Funeral service was held on Tuesday following the sudden passing of Norma McKenzie, a mother, grandmother, nurse, dedicated citizen and a community leader. Born in Springfield, Jamaica, Norma left for England in the early 1960s to study nursing at the feet of the Jesuits. At age 27, she arrived in Canada and worked as a […]
By Lincoln DePradine Many adults in the Grenadian-Canadian community would fondly remember, as children, attending Christmas parties where the role of Santa Claus was often played by Adrian Pitt, brother of a former justice of the Ontario Superior Court, the late Romain Pitt. Less than two months before this year’s Christmas Day, Pitt died. He […]
Shadrach Minkins was an enslaved man who escaped from his owner in Norfolk in 1850, was arrested as a fugitive the following year in Boston, Massachusetts, and was rescued there by antislavery activists. Born into slavery, Minkins had various owners before being sold to John DeBree, a career naval officer, in 1849. He worked as […]
The actor, whose career spanned more than four decades in Hollywood, died in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer Richard Roundtree, known for playing the suave lead role in the 1971 film Shaft died on Tuesday. Roundtree, 81, died in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Patrick McMinn, Roundtree’s longtime manager reported. “His trailblazing […]
Helen Bhagwansingh who was reported to be Trinidad and Tobago’s richest person, died in Trinidad last Sunday after ailing for some time. She was 83. She and her husband, Hubert, built Bhagwansingh’s Hardware and Steel Industries Ltd with its first location in Port of Spain. The business grew with the acquisition of several other […]
Calling on influences ranging from The Skatalites to Santana, Third World dared to be different in the 1970s roots-reggae era. Michael “Ibo” Cooper, the band’s co-founder, was a driving force behind their eclectic sound. Cooper died October 12 in St Andrew at age 71. No cause of death has been announced but the keyboardist […]
A stalwart of the Caribbean family has died. We all knew her as Bonnie Hector. Full of grace with an engaging smile. Bonnie was born Cynetta Thomas in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Oct 7 1938 to Churchill and Isabelle Thomas. She was the first of ten children. She attended Trinidad’s famous Tranquility Girls School, […]
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders running back George Reed, a CFL legend, passed away at the age of 83, just one day before his 84th birthday. Reed’s remarkable career and contributions to both football and his community are celebrated. George Reed, widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs in CFL history, enjoyed a remarkable 13-year […]
Karim Ouellet was born in Dakar, Senegal in 1984. He was adopted by Canadian diplomats at the age of one. When he was 15 his family returned to live in Quebec City. Ouellet learned to play the piano, percussion, and guitar as a child. He composed his first song when he was seven. He took […]
Trinidadian author and historian Michael Anthony died at his home in Port of Spain last Thursday. He was 93. In the mid-1950s Anthony left Trinidad to live in England where he worked at the Reuters News Agency and began his career as a writer. Anthony had more than 30 titles published, including novels, collections of […]
