Keeping the faith alive in my school ‘daze’
So Eyes passed by the Africentric Alternative school in West Toronto recently and was greeted by excited students on their way home after their first day of classes in the […]
More gun violence, more talk
The Urban Rez Solutions launched last Thursday their ‘Just Think 1st Initiative’ to mitigate incidents of gun violence in Toronto,. Eyesers will recall that many moons ago, in this column […]
Looking at the society through kaiso lenses
With Connector (Joel Davis), the Toronto Calypso Monarch), donned in a sexy dress singing ‘The Dress ’and up-skirting veteran performer Macomere Fifi last Sunday, it’s time for Eyes to reflect […]
Exploring pan culture
Last Saturday, Eyes took the opportunity to visit the Rita Cox’s Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection at the Malvern Library in Scarborough and borrowed a book: ‘Carnival Music in Trinidad […]
Common Ground in Canada
Today I put the question to our Caribbean community: Do we have ” Common Ground”? If we do, where were our Caribbean community media representatives when Ontario’s Ombudsman Paul Dube […]
Guyana celebrating independence of illusion
So de Eyes Guy will be celebrating, oops, covering Guyana’s flag raising ceremony at Toronto City Hall today (May 26), marking their independence: an independence of illusion! Have we achieved […]
Truth, culture and Christianity
By Gerald V. Paul Eyesers, kindly allow the Eyes Guy to put his theological hat on in light of the Trumpeting, as in “when the Trumpet of the Lord shall […]
‘And in remembering … follow’
“On the lips of every loyal Guyanese of every race and in the hearts of the oppressed, this name (Cheddi Jagan) has become the banner behind which tramp the revolutionary […]
Backward, ever – shame, Guyana!
A concerned Guyanese Diaspora and parts of the Caribbean family are witnessing daily violent crimes and curtailment of freedom of the press in their native land. Among the more recent […]
Mental health really does matter
The Eyes Guy is all set to grace the 4th Annual Matty Jae Youth Foundation “All Wear White Affair” fundraiser, come Friday, April 29, at La Creole Restaurant, 810 St. […]