Is US pressure causing Antigua to dump Cuban nurses? Antigua and Barbuda’s efforts to shore up its overstretched health services have ignited political debate, with the government defending the recruitment of more than 100 nurses from Ghana amid claims that the move signals a quiet retreat from long standing medical cooperation with Cuba. Officials confirmed […]
Jamaica has made significant strides in restoring electricity following superstorm Melissa, thanks in large part to a $150 million emergency loan from the World Bank. The funds, fast-tracked after the storm struck last October, allowed the Jamaica Public Service Company to accelerate repairs in heavily impacted northern and western parishes, including Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, and […]
By Twylan Best Despite looming snowstorm warnings on Sunday, steelpan supporters proved that not even winter weather could quiet the heartbeat of Caribbean culture in Toronto. Inside the Chinese Cultural Centre, warmth came not from the forecast, but from the music, as the Pan Arts Network hosted its 28th annual Snowflakes on Steel concert to […]
Toronto, Brampton, and Mississauga are set to become the epicentres of African and Caribbean creativity this June as AFROVISION X 2026, a month-long multidisciplinary cultural festival, prepares to launch. Running from June 1 to June 30, the event promises to highlight fashion, film, music, theatre, visual arts, and broader cultural exchange, positioning Africa’s creative economy […]
Halifax is preparing to welcome the Halifax Black Film Festival from February 20 to 24, 2026, a five-day celebration of cinema, culture, and dialogue. The festival has become a major fixture in Atlantic Canada, bringing international and local Black filmmakers together to share stories that challenge, inspire, and illuminate. Founded in 2017 by the Fabienne […]
Etobicoke Centre fosters Afro-Caribbean arts and culture In west Toronto, a cultural hub is quietly reshaping how Afro-Caribbean Canadians connect, create, and celebrate their heritage. The Afro-Caribbean Culture & Arts Community Centre, or ACCACC, incorporated federally in December 2021, has quickly established itself as a space where art, education, and community intersect. The not-for-profit centre […]
In a classroom at Toronto’s Weston Collegiate Institute, history is treated not as a distant record of dates and events but as a living force shaping the choices young people make every day. For David Watkins, a high school teacher with a national reputation, the past becomes most powerful when students recognise themselves within it. […]
Toronto is once again the stage for KUUMBA, the city’s signature festival honoring Black artistic achievement, which runs from February 1 to 28, 2026, at Harbourfront Centre. Now in its 31st year, the festival has grown into Canada’s largest Black Futures Month event, drawing audiences to experience music, theatre, dance, visual art, poetry and film. […]
The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela in October have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the attack was “manifestly unlawful.” Six men traveling from Venezuela to Trinidad were killed in the strike, and the family members suing over the deaths […]
Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer and co-founder of the groundbreaking Taxi Records label, has died at the age of 73. His wife, Thelma Dunbar, confirmed that he passed away at home earlier this week, He had been battling health issues for some time and was receiving treatment both locally and overseas. […]
