By Anthony Joseph The Pakistani community made a detour to the East End of the GTA and celebrated their 75th Independence anniversary at Ajax Marketplace on Notion Road in Ajax. The 18,000 in attendance is a measure of how special this occasion was for our Pakistani Canadian community. The event, hosted by Marketplace owner Zahid […]
Residents and visitors to Cayman have long been waiting on a relaxation of visitation rules which, until recently, restricted some unvaccinated persons from landing in Cayman. This has now changed, following announcements at a press briefing on August 19, 2022. According to the government, as of Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the following rules will […]
Julian Jervis of the Cayman Islands, Chayse McQuan of T&T and Khamal Cumberbatch of Barbados are three of the top male squash players registered to challenge Jamaica’s Chris Binnie for the Individual male title at the 37th running of the Caribbean Senior Squash Championship. The one week tournament scheduled for Kingston, Jamaica, August 21 – […]
By Stephen Weir Photos by: Anthony Berot Ms Jean Augustine, Ms Everything, is about to be crowned Canada’s Movie Queen. Earlier this week the annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF) held it’s 2022 Media Launch to roll out the movies that will be screened in theatres this September, and the show stopper is none other […]
Sulaimon Giwa has strong opinions on modern day policing from years of lived and academic experience. He doesn’t however, have a specific answer for what it means to defund the police. “It’s a question I’ve been trying to grapple with,” he said. “Are we actually using the correct language to define and have meaningful […]
Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube who recommended standardized, mandatory de-escalation training for police across the province in a report he made in 2016, said last Wednesday that “progress has been painfully slow” on his recommendation on this issue. Dube was speaking at a news conference introducing his annual report, which outlines trends and investigations his office […]
Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, has commemorated the national historic significance of Viola Desmond with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Viola Desmond, an African Canadian business woman, brought national attention to the African-Nova Scotian community’s […]
The failed campaign by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, has cost taxpayers a significant $18.2 million. Baroness Patricia Scotland will remain in the position for the next four years. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, the amount covered air and […]
A B.C. couple is questioning why a minor dispute on a plane escalated to them being escorted off by police. Other passengers on the flight are defending the couple, who are Black, accusing staff of racism. Jhody Batiste was flying from Toronto to Kelowna on Wednesday when she asked another passenger to switch seats […]
Mary Ann Chambers, Chancellor of the University of Guelph, told a gathering at the Jamaican Canadian Community Centre in Toronto on Saturday that “education is the foundation for better futures and the opportunity to make our world more caring and progressive.” In a keynote address at a gala to mark the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s […]
