Lincoln Depradine

— Click the play button to listen to this article — By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Dr. Jean Augustine, known by some primarily for her political involvement as the first Black woman …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE At age seven, most kids are hardly likely to have decided what they’ll like to do in their professional adult life. For those who have decided, a …

— Click the play button to listen to this article — By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The leader of Jamaica’s parliamentary opposition, Mark Golding, believes that Andrew Holness should resign as the …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Prostate cancer, which severely impacts people of African descent, is curable and Black men must get themselves tested early for the possible presence of the disease, according …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Although the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rapid Transit (LRT) has been delayed by four years, severely impacting businesses in “Little Jamaica” in west-end Toronto, the …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The Walnut Foundation (TWF), fresh off observing September as “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”, is now preparing for its annual conference that will attempt to answer the question …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE A National Institute for People of African Descent (NIPAD) is being established in Canada. It’s a $7.25 million project funded by the federal Liberal Party government headed …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The recent Grenada Day Celebration in Toronto was a “very, very good occasion” that augurs well for tourism in the Caribbean nation, which is marking its 50th …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Ontario health minister, Sylvia Jones, says the province has an adequate supply of vaccine to protect against mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled as …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE Programs for seniors and youth in the Black and Caribbean community will benefit from a $1.5 million investment from the Ontario government. “Our population is aging and …