By Alicia Sealey One of the refreshing aspects about the annual Toronto International Film Festival is the diversity of content it offers, year after year. And 2013 is no exception. One can sit back and experience all manner(s) of life. Unfortunately, not all films will find a buyer (i.e. distribution); therefore TIFF 2013 offers […]
Raising the flag: Consul at the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate, Vanessa Ramroop-Ramhit, unfurls her country’s flag in the presence of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti at the Markham City Hall on Saturday in preparation to raise the flag in celebration of T&T’s 51st anniversary of Independence. There were celebrations in Markham, Queensville and Scarborough to mark […]
By Raynier Maharaj The father of Rueshad Grant, the teenager who was killed after he was run over by a truck on the Carnival parade route on August 3, is calling on the Ministry of Transportation to institute new laws governing how trucks are allowed onto parades. Devon Grant, 49, said there are safety […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Recent news reports about the Mayor of the town of Leamington, Ontario who allegedly celled the behaviour of Jamaican migrant workers as lewd have met with criticisms from an organization that has been representing migrant workers. Leamington is a farming community with a high number of migrant workers who are brought to […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A recent study states that immigrants who arrived in Canada since 1986 are costing Canadian taxpayers about $20 billion annually because they earn less and pay less taxes than they receive in benefits from government spending. The study, Canada’s Immigrant Selection Policies, published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian […]
By Itah Sadu On August 31st, before an audience of thousands, in the city of dreams, in the week ending the 50th anniversary of the “I have A Dream speech”, Toronto’s Pan Fantasy Steelband rolled into New York City, their fantasy to play and win the New York Panorama Competition. Many years ago the […]
The Black Action Defence Committee (BADC) is seeking mini- autobiographies from community members for literary work on all the issues with which BADC dealt. The stories should be in themes of situations with Police, Immigration, Institutions of Learning, Occupation, etc. The intent is to make a compilation of a classical document, and for it to […]
By Alicia Sealey The 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) rolls into town from Thursday, Sept. 5th to Sunday, Sept. 15th, 2013. Showcasing 366 films (short and/or long in duration), TIFF 2013 promises to be its usual, high-quality, yet overwhelming buffet of delectable experiences for all whom like films. So, if you […]
The Trinidad and Tobago Heritage Group held Cuttin’ Style, a fashion show celebrating T&T fashion, at the Delta Hotel in Scarborough last Saturday to mark the country’s 51 anniversary of Independence. Our Gerard Richardson was there to bring back some of the designs that were on show from leading fashion designers such as Claudia Pegus, […]
A Toronto resident was assassinated as he sat in his car in Trinidad on Tuesday. Dr Wesley Debideen, a prominent attorney, was eating ice cream as he drove through the Grand Bazaar Plaza in Valsayn, East Trinidad, when a car pulled suddenly in front of his, forcing him to stop, and a gunman got out […]
