Neethan Shan, well known in political circles in Toronto’s Caribbean community, won Monday’s byelection for city councillor in Scarborough- Rouge River Shan who came to Canada from Sri Lanka as a refugee, is a former teacher and school board trustee. He had the backing of the NDP and will be the first Tamil-Canadian to serve […]
Calypso Rose (McCarta Linda Sandy-Lewis) has won the coveted Victoire accolade- France’s version of the Grammys – for her platinum-selling album Far From Home. The Victoire accolade is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to the best musical artistes of the year. Calypso Rose’s album went platinum in France late last year, an achievement […]
Captain Jason Holder says he does not foresee Barbados Pride experiencing any major issues with acclimatizing to new conditions in Antigua for their Regional Super50 semi-final against Leeward Islands Hurricanes today. Barbados Pride, the tournament favourites, hosted Group B in Barbados where they won seven of their eight games to finish top on 33 points, […]
By Michael Lashley As we begin Black History Month, which we celebrate in February every year, it is important to emphasize that history is also about the strategic contribution to the present and to the future that we make today, for the benefit of generations to come. It is therefore not surprising that so many […]
A Toronto-based folk and spiritual choir will join more than a dozen persons, many of them professional and business leaders, who will receive “awards for excellence” at the 32nd annual gala of the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA) organization. The gala will be held at the Jane Mallett Theatre (inside the St.Lawrence Centre for the […]
This week’s question: During the month of February – Black History Month – Canadians will celebrate the achievements of African Canadians who have done much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation that it is. Do you believe that young people in the Caribbean community are sufficiently aware of the history of […]
Ontario’s education minister Mitzie Hunter has ordered an “urgent review” of the York Region District School Board which she said failed to adequately address governance and equity issues. In a statement issued last Thursday, the minister said she has appointed two people to conduct the review: Patrick Case, a law professor and former trustee with […]
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, called on a gathering at the annual Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) brunch on Sunday to rise up and fight injustice and create “a future that has humanity, compassion and peace.” “Rise up, lock arms with our brothers and sisters and ensure that injustice never […]
Kaiso aficionados, community leaders, representatives of cultural organizations and friends of the late Dick Lochan packed the hall of the Chinese Cultural Centre in Scarborough on Sunday to bid farewell to the man popularly known in calypso circles as ” De Juiceman.” Lochan who often presided at calypso shows as MC, would himself have been […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals in a doping case involving teammate Nesta Carter. The International Olympic Committee (IOC ) said yesterday that Carter tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a banned stimulant, in re-analysis of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Carter and Bolt were teammates on the winning […]
