the Trinidad and Tobago organization that represents calypsonians, for an excellent presentation of Calypso Monarch 2014. The show was a great improvement from past presentations and the use of Errol Ince and his orchestra to support the artists did much to raise the […]
By Charles Simon-Aaron. When questioning the unethical conduct of politicians in suspicious circumstances, Americans use a vulgar truism of financial accounting: follow the money. It assumes the money trail reveals the true motives of the political players and sets the context for their actions. Global concern over Russia’s recent take-over of Crimea from the neighbouring […]
Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish historian, gives this neat description of the importance of the press in a democracy: “The nation is governed by all that has tongue in the nation: Democracy is virtually there.” The task of expressing views often ignored by the mainstream media falls to the men and women who produce the […]
Sparrow “Enough Awards, Cash Reward For his Service” By Carlton Joseph A few weeks ago, I spoke with the “Mighty Sparrow” he is recuperating from his recent illness and is in therapy everyday, he is doing great and I look forward to him having a good many years ahead of him. Since he has many […]
