Millions Raised in Canada for Jamaica Relief Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the extraordinary leadership and generosity of the Jamaican Canadian diaspora after more than CAD$3 million was raised to support relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, one of the most severe storms to strike the island in recent history. […]
EPIC Cruise Takes Toronto Revellers to Carnival This January, Celena Seusahai and a few members of Tribal Carnival will sail into Trinidad Carnival in true Epic style as they board the Epic Carnival Cruise from Puerto Rico to Port of Spain, living on the ship while coming ashore to play mas with “Poporatsi”. When the […]
Sandals Resorts retains all employees despite hurricane closures Sandals Resorts International has pledged to keep all employees on payroll with full benefits, even as several properties remain closed due to extensive hurricane damage expected to last until May 2026. The announcement came from executive chairman Adam Stewart during a series of global virtual town halls […]
Debt Standoff Puts Lee Chin Under Intense Scrutiny Pressure is mounting on companies linked to Jamaican Canadian investor Michael Lee Chin, as bondholders have set a firm deadline for repayment on a long outstanding debt. The investors are demanding a payment of US $94.1 million by the end of December 2025. If that target is […]
Vendors, families celebrate at Merry Malvern Holiday Market By Lincoln DePradine Malvern Town Centre, normally busy on a weekend, generated an even higher level of activity last Saturday with the hosting of “Merry Malvern Holiday Market & Toy Drive’’. It was the latest edition of the event, which began three years ago, and involved a […]
Jamaica Roars Back as Tourism Reopens Strong By Stephen Weir Jamaica can say that Hurricane Melissa is gone; it’s now just a bad memory. Recently, the island and Sandals Resorts hosted a visit by members of the world travel advisory industry and assured them that Jamaica had kissed Melissa goodbye. About 400 travel agents and […]
Black surgeon Charles Drew was ‘father of the blood bank’ The story of Charles Richard Drew is returning to national attention with the publication of a new biography, “Genius Unbroken,” which revisits the life of the pioneering surgeon whose work reshaped emergency medicine and modern blood banking. The renewed focus highlights not only Drew’s scientific […]
Black Friday, Cyber Monday bring airline deals to Caribbean destinations Just after the Friday and Monday shopping rush, two airlines made important announcements. Caribbean Airlines has launched a new discount offer, and WestJet is now flying non-stop from Toronto to Havana, Cuba. Caribbean Airlines’ deal is short and sweet. The airline, a popular link between […]
TCBN welcomes federal budget’s community benefits commitment By Lincoln DePredine Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) – a coalition of workers’ groups and other organizations – has given a guarded thumbs-up to at least one aspect of the 2025 federal budget presented last month by Canada’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne. “As the 2025 federal budget doubles […]
‘Marty Supreme’ blows it up into a wild, stylish dramedy By Janet Grant Directed by Josh Safdie | Starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Tyler, The Creator, Fran Drescher, Kevin O’Leary, Sandra Bernhard, Koto Kawaguchi Every TIFF one film one grabs you with its energy, its weirdness, its heart. For TIFF 50, that film […]
