Welcome to Extra N.A. Online! Monday February 8, 2010 Homepage    |    News    |    Archives    |    Advertise    |    Contact Us    |    NEWS CARICOM to set up hub for Haiti relief CARICOM LEADERS have instructed that a unit be set up to coordinate relief to Haiti from across the region. READ FULL STORY Three stalwarts in black community celebrated by Toronto police Three stalwarts in the black community were recognized for their contribution to police-community relations by the Toronto Police Service during its kick-off of Black History Month 2010 last Thursday at Police Headquarters. READ FULL STORY Resource centre open in New York for Haitian families NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson last Saturday joined Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to announce the creation of the New York Haitian Earthquake Family Resource Center. READ FULL STORY Jamaicans welcome new consul general in Toronto The Jamaican community officially welcomed Seth George Ramocan, Jamaica’s new consul general to Toronto last Wednesday at a reception. Ramocan assumed his duties as new consul general on November 12, 2009. READ FULL STORY Group launches Caribbean legal defence fund In commemoration of 2010 Black History Month, The Caribbean-American Legal Defense & Education Fund announces its official launch with A Community Tribute to Drs. Karl and Faye Rodney, in recognition of their leadership in building bridges of understanding and economic development, between the United States and the circum- Caribbean region via the annual Caribbean Multi-national Business Conference. READ FULL STORY UWI honours 17 in NY Seventeen distinguished US and Caribbean nationals, including four present and former regional leaders who earned degrees from the University of of the West Indies (UWI), were honoured by the university in New York last week at an annual fund-raising event for the institution. READ FULL STORY Allegorical play opens in Toronto After 15 years, a story that began at a conference in the Netherlands, will finally open as a Canadian-Caribbean play this week in Toronto, thanks to Jamaica-born playwright, educator and author, Pam Mordecai. READ FULL STORY CLICK HERE TO READ OUR PRINTED ISSUE ADVERTISEMENT - PLACE YOUR AD HERE © 2006-2010, Gleaner Extra NA, All Rights Reserved.