New students must acquire 2nd language to graduate says UWI Vice-Chancellor at Toronto gala By Lincoln DePradine Language proficiency for students to graduate from the University of the West Indies (UWI) –irrespective of their program of study – now has been mandated by university administrators. UWI, in one of a few “very bold decisions’’, has […]
Caribbean countries need to unite to defy condescending West Kenneth Mohammed Caribbean nations have such a long history of economic violence, manipulation and exploitation perpetrated against them by the west that it is generally expected that they take it on the chin. Recently, however, their leaders have been standing up to a spate of condescension […]
Khadijah Halliday, a gifted poet from St Lucia, has achieved a remarkable milestone by winning the prestigious William T. Battrick Poetry Fellowship for 2024 at Oberlin College, Ohio. This accolade recognizes her as a rising star in the literary world, celebrating her innovative voice in poetry. Halliday, currently a third-year student at Oberlin, is pursuing […]
Barbados Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds announced following the media launch to highlight the activities for the 166th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Symmonds announced that Cabinet had “decided that the time is right for us to have formal diplomatic recognition of the State of Palestine.” He […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his support on Saturday for the formation of a Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) in Haiti, which is charged with selecting new political leaders and organizing elections in the Caribbean nation. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Guterres praised the release of a decree that officially established the transitional council. […]
Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell urged the United States on Sunday to lift Cuba from its list of countries deemed sponsors of terrorism and to terminate the economic blockade imposed on the Spanish-speaking nation. Speaking at a press conference held at the Maurice Bishop International Airport to share insights from his official three-day visit to Cuba, […]
By Lincoln DePradine Grenada, whose former High Commissioners to Canada have included one-time Miss World winner, Jennifer Hosten, is returning to having its own single diplomat based in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. The Caribbean nation, as a member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, has had joint representation in Ottawa through an OECS High […]
By Neil Armstrong Roger McTair, 80, a Trinidadian Canadian writer, pioneering documentary filmmaker, and poet, passed away on April 8 after a long fight with Parkinson’s and other overlapping issues. Plans are being made to celebrate his life and legacy in early May at a theatre in the west end of Toronto. In an email […]
By Lincoln DePradine In 1999, Janet Naidu published her first book of poetry, titled “Winged Heart’’. Other publications followed in 2005 and 2009. Now, after a 14-year publishing hiatus, she’s returned with “River Crossing’’. “It takes a while,’’ Naidu said last Sunday, explaining the time-lapse between book number 3, “Sacred Silence’’ and the latest release […]
Applications for an innovative grant and capacity-building program, specifically aimed at supporting Black-led, Black-serving, and Black-focused non-profits and charities in Canada, are set to close on April 24, 2024. The Black Opportunity Fund (BOF), in collaboration with the Black Canadian Fundraisers Collective (BCFC), has launched this national initiative to bolster organizations tackling community needs. Supported […]
