Club Carib keeps Caribbean culture alive By Anthony Joseph As Oshawa prepares for another Fiesta Week celebration, one of the city’s longest-serving cultural organizations is once again preparing to welcome thousands of visitors eager to experience Caribbean food, music and traditions. For more than five decades, Club Carib of Oshawa has been a cornerstone of […]
Breakthrough Sparks Jamaican Success in Rome Jamaican athletes produced a strong collective performance at Thursday’s Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Diamond League meeting, securing seven podium finishes, with national 100-metre hurdles champion Megan Simmonds delivering the standout result of the evening. Simmonds claimed her first Diamond League victory, clocking a season best 12.50 seconds to win […]
By Anthony Joseph The Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough celebrated 70 years of service to the community during its Annual General Meeting, an evening that reflected on decades of impact while looking ahead to a new chapter in the organization’s history. Held at the club’s Orchard Park location, the gathering brought together staff, […]
Community Mourns Little Jamaica Business Trailblazer By Neil Armstrong Monica Lewis, the trailblazing entrepreneur of the longstanding Monica’s Beauty Salon and Cosmetic Supplies in Little Jamaica, demanded respect and honoured respect; you had to respect her. That’s how her son, Junior Lewis, is remembering his late mother who passed away in her sleep on May […]
Caribbean, Latin America dairy sector pursues shared sustainability A regional initiative aimed at strengthening sustainable dairy farming is bringing together producers, technical specialists and institutions from across Latin America and the Caribbean to develop shared goals and standards for the industry. The project is being led by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), […]
Hayley Matthews 82 seals dominant opening win West Indies Women opened their Tri Series campaign in emphatic fashion on Thursday, brushing aside Ireland by eight wickets after a commanding all round display led by captain Hayley Matthews. Ireland’s innings unraveled early after being sent in to bat, as the top order collapsed under sustained pressure […]
Food Banks Canada urges poverty action Canada recorded modest gains in the fight against poverty and food insecurity in 2026, but advocacy group Food Banks Canada is warning that the progress could be short lived unless governments undertake major reforms to income support programs. The organization’s latest Poverty Report Cards show the country’s overall grade […]
Two sad-sack selfies couldn’t win “Worst Photographer” award By Stephen Weir Icelandair’s cheeky April 2026 “Worst Photographer in the World” contest turned travel photography on its head, inviting people with little to no photography skills to apply for a dream assignment in Iceland The airline’s idea was simple: in a country of glaciers, volcanoes, and […]
Courtney Walsh Honour Moves Closer to Reality Momentum appears to be building around formal recognition for one of West Indies cricket’s most enduring figures, with discussions now moving in the direction of a permanent tribute at Sabina Park for Courtney Walsh. The idea was raised in Parliament by Opposition Spokesperson on Labour and Sports Wavell […]
Canada is investing in new research intended to strengthen school food initiatives and better understand how they affect students, families and communities across the country. More than $1 million has been awarded to eight research teams through the Impacts of School Food Programs funding stream under the Partnering for Impact Catalyst Grant. The announcement was […]
