LONDON, England – Leeds City Museum in England, is featuring St Kitts-born midwife who used humour to overcome racism and highlights how migrants helped shape that English city. Gloria Hanley left St Kitts aged 18 in 1968, seizing upon a chance to train in England as a nurse. She arrived in Leeds in the 1970s […]
By Aldwyn McGill USA won the FIFA Women’s World Cup after defeating Netherlands 2-0 at Lyon Stadium in France. The victory witnessed by a crowd of 57,000 also strengthened the US women’s position on pay equity with the US Soccer Association. The final was part of Sunday’s soccer treat that showcased three championship finals and […]
Thousands of people paraded down Rene-Levesque in a vibrant, colourful celebration of all things Caribbean last Saturday. Every year, the Montreal Carifiesta carnival makes Caribbean Montrealers feel like they’re back in the islands. “My family is from Barbados,” said parade organizer Tenisha Collins. “We’re here to represent all the islands: Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, […]
Trinidad-born dress designer Genevieve Clothilda Thomas nee Lezama died on June 21 last in Toronto after a long illness. She was 89. Thomas ran Genevieve de Paris, a small dress shop on Bloor Street in Toronto, and was known by many in the Caribbean community for her exquisite bridal outfits. She was also the publisher […]
By Nicole Georges: Ninety-seven Black students from the three University of Toronto (U of T) campuses, St. George, Scarborough and Mississauga, celebrated their graduation at the 3rd Black Graduation Celebration organised by the University’s Black Scholars community. Treasurer of the event organizing committee, Henry Ssali, says the initiative to recognize Black students should be picked […]
By Aldwyn McGill Featuring FIFA Women’s World Cup, Gold Cup and Copa America finals This coming Sunday July 7th 2019 marks the end of some of the biggest football/soccer tournaments in the world. At the FIFA Women’s World Cup final in France, it will be defending champions USA facing Netherlands after the United States […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been cleared of any culpability in connection with the discovery of marijuana found on her private residence six years ago when she was Prime Minister. At a press conference last week, Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith said that the small amount of ganja found on […]
By Lincoln DePradine When Jan Simpson was brought to Canada as a three-year-old from Barbados, she hardly could have imagined that one day she’ll create history in this country and become one of Canada’s most prominent trade union leaders. Simpson, a postal worker from Scarborough, is the newly elected National President of the Canadian Union […]
By Aldwyn McGill Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz sent a warning to their world cup opponents at the International Friendly match against Panama last Sunday night in Jamaica. The game was played at the National Stadium in Kingston and before the largest crowd the Girlz had ever played in Jamaica. This was a farewell match for local […]
By Stephen Weir More than 80 reptilian mas’ models slithered, slinked and strutted onto a huge V-shaped stage in Toronto early Sunday morning. Despite a very late start, the models put on a fashion show that wowed the more than 1,000 people who crammed into the Grand Cinnamon Banquet & Convention Centre on McNicoll […]
