Listen to this article now. By Nicholas Brady It seems inevitable our own holiday will be sold back to us by the same corporations that profit from exploiting black lives. “The actions of the nation are empty, but the actions Black people take to empower themselves truly matter.” Congress’s decision to make June 19th a […]
Listen to this article now. By Carlton Joseph We live in a world where people of color, especially colonized people, were taught that culture and education make a person, if you pursued education everything would be okay. In the Caribbean, a few scholarships were awarded, children achieving very high marks on the exams set by […]
By Alvin Curling The next Mayor of Toronto must have a vision that leads to the long-term social and economic health of the city. That person -man or woman- must understand the underlying issues that must be addressed to ensure that Toronto remains a safe and livable City. Not someone who is just using this […]
Letter from the publisher Listen to this article now Happy Birthday to us! The Caribbean Camera celebrated its 33rd anniversary last Tuesday, a testament to its enduring presence and significance in the Black and Caribbean communities in Canada. Since it first saw the light of print in 1990, The Caribbean Camera has become a vibrant […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Recently a Bangladeshi family was successful in having the Federal Court of Canada overturn their negative humanitarian and compassionate decision rendered by a senior immigration officer and ordered that the matter be re-determined by another officer.The facts of the case concern — a mother, her daughter and son, all Bangladeshi citizens. I will […]
It requires an event of serious significance to grab the attention of the international mainstream media. Even with wars, pestilence, massive displacement of people, refugees everywhere, media found one voice last Sunday 21st May to alert the world to a tragedy that unfolded in Guyana. Nineteen children (now 20) died in a fire at Mahdia, […]
“This election is a choice between crime and chaos versus law and order…I’ve never seen things this bad.” That was Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief (2015-2020), now the city’s mayoral candidate in the upcoming June 26th by-election. There is a large constituency of Torontonians and an even larger number of residents of comparable […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Ms. K is a 30-year-old citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She grew up in an abusive household and suffered incidents of domestic abuse throughout her life. In 2008, she was the victim of rape, and her accuser was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He has since been […]
Listen to this article now: By Carlton Joseph The United States (US)debt ceiling, which currently stands at $31.4 trillion, was created more than a century ago, and has been modified more than 100 times since WWII. The debt ceiling has become a political “dance of deception,” for both parties. A dance, where politicians confuse the […]
By Dr. Virginia Nsitem A common knee complaint is pain either climbing up or going down stairs, or both. In addition, patients often complain of hearing cracking noises in their knees when they move. One of the first questions they ask is if they have arthritis and may eventually need a knee replacement. Before jumping […]
