Story and Photo By Eddie Grant
It is not very often one hears a judicial official criticize a system that they are a part of, but that was exactly what happened recently when the Hon. Justice Marvin G. Morton during his keynote address at a brunch hosted by Citizens for the Advancement of Community Development (CACD), chided the system and government officials of not doing enough to help youth in the community get an education and not get involved in crime.

Gay members of the Caribbean community strut their stuff during last week’s Gay Pride Parade in downtown Toronto. The parade, one of the largest in North America, kept true to Toronto’s reputation as one of the world’s most diverse cities, attracting participants of every imaginable culture. PHOTOS BY TONY SLADDEN

GOING FOR THE RECORD: Some 150 pan players assembled at Downsview Park on Canada Day to help set the Guinness World Record for the largest number steel pan players ever to play a single song -- the national anthem Oh Canada. While larger bands may have played in history, this was a new category for the Guinness folks. According to organiser Wendy Jones, the event attracted throngs of supporters wanting to be part of the moment. Here, a couple of beautiful women contribute to the World Record moment. PHOTO BY EDDIE GRANT

By Eddie Grant At the 30th Anniversary Gala and Awards Show hosted by Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), in an event entitled "The Fabric of Ontario", three women were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the wider Canadian community.

By Gerald V. Paul Thanks to the generosity of Barry Green and his family at Greenwin Property Management, children in the St. Jamestown area can have the opportunity to play pan and have scholarships to succeed academically.

The Canadian government has issued a warning to those travelling to Guyana "to use a high degree of caution at all times" while there.

Outrage and shock are reverberating through New York following the release this week of security camera footage showing a Jamaican migrant left to die in a Brooklyn hospital unattended by staff and other patients.

By Tamu Townsend You may have read the CBC.ca article, seen the Canada AM mention or heard about it from a friend in Montreal or on the 2200 member Facebook group. Inidividuals in the community are coming forward and learning more about bone marrow donation to erase the myths that prevent people from becoming registered as potential unrelated donors.

St Vincent and the Grenadines' Police Commissioner Keith Miller says his law enforcement authorities know the identity of the hit man who is plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.

Guyana police have launched an investigation into allegations that the country's Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud received a threatening text message from the country's most wanted man, Rondel 'Fine Man' Rawlins.