By Gerald V. Paul “We must rescue our young people,” an impassioned Lloyd Wilks, Jamaican consul general to Toronto, told the welcome reception of the country’s new high commissioner to Canada Tuesday evening. Speaking at the Jamaican Canadian Centre where Janice Miller was being introduced, Wilks, a career diplomat with more than 25 years in […]
By Gerald V. Paul Guyana’s Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall – accused by Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall of expressing plans to kill him – “should resign or be removed over the statements he made in a conversation with Kaieteur News senior reporter Leonard Gildarie,” the Guyana Bar Association and the […]
Forged from the love of liberty Dr. Vidhya Gyan Gota-Maharaj (fourth from left) consul-general for Trinidad and Tobago, hosted Emancipation Day celebrations in Toronto. Photo by Gerald V. Paul By Gerald V. Paul It was an Emancipation Day to remember as members of the Trinidad and Tobago community joined brothers and sisters from the wider […]
Summa Lime for three angels By Gerald V. Paul When The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) Caribbean Flava Summa Lime happens on Saturday, Aug. 16 in Mississauga it will be more than just “A Fun-Filled Family Day” as three precious children will be on their minds. “Funds raised from this event will benefit the surgical care […]
Rice somewhat nice for Guyana High rice production has brought simultaneous market gains and storage woes. GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says repeated high rice production levels have brought many challenges ranging from lucrative markets to the capacity to store large amounts. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said the government has been making major […]
$75M eases exchange woes Trinidad and Tobago wants to keep U.S. currency flowing for energy firms. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says it has injected US$75 million into the financial system to support the foreign exchange market following recent complaints of a shortage of the U.S. currency here. The […]
VP suspended after Trinidad oil spill An investigation is probing a spill in Marabella from a ruptured Petrotrin oil tank. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Vice-President of Petrotrin’s refinery and marketing department has been suspended pending investigations into the recent oil spill in the southern town of Marabella. Petrotrin Chairman Lindsay Gillette told a news conference […]
Gala celebrates Jamaica independence By Jasminee Sahoye As Jamaicans around the world observed the country’s 52nd independence anniversary yesterday, Canadians of Jamaican heritage will celebrate with one of that country’s government ministers at a gala in Toronto on Saturday. Jamaica’s State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Damion Crawford, will deliver the keynote address at […]
A Canadian Girl at St. Rose’s, Guyana By Shelagh Plunkett Sister Hazel frowned as she examined the papers that told the story of my education up to when we’d left Canada. That was 1974, and my mother and I had been called in to meet the headmistress of St. Rose’s High School in Georgetown, Guyana. […]
Bring Back Our Girls By Gerald V. Paul Trinidad and Tobago’s Rhoma Spencer joined a collective of cultural representatives at Toronto City Hall recently with one theme: Bring Back Our Girls. Spencer, a producer and actress, told The Camera the Toronto Artists Concert was in solidarity with Nigeria, where 200 girls were captured by Boko […]
