Well-known businessman Mansa Musa dies at 70

Well-known businessman Mansa Musa dies at 70

Mansa Musa, an entrepreneur, talented tailor, and spiritual advisor, died last Wednesday, May 3. at the Centenary Hospital in Scarborough. He had been suffering from cancer. Musa was born on February 27, 1953, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago. He grew up there and migrated to Canada in 1970. Musa is a popular entrepreneur who operated […]

Harry Belafonte dies aged 96

Harry Belafonte dies aged 96

Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died aged 96. As well as performing global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), winning a Tony award for acting and appearing in numerous feature films, Belafonte spent his life fighting for a variety of causes. He bankrolled […]

Toronto musicians pay tribute to Harry Belafonte

Toronto musicians pay tribute to Harry Belafonte

Listen to this story now By Lincoln DePradine On March 1, on Victoria Street in Toronto, a group of musicians hosted an event titled, “Calypso with Pimento’’. It was a birthday celebration and tribute to Harry Belafonte, the late Jamaican-American performer, actor, humanitarian, and civil rights and political activist. “He made history in so many […]

Canada sings a Jamaica Farewell to Belafonte

Canada sings a Jamaica Farewell to Belafonte

  By Stephen Weir Harry Belafonte, the legendary musician, actor, and civil rights activist, passed away yesterday at the age of 96. His death has sent shockwaves through the Canadian Jamaican community, which he had long championed. Belafonte was born in the USA in 1927 to Caribbean immigrants. He and his brother spent part of […]

Founder of 50plus Rasheed Sultan-Khan dies at 94

Founder of 50plus Rasheed Sultan-Khan dies at 94

Rasheed Sultan-Khan, founder of the Trinidad and Tobago 50plus & Seniors Association of Canada, died at his home in Toronto on Saturday. He was 94 – just one day shy of his 95th birthday. His son, Aleem, said he died of degenerative heart disease. Trinidad-born Rasheed Sultan-Khan came to Canada with his wife and five […]

Funeral arrangements are set for Ken Bruzual

Funeral arrangements are set for Ken Bruzual

Kenrick Vincent Joseph Bruzual, a celebrated contributor to the Caribbean community in Canada, passed away on March 25th at the Scarborough Grace Hospital at the age of 82. He was recognized for his contributions to the Toronto Caribbean Carnival with the Pioneer Award and was a long-time occasional contributor to the Caribbean Camera newspaper. Bruzual […]

Ken Bruzual, true son of the Caribbean, dies at 82

Ken Bruzual, true son of the Caribbean, dies at 82

Kenrick Vincent Joseph Bruzual died last Saturday, 25th March, at the Scarborough Grace Hospital for a well-played 82. In 2018, Ken Bruzual received the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Pioneer Award. Lennox Borel, retired University of Toronto professor and long time colleague of Ken, said of him: “The development and evolution of the Caribbean Carnival Arts in […]

Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88

Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88

Gérard Latortue, a former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild and unite the country after a violent coup in the mid-2000s, has died. He was 88. Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Latortue’s death Monday, saying it was a tremendous loss for the nation. He described Latortue as “a reformer, a convinced patriot, an […]

Veteran St. Lucian journalist Guy Ellis dies at 78

Veteran St. Lucian journalist Guy Ellis dies at 78

Prominent St. Lucian journalist, Guy Ellis, was pronounced dead at hospital on Sunday night after collapsing at his home from an apparent heart attack, his relatives have confirmed. He was 78 years old. His widow, Tina said he had complained of feeling unwell and was taken to the Owen King EU Hospital where he was […]

Former West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford dies at 78

Former West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford dies at 78

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has paid tribute to the late West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford who passed away Thursday in his homeland Dominica. President Ricky Skerritt hailed Shillingford as one who “pioneered the way for others to follow”, while praising his commitment to the development of the regional game. “On behalf of CWI I offer […]

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