Caribbean – Latin America send home record amounts of cash Remittances received by Latin American and Caribbean countries are projected to reach a record $155 billion in 2023 if the trends observed to date continue, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank. This is an increase of 9.5 percent compared to the […]
The Black-led National Funders network now has access to $21.5M, made available through the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI), a Federal Government programme. The idea behind the SBCCI is strengthen the the capacity of Black-led and Black‑serving community-based organizations across the country by bringing decision-making closer to Black communities to better meet their needs […]
In a heartwarming display of community support, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s Coordinator of Corporate and Community Partnerships, Ken Scott, reached out to the Caribbean Camera to express gratitude for a generous donation made to the FLOW Radio campaign. The initiative, organized in collaboration with community partner Flow 98.7 Radio, aimed to raise funds for […]
The Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE) released its 2022/2023 annual report marked by significant growth. The national and bilingual, Black-led non-profit organization focuses on providing resources and information to the Black community across Canada to effect wealth creation for Canadians of African descent. The annual report highlights some impressive achievements. The loan portfolio […]
Listen to this article here. By Carlton Joseph We live in a world where people of color, especially colonized people, were taught that culture and education make a person; if you pursued education everything would be okay. We knew that a few scholarships were awarded if you scored high on the exams set by Cambridge […]
Jamaican Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Wes Hall is on the shortlist for the 2023 National Business Book Awards for his memoir No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot: My Rise from a Jamaican Plantation Shack to the Boardrooms of Bay Street. The $30,000 annual award recognizes the best business-related writing and research in Canada. The book titled […]
In a record-tying display of global solidarity, Barbados joined with all but a tiny handful of nations in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly as it overwhelmingly condemned the United States’ 63-year-long embargo on Cuba. Thursday’s vote tied with the support in 2019 for the resolution that calls for lifting the US economic and […]
State Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklin Witter, is urging stakeholders in the mining sector to begin now to plan for a future beyond bauxite. “We know that bauxite is a diminishing asset, with mining in Jamaica having just another 30 to 40 years to go. We must now look at life after […]
Editorial Governments must build housing because the private sector won’t According to a study the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released on October 4, the government can’t depend on the private sector to build housing. The government has to do it themselves. It says that private developers are investing less because of high interest rates; […]
A group of 12 dedicated members of the Carpenters’ Union Local 27 Equity Committee embarked on a humanitarian mission in Chapleton, Clarendon, Jamaica. They told the Caribbean Camera about the work involved in building a home for a less fortunate family in need in just two days. Last week, the Carpenters’ Union Local 27 Equity […]
