Trinidad-born businessman Arthur Augustine is back in the mayoral race in the town of Ajax. Augustine ran as a candidate for mayor in the last municipal elections in Ajax in 2018.That was when Shawn Collier was elected as mayor. This time Augustine is running against Collier, the incumbent, and another candidate, Colin Hubble. Augustine who […]
Damien Halstead is running to replace Patrice Barnes as Durham School Board Trustee in the public school system. Halstead, who ran for a council position in the Scarborough area last election, said that he thinks he is ready to work in Ajax. The candidate told The Caribbean Camera, “Having been the vice president of Durham […]
By Carlton Joseph Last week, hurricane Ian slammed into the coasts of Cuba, Florida (FL) and North Carolina (NC); at least 100 people were killed, homes were destroyed, roadways and bridges were obliterated, and powerlines were ripped down leaving more than one million customers without power in Florida and 30,000 in North Carolina. CoreLogic, a […]
Black and Indigenous students now have more opportunities to explore careers in STEAM and entrepreneurship thanks to new entrance scholarships for Shad Canada programs. These awards are specifically for students that have historically been underrepresented in STEAM fields and aim to support and inspire equity-deserving students to enter into STEAM pathways and careers. Shad is […]
The provincial government wants the help of Nova Scotians to define seven types of discrimination as it works to create a strategy by 2023 to combat systemic discrimination and racism. Officials are holding virtual sessions over the next several weeks to receive input on defining the following terms: gender and sexuality-based discrimination, ableism, anti-Semitism, anti-Black […]
Chatham-Kent’s board of health has voted to declare racism a public health issue. The board says forms of oppression against Black, Indigenous and other minority groups disproportionately harm people’s health. Dorothy Wright-Wallace, president of the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society, said the plan is long overdue. “I’m so glad that they’ve stepped up. Let’s start. Let’s […]
By Anthony Joseph Last Sunday the Legacy Awards made its inaugural appearance in Toronto and what a spectacular event it was. The Awards are Canada’s first all-Black awards program created to celebrate accomplishments in film, television, music, sports and culture, featured emerging and established Black Canadian talent. Former Governor General Michelle Jean headed a list of what was […]
Realtors and their clients are facing racism and discrimination during the home buying and selling process, but there are no efficient ways for consumers to report such incidents, says new research from the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). The Fighting for Fair Housing report released by the provincial body Tuesday found more than one-third of […]
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, on Friday called on the United Nations Security Council to live up to the ideals for which it had been established as he lamented the myriad of challenges confronting the global community, including climate change and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Browne, addressing the 77th session of the […]
Prime Minister Philip Davis has said there are elements of racism in the motives of developed countries as they push for greater regulation of the financial services sectors of “black-governed” states and former European colonies. In his address to the United Nations General Assemblylast week, Davis said the Bahamian financial industry is one of the […]
