By Michael Lashley Mississauga and the broader Caribbean community in the GTA have lost one of their guiding lights, the late Beverley Tang-Kong, affectionately known as “Bev”. Bev passed away on March 20, 2017. On March 25, 2017, her husband Jerry and her sons Andrew and Geoffrey were warmly supported by their extended family and […]
After making mas’ in Canada for nearly half a century, Whitfield Alwyn Belasco is now “looking into the future” for Toronto carnival 2017. In fact his band is called “Looking into D future.” Belasco whose mas’ presentations have been ” on the road” in Toronto every year – except one – since Caribana was first […]
Pride Toronto which has decided to ban any official police presence at its parade in June, receives more than $1 million annually in funding from the City of Toronto. Should Toronto City Council continue to provide funding for this organization? Howard McKitty Chef, Dfinestcatering That’s a lot of money. I don’t think they should be […]
By Judy Pham Direct charter flights from Toronto and New York to St. Vincent will be available in time for Vincey mas’ this summer. Glen Beache, CEO of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority, made this announcement on Sunday in Toronto at a Town Hall meeting – to much applause from the large numbers […]
Another successful, sold out event. That’ s how organizers of the eighth annual UWI Toronto Benefit Gala described last Saturday night’s festivities at the Ritz-Carlton which brought together leaders in arts, finance, academia and law and members of the diplomatic circle. The Gala honours Canadian / Caribbean individuals and organizations as well as global citizens […]
Mention the name Reagan Rodrigues to auto racing enthusiasts in Guyana and you are likely to hear some amazing stories about speed on the South Dakota circuit. Rodrigues who was managing director of the family business – Rick and Sari Industries – in Georgetown, had a passion for racing – on bicycles, motor bikes and […]
Jamaica’s National Land Agency (NLA) launched its new online anti-property fraud service, Property Watch, at the recent Jamaica National Group Expo held at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario. The event brought together companies in the JN (Jamaica National ) Group, government agencies and real estate developers and construction companies to provide a one-stop […]
A new study has found that participants in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme (SAWP), including those from the Caribbean, can earn up to five times more than they could in their own countries. According to the “Report on the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme,” conducted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the […]
NEW YORK – When Nevisian Floyel Stapleton appeared in a Manhattan Criminal Court in New York for a routine hearing in his misdemeanour assault case, he was stunned to be met by US federal immigration agents as he left the courtroom. “I didn’t know they were there. They were in plain clothes. They had no […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Michael Belnavis, Chairman of Jamaica’s National Cruise Council (NCC), says upgrading of the Dunn’s River Falls attraction in Ocho Rios will further boost Jamaica’s growing cruise sector. Belnavis said that Jamaica was already on course to becoming the number-one cruise destination in the region and that the recent Dunn’s River upgrade has […]
