Jemaine Williams, affectionately known as Jay, was laid to rest on Saturday in Ajax. Friends, family, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of a man who was not just a cherished friend and beloved family member but also a mentor, educator, and influential figure in his community. Julissa, a close friend of Jay, tearfully […]
Funeral service for beloved educator Jay Williams will be on March 16 in Pickering By Neil Armstrong Educator, speaker, and education consultant Jay Williams was committed to equity and believed in the power of representation. He wanted to go wherever he could to spread his message across Canada, the United States, and the world. That’s […]
When in January, Canada Post featured Eleanor Collins, Canada’s first lady of jazz on a postage stamp, she was all of 103 years-old and still kicking; The Caribbean Camera published her fantastic story in our February 1st issue. Well, we regret to report that Ms. Collins passed away last Sunday. She was 104. A summary […]
Grammy Award Winning Reggae group Morgan Heritage last Sunday announced Sunday the death of their brother and lead singer Peter ‘Peetah’ Morgan via a social media post. Known for speaking on the injustice of the voiceless, with a catalogue of Reggae hits, the multi-Grammy award-winning singer is the voice of many of beloved songs, and […]
Barrett was born in 1946 and grew up in Kingston, where he would help to lay the foundations for reggae and dub. As a child, he sang along to soul music on the radio before switching over to the bass. He built his first bass guitar from scratch using plywood, a curtain rod and an […]
Pluto Shervington, born Leighton Shervington, died after being admitted to hospital in Miami, Florida last Friday. He was 73. Born Leighton Keith Shervington on 13 August 1950, in Kingston, Jamaica, Shervington was a gifted reggae musician, vocalist, engineer, and producer. He gained his first experience when he started singing with Tomorrow’s Children. In 1967, their […]
Nerene Virgin was born in 1946 in Hamilton, Ontario, and traces her roots to escaped Maryland slave Thomas John (Howard) Holland. Virgin was a Canadian journalist, an actor, educator, author and television host, best known for her role on the children’s television series Today’s Special. She died last Thursday at the age of 77. In […]
Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was the first person of Indian descent to hold that position, has died. He was 90. Panday died on January 1 last, surrounded by his family, according to a statement that his daughter, Mickela Panday, posted on social media. “He passed with his boots […]
Kenneth Bhagan, a long-time member of the Ontario Steelpan Association, passed away on December 25. He was 77 years old. Mr. Bhagan will be remembered for the work he did with the St. James Town Youth Centre Steel Orchestra. Over the years, he had been the Executive Director of St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel Orchestra. […]
By Neil Armstrong Popular Jamaican Canadian restaurateur, Merrick Orlando Aries, was eulogized as someone who bridged differences and saw the good in others. A Thanksgiving Service was held at the St. Andrew Parish Church in Kingston, Jamaica on December 14 — exactly two months after he visited his homeland to attend a funeral and seven […]