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Dear Friends of the Canada-Caribbean Institute:
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Welcome to 2025. We look forward to sharing developments in the Canada-Caribbean space with you over the coming months.
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Masani Montague and Rastafest 2025
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Masani Montague is synonymous with producing and promoting Jamaican and Rastafari cultural projects in Toronto, Canada. In 1974, a young, enthusiastic, and energetic Masani Montague migrated from her homeland of Jamaica to Toronto. Like so many immigrants to Canada, Masani took the opportunity to educate herself by securing a diploma in Journalism from Humber College, a BA (Hons) in Creative …
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CARICOM Chair invites Region to CARIFESTA XV: 22-31 August 2025
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January 7, 2025 CARICOM Chair, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, says CARIFESTA XV will be an ideal platform for the Region to build resilience through a celebration of the Community’s rich, diverse cultures. The Prime Minister shared this in her New Year Statement as she invited the Region to the festival of arts to be hosted by …
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T&T – Stuart Young to Succeed Rowley as Prime Minister
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January 7, 2025 Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Monday said that he will be replaced by the Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young as prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Rowley said that the caucus of legislators aligned to the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) had “come up with a situation where they are in …
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UGBC invites papers for its inaugural interdisciplinary research conference which will be held on campus from June 23 to 26, 2025.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025 The University of Guyana Berbice Campus is inviting papers for its inaugural interdisciplinary research conference which will be held on campus from 23rd - 26th June 2025. Please see the flyer for details of submission dates and check the website for further details.
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Sir Hilary appointed Chairman/Chancellor of the United Nations University
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The United Nations University at the sitting of its Governance Council on December 7, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, unanimously appointed Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, its new Chairman/Chancellor, effective May 2025. Noting that Sir Hilary has established a global reputation as a strategic planner in higher education, respected scholar, and thought leader in development thinking, the Council expressed its keenness to …
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Jamaica, Trinidad, and Haiti Topped Caribbean Murder Rates In 2024... Gangs, Guns, And Drugs To Blame
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In 2024, the Caribbean region grappled with alarmingly high murder rates, particularly in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti. These nations faced significant challenges due to escalating violence, primarily driven by gang activities and the proliferation of illegal firearms. Jamaica reported 1,039 homicides by November 23, 2024, reflecting a slight increase from 995 during the same period in 2023. Despite …
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"A Sustainable and Inclusive Trade Agenda for CARICOM"
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Over the holidays the UWI Sridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) and TESS ( a European NGO forussed on sutainable trade) released a fascinating paper, written by Jan Yves Remy and Peta Gay Facet Wilson, with the title "A Sustainable and Inclusive Trade Agenda for CARICOM". Read the full paper at this link. Summary The paper is a fairly deep dive into …
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Trudeau says he's not the right choice to lead party in next election, promises to resign as PM
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PM asked Governor General to prorogue Parliament until March 24 Catharine Tunney, David Cochrane · CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2025 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to step down once the Liberal Party has chosen a successor, bringing his time leading the country to a tumultuous end. Trudeau, who became Liberal leader in 2013 and prime minister in the fall of 2015, …
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Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs
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By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN December 17, 2024 CNN — Security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National Police announced. High-ranking officials gathered on the tarmac of the international airport in the capital Port-au-Prince to greet the 75 Guatemalan and eight Salvadoran officers, …
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Destroyed Haiti hospital was a 'beacon' and its loss will be felt, says N.L. doctor
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December 23, 2024 Story by Elizabeth Whitten The Haitian hospital where Newfoundland and Labrador medical volunteers laboured for years to help those in need has been destroyed by gangs — something a doctor who worked out the site says is a major blow to the country's medical infrastructure. Earlier this month the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince was attacked by armed …
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'45 YEARS IS ENOUGH' - ROWLEY TO BOW OUT OF ELECTED POLITICS
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Anna Ramdass Jan 3, 2025 At the end of a press conference in Tobago on Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley disclosed that he would not be offering himself as a candidate in the upcoming general election. Also, he said he would resign before the general election, constitutionally due before the end of the year, is called. The prime …
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About the the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI)
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The CCI is a collaboration between Caribbean and Canadian universities and colleges. The mission of the Institute is to provide a forum:
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to connect academic institutions, scholars, the business and public sectors, civil society, the cultural and diaspora communities
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to inform and encourage collaboration across Canada and the Caribbean to advance important social, environmental, and economic issues that are vital to the shared prosperity and advancement of both regions; and
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to identify impediments and opportunities related to such progress.
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For more information please visit our website
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