TDN Radio will once again be covering the 6th edition of African Fashion Week Toronto (AFWT) – the fastest growing diverseFashion Week in Canada. AFWT will be staged over a four day period, August 30th – September 2nd 2018, celebrating arts, culture, fashion, style, and achievements, inside The Globe and Mail Centre (351 King St. East, […]
Haitian-Canadian Marc-Elie Lissade is making good on his mission to promote Haitian and french-creole cuisine across North America with his latest win at the 2018 Carifestival “Taste of the Caribbean” contest. The summer festival is held annually in Toronto and attracts thousands of patrons. Chef Lissade is currently on a culinary tour of North America […]
“Good Afternoon.” The recently elected Bajan leader began her statement on her Facebook page Mia Amor Mottley Below is the full text of her statement. I am a bit disappointed that some Barbadians and others across the region appear duped by the attempt by a few who have sought to create discord and confusion over the […]
Sexual harassment is a cancer that destroys relationship and workplaces … so says Dr. Paul Quantock Chairman of the Caribbean Training and Research Group (CARI-TaRG) – an international UK based Research Group. Following the passing into law of The Employment Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Act 2017 last December Barbadian employers must ensure that they have a […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today found that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (“GAWU”) and National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (“NAACIE”) were adequately consulted before the Government’s decision to close the Rose Hall and Enmore sugar estates on December 29th, 2017. GAWU and NAACIE represented […]
FAO Regional Representative calls for more action to safeguard the world’s soil resources 30 July 2018, Buenos Aires – Improving the health of the world’s soils is essential to produce nutritious and accessible food for all, FAO Regional Representative Julio Berdegué told Agriculture Ministers during last week’s G20 agricultural ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Noting […]
Policies in abstinence and fidelity defense have been proposed by those present at the “International AIDS Conference” which closed in the City of Mexico with more than 20,000 doctors, scholars, leaders, journalists and AIDS patients. It has been examined the current state of this deadly disease and have been exhibited new investigations and treatments that […]
The Dominica Houston Association (DHA) invites applicants for the 2018-2019 Scholarship program. The Scholarship program is funded through initiatives and support from Dominicans, the Caribbean community, and our extended Houston family. This program allows for the further commitment of the Association towards aiding those in need. Application form, criteria and other pertinent information relating to […]
July 11th, 2018 Ms. Alix Boyd Knight The Speaker of the House of Assembly In the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau Commonwealth of Dominica. Dear Madam Speaker, As one of the voices of civil society which are committed to parliamentary democracy in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Concern Citizens Movement (CCM) is obliged to […]
A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In a call for sweeping policy changes regarding the care of children and the […]
