Keeping parang soca alive in Canada Whoever said that parang soca is a dying art form, should have attended the 19th annual Lime put on by Joan Alexander and Friends on Sunday at the Metropolitan Centre in Scarborough. Hundreds filled the hall for what is arguably the biggest annual parang soca show in Canada. […]
Trinidad -born retired psychiatric nurse Iva Harper-Smith who lives in Scarborough, Ontario, turned 100 on November 4 last. Mamma Iva, as she is affectionately called, attributed her long life to ” a good diet, exercise and holding on to her goals.” In a telephone interview on Tuesday last, she told the Caribbean Camera, that […]
TORONTO, ON – Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood is calling on all members of the provincial government to pass her Private Member’s Bill (PMB) to address gun violence, Bill 129: The Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2019. If passed, the Bill would declare gun violence as a public health issue and allow […]
By Lincoln DePradine Former educator and retired politician, Zanana Akande, is urging African-Canadians to avoid attempts at dividing the community, and appealing to them to unite in the fight against anti-Black racism. “The collective is still extremely important,’’ Akande said last Saturday in Scarborough at a fundraiser of the Second Chance Scholarship Foundation Inc. The […]
by Jasmine Gellineau Last Friday, members of Toronto’s Social work Sector filled A Different Booklist Cultural Centre to capacity to support and celebrate their colleague, Alana Jones, who launched her debut book, Behind the Frontline. The gathering was a virtual Who’s Who in Social Work within the GTA. Members of this sector packed the ‘People’s […]
A petition to make Jamaican language, also known as Patwa, official alongside English has so far attracted 1,590 signatures, and the Jamaican Language Unit (JLU) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is appealing to the public to help increase the number to the required 15,000 by December 14 when the petition will close. […]
Immigration Matters By: Sukhram Ramkissoon Representation deficient and resulted in miscarriage of justice – judge The Federal Court of Canada has recently set aside a negative decision on an application for humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) review on behalf of a 59 year old citizen of Grenada who has lived in Canada ” out of status” for […]
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominicans will go to the polls to elect a new government next month – three months earlier than the March 2020 constitutionally due date. After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced Tuesday night at a rally of the governing Dominica Labour Party (DLP) that December 6th will be Election Day […]
By Darnel Harris Several thousand fans packed Spruce Meadows in Alberta on Saturday afternoon as Hamilton’s Forge FC and Calgary’s Calvary FC battled in the second leg of the Canadian Premier League’s first Final. Despite high expectations, Hamilton’s suffocating defense and goalkeeping for one hundred and eighty minutes snuffed out Calgary and secured Forge’s championship. […]
By Lincoln DePradine Trinidad-born Martin Scott-Pascall, a veteran of the performance arts, and members of Dance Caribe Performing Company (DCPC), are somewhat busier than they usually are. Not only is DCPC celebrating 30 years as a group, but the dancers also are looking ahead to a major European performance next year. “We will be preparing […]
