Tributes to educator Karen Brathwaite and labour activist Carol Wall

Tributes to educator Karen Brathwaite and labour activist Carol Wall

Tributes to educator Karen Brathwaite and labour activist Carol Wall By Lincoln DePradine Canada has lost two stalwart women, whose contributions to society have been widely acclaimed. Keren Brathwaite was a well-known educator and scholar and Carol Wall was an outstanding labour and social justice activist. Brathwaite’s pioneering efforts, which led to the establishment of the Transitional Year […]

Joseanne Job granted Bromley Armstrong Award for Individual Excellence

Joseanne Job granted Bromley Armstrong Award for Individual Excellence

  By Lincoln DePradine Joseanne Job is one of the youthful faces in the trade union movement in Canada. Her labour activism and leadership have been impressive; so much so, that Job recently was presented with a prestigious trade union award. She’s a 2023 winner of the “Bromley L. Armstrong Award for Individual Excellence’’. “This […]

Durham Caribbean Festival celebrates 13th anniversary

Durham Caribbean Festival celebrates 13th anniversary

The Durham Caribbean Festival took place last Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Pickering Casino Resort. This year marked the festival’s 13th anniversary and it’s first time it was held at the brand-new Pickering Casino. The event was open to the public and admission was free. The festival was presented by Heritage Canada, JN Money […]

Resignations bring reflection amidst 300 percent sponsorship growth at FMC

Resignations bring reflection amidst 300 percent sponsorship growth at FMC

After 17 years of “dedicated involvement” with the Festival Management Committee (FMC), Accountant Eddison Doyle has made “the difficult decision” to step down from his position as CFO. This time, he says, it is a permanent choice driven by personal reasons and the belief that it is the right time for him to move on. […]

Guyana and Grenada leaders expected in Toronto this weekend 

Guyana and Grenada leaders expected in Toronto this weekend 

By Lincoln DePradine Leaders of two Caribbean Community nations, Guyana and Grenada, are expected in Ontario this weekend to meet nationals residing in Canada. Guyanese President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, is leading a delegation that includes his Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. The visit is a joint undertaking of the Guyana government, in collaboration with […]

Preston Mutanga created the Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film

Preston Mutanga created the Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film

created the Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film Fourteen-year-old Preston Mutanga from Milton, Ont., recreated the characters he saw in the trailer of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse to look Lego-style characters. After hisis YouTube posting if his work was noticed by filmmaking team Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, he was offered to animate a […]

Hamilton police use of force data show Black people are grossly over-represented

Hamilton police use of force data show Black people are grossly over-represented

  Following the release of new data relating to use of force by Hamilton police, anti-racism groups are calling for immediate action to address the finding that Black people are grossly over-represented in the data. The data shows that force was used against Blacks people 17 percent of the time even though they represent 5 […]

50 murals across New York City to celebrate hip-hop

50 murals across New York City to celebrate hip-hop

  New York Mayor Eric Adams has recently announced a formal partnership with LISA Project NYC to create 50 murals celebrating 50 years of hip hop across all five boroughs. A release on the NYC.gov website states, “As the birthplace of this cultural movement, New York City is celebrating 50 years of history through the […]

Caribcan agreement extended to 2033

Caribcan agreement extended to 2033

  Canada has gotten approval from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to extend the Caribbean-Canada trade agreement (Caribcan) until December 31, 2033. Caribcan is a non-reciprocal economic and trade development assistance programme offered to Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories by the Canadian government since 1986. Under the Caribcan agreement, Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories are […]

‘Sistas Calling’ using music and dance to address anti-violence

‘Sistas Calling’ using music and dance to address anti-violence

To be staged at the Aga Khan Museum in July By Lincoln DePradine In this summer season of cultural arts, when most people’s attention is on the enjoyment aspects of the arts, Trinidad-born Dr. Roz Roach is taking a different approach. She’s using a musical dance show, which she wrote and produced, to spark a […]