Meet Catherine Mosca, Liberal Party candidate for Oshawa

Meet Catherine Mosca, Liberal Party candidate for Oshawa

Twenty-seven years ago, Catherine Mosca immigrated to Canada from Trinidad and Tobago. She was a single parent and, with her two young children, settled in Oshawa. And it’s in Oshawa where she plans to make her most significant contribution to her adopted country – representing the people of Oshawa as a member of the provincial […]

Brampton NDP MPP leaves Black caucus to sit as independent

Brampton NDP MPP leaves Black caucus to sit as independent

  Kevin Yarde, MPP for Brampton North has announced that he will sit as an independent in the Ontario Legislature until his term ends. He said he made the decision to leave the NDP caucus after careful discussion with his family. Yarde, the first Black member of the provincial parliament for the Peel Region, lost […]

CaribbeanTales’ launches the LIMITLESS Program

CaribbeanTales’ launches the LIMITLESS Program

To promote people whose voices are usually vastly under-represented or marginalized CineFAM launches the LIMITLESS Program created by award-winning filmmaker, Academy Director Member and CaribbeanTales Media Group founder, Frances-Anne Solomon.  This unique program will develop and promote extraordinary, original works by women and non-binary people of colour whose voices are usually vastly under-represented or marginalized […]

Colour our children’s world with poetry

Colour our children’s world with poetry

By Yolanda T. Marshall     Erica London is the CEO & Founder of Colour Their World and author of Caribbean heritage. As a creative mom, she has successfully built an educational and entertaining platform for children. I have the honour of sharing more about Mrs London and her brilliant books. What inspired you to […]

Concerned scientists probe sea urchin deaths in Caribbean

Concerned scientists probe sea urchin deaths in Caribbean

  Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region. Dive shops first began reporting the deaths in February, perplexing scientists and worrying government officials who […]

Jamaica will challenge the current Commonwealth Secretary General in election

Jamaica will challenge the current Commonwealth Secretary General in election

Caribbean Community had endorsed Patricia Scotland but Jamaican minister Kamina Johnson-Smith will now oppose her Patricia Scotland’s hopes of being re-elected Commonwealth secretary general have been dealt a blow after Jamaica’s foreign minister, Kamina Johnson-Smith, announced she is challenging Scotland for the post. The decision has sparked controversy within the Caribbean, which had previously met […]

Revellers first mas band to launch for Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 Revival

Revellers first mas band to launch for Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 Revival

By Stephen Weir Photos by G Medina Maybe this big Mas Band should change its name in April from the Revellers to the Revivers. It has been two long shutdown springs since any Mas bands have held costume launches and opened up Mas camps to construct and sell colourful, skimpy, Carnival costumes and now the […]

Canada-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ 2022 Group meeting

Canada-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ 2022 Group meeting

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign co-chaired the 2022 Canada-CARICOM Foreign Ministers’ Group meeting, which was held virtually. All ministers reaffirmed the enduring value of the deep and dynamic partnership between Canada and CARICOM, and strengthened their commitment to sustainability, resilience, climate action and shared values in advance of a leaders summit anticipated […]

New gardening program for formerly incarcerated Black people ‘Earthseed’

New gardening program for formerly incarcerated Black people ‘Earthseed’

Collective launches ‘Earthseed’ – a new garden program for formerly incarcerated Black people Created in collaboration with the Black Inmates and Friends Association, Toronto Black Farmers and Growers Collective, and Keep6ix, Black Lives Matter – Canada has established a re-entry support program at Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism. Launched on March 28, Earthseed Community […]