A nostalgic night to remember

By Gerald V. Paul When pals of European and Caribbean ancestry got together, it was a time to fall in love all over again and continue doing good in our community. But in the laughter, food, friendship and bonding, there was another commonality: the passing of family members of both the Owen and Brewster families […]

Calypso Rose: Taking calypso to the world

Calypso Rose: Taking calypso to the world

By Dave Douglas Living legend, charismatic performer and Queen of Calypso McArtha Linda Sandy-Lewis aka Calypso Rose shows no signs of slowing down and at age 74, her performance at the Revival nightspot, one of the venues for this year’s Small World Music Festival, last Sunday night was simply riveting, exhilarating and exciting. Rose entered […]

ISIS may have Caribbean link

By Gerald V. Paul Media strategist Bhaskar Sharma told The Camera he met with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in New York City while she was attending the UN Security Council and praised her position on fighting terrorism, including ISIS. “Trinidad and Tobago became a co-sponsor of a binding resolution compelling countries to […]

T&T 11 senators in cabinet ‘undemocratic’

T&T 11 senators in cabinet ‘undemocratic’

By Gerald V. Paul A constitutional scholar claims the appointment of 11 senators to the cabinet of the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament by Prime Minister Kamla Bissessar-Persad is borderline unconstitutional, given there has been virtually no debate on the practice. Prof. Radhakrishnan Persaud, born in Trinidad & Tobago and trained in Canada, questions whether the […]

T&T, Canada lauded at anniversary

T&T, Canada lauded at anniversary

By Gerald V. Paul A packed gathering at the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate last Friday, at their 52nd Anniversary of Independence of the republic, witnessed an entertaining and educational collective under their motto, Together We Aspire. Together We Achieve. “Canada was the first country in the world to recognize our newly independent nation in 1962. […]

Sparrow serenades at CTFF launch

Sparrow serenades at CTFF launch

Photos by Learie Charles By Jasminee Sahoye Almost one year ago, he was in a coma at a New York hospital and rumours were that he was dead, but the Calypso King of the World, Slinger Francisco, aka The Mighty Sparrow, has not lost his strong melodic voice and charm. Last Wednesday, shortly after the […]

Pan goes international in August

By Alicia Sealey If you are a steelpan fan, courtesy of the internet, you were able to take in both London’s UK Panorama and Trinidad’s Pan on the Avenue last Saturday. Out of a field of six steelbands in London, defending champs – Real Steel – won for the third year in a row. Their […]

Pan band drumming up support

Pan band drumming up support By Gerald V. Paul With their three-peat in 2014 in Toronto, the 100- strong Pan Fantasy steel band is all set to wend their way to New York but they need your help, come Sept. 3, for a victory in Brooklyn, New York. “We have set our sights on the […]

Forged from the love of liberty

Forged from the love of liberty

Forged from the love of liberty Dr. Vidhya Gyan Gota-Maharaj (fourth from left) consul-general for Trinidad and Tobago, hosted Emancipation Day celebrations in Toronto. Photo by Gerald V. Paul By Gerald V. Paul It was an Emancipation Day to remember as members of the Trinidad and Tobago community joined brothers and sisters from the wider […]

Summa Lime for three angels

Summa Lime for three angels By Gerald V. Paul When The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) Caribbean Flava Summa Lime happens on Saturday, Aug. 16 in Mississauga it will be more than just “A Fun-Filled Family Day” as three precious children will be on their minds. “Funds raised from this event will benefit the surgical care […]