Tessanne Chin scored her first Billboard entry since 2014, with the ballad Love Suicide which debuts at No. 30 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart. Love Suicide, released on Chin’s Chinita Entertainment label, is the first song by a Jamaican artist to make that Billboard list. It was written by Blu Jane, whose credits include […]
Immigration Minister John McCallum is planning to introduce changes in the “next couple of months” that will grant permanent resident status to sponsored spouses of Canadians, immediately upon arriving here. “Excellent news,” said Jamaican-born community leader Maxine Pearson. “There’s a lot of vulnerability, particularly with women who came here, sponsored,” said MP Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal-Scarborough-Rouge […]
When The Camera reached Dr. Eric Pierre, consul general of Haiti, with the news that his fellow countryman and iconoclastic writer Dany Laferriere is an Order of Canada honouree, he was overjoyed. A longtime admirer of Laferriere’s work, Pierre asked, “Do you know that Dany Laferriere was chosen to take seat No. 2 at the […]
SANYA, China – The first ever dreadlocked Miss World contestant, Miss Jamaica World Dr. Sanneta Myrie, finished in the top five of the 2015 Miss World Competition in China. Myrie, a medical doctor, had joined Spain, Russia, Indonesia, and Lebanon in the top five but the 65th edition of the pageant was won by Spanish […]
The Black Canadian Remembrance Day Ceremony is slated for this Sunday (Dec. 27) at 11a.m. at Weston Village BIA, 4 John St. (Weston Rd. and John St.). Event organizer Kerry Ann Thomas, founder of Analogy Global Communications, told The Camera that MPP Patrick Brown, MPP Laura Albanese and Ward 11 Councillor Frances Nunziata are expected […]
A European filmmaker from Belgium who made his first trip to the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago has developed a love for their food, culture and the natives. Jerome Guiot told The Camera that “the island hooked me so much that I just embraced some of the culture and the way the people behave […]
Former president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) Dr. Rosemary Sadlier was honoured by the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada for her contributions to Black History, Human Rights, and Social Justice. “For 25 years, it has been my honour and privilege to serve the people of Ontario through the OBHS as […]
Caribbean Airlines has upgraded its reservation and ticketing system to Amadeus, the technology partner for the global travel industry which provides reliable, modern and cutting-edge solutions to over 120 airlines worldwide. Caribbean Airlines is pleased to adopt this network, which will improve the range of service offerings to its valued customers, a spokesman said. George […]
Having made its international debut on Aug. 8 in Trinidad, Joslynne Sealey – Famous Arias has fulfilled her fans’ requests for a definitive CD of her operatic vocal work. Throughout her 25-year career of singing professionally, she is most proud of her collaborations with Trinidad & Tobago’s national instrument, the steelpan. Featured on her CD […]
