Sierra Leone Patriotic Vanguard
Cathy Hong's Ballad Fort Mann
By Ballad of Fort Mann
By Cathy Hong
Come to a fort of ragged cedar posts,
rigged together by rodent sinews of prairie dogs.
We holler and little boys peek from above,
their faces seared by blast wind.
:Who you be? What you want? They shout th...
Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy
By James (Jim) S. Cotton Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Caleb Duffield PhD Candidate in Political Science, McMaster University, James,
Caleb Duffield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive fundin...
The psychology of debt in Squid Game – and what your love or hatred of the show means
The psychology of debt in Squid Game – and what your love or hatred of the show means
By Edward Whi, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University
“Mister. Would you like to play a game with me?” These seemingly innocuous words to debt-ri...
Thoughts
Unity defeats tariffs
By Gibril Koroma, Editor/Publisher, Patriotic Vanguard
1. Tariffs are war, a cold war. They should therefor be taken very seriously.
2. In all wars you need friends and allies. That is why our Grand Commander, Prime Minister...
The Road to Jamaica by Syl Cheyney-Coker
The Road to Jamaica Paperback
By Syl Cheney-Coker
In The Road to Jamaica, which was announced over forty years ago, but suppressed, Cheney- Coker looks at a particular period of African history; the tragic, outward voyages of people and other soci...
Hope in every dose: A powerful story of Global Funds' health impact across Africa
By Praise Nutakor, Partnerships and Communications Specialist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
In Gabú, Guinea-Bissau, a grandmother named N'beta hesitated. Her six-month-old grandson, Seco, was healthy, so why give him medicine? But community hea...
Wole Soyinka at 90: writer and activist for justice
Abayomi Awelewa, Lecturer in African and African Diasporan Literature, University of Lagos
Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka (pictured), the legendary African author and activist, is proof of what words and acts can achieve in the struggle for justice and ...
New issue of Canadian Journal of Communication is out
PV Staff
One of the most important Communication journals in the world, the Canadian Journal of Communication, has released its latest issue.
if you want to know more about Canadian culture, subscribe to this journal and if you a Communications st...
Happy Canada Day!
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada Day July 1, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario
“One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, a few provinces bet on the idea that they'd be stronger together than they ever could be apart. They were right, and so they be...
Why brands are embracing fantasy: The psychology behind escapist marketing in anxious times
Why brands are embracing fantasy: The psychology behind escapist marketing in anxious times
Eugene Y. Chan, Associate Professor of Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University
Ali Gohary, Lecturer (Assistant Professor Equivalent) of Marketing, La Tr...