By Gerald V. Paul The good news could not have come at a better time for 102 migrant workers who had their Employment Insurance (EI) parental benefits claims turn down: the Federal Court of Appeal has ordered new hearings for them. Most workers from the Caribbean, who have been coming to Canada under the federal […]
In the November 28 2013 print edition of The Caribbean Camera, we incorrectly stated in a headline and in our editorial that the York Police Force has been named in a lawsuit by the Black Action Defence Committee for racial profiling. The police force that has been named in the suit is actually Peel Police. […]
PARANG STARS: Singers Leon Coldero, left, and Kenny J, are pictured on the stage at the JJ Swaggat Banquet Hall in Markham where they headlined the Wild Meat Parang Show last Saturday. The event featured local band Los Amigos and other Toronto performers, and was a thrill for the crowd starved for the traditional Trinidadian Christmas […]
By Gerald V. Paul The Caribbean/African Canadian community is hitting ‘carding’ where it hurts: in the pocket Book, to the tune of $65 million. That the sum being sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Toronto Police Services Board and Chief of Police Bill Blair for the police’s carding programme, which the Black Action […]
By Gerald V. Paul A well-known Toronto-based businessman has been appointed the new chairman of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), one of the Caribbean’s premier rum companies. Komal Samaroo, who served as the Canadian-based Vice President of International Marketing at DDL, will replace the legendary businessman Dr Yesu Persaud at the helm of the rum […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A Jamaican-Canadian man convicted in the execution-style murder of Collin Moore at a fundraiser organized by the Guyanese community in Scarborough has had his murder conviction quashed and a new trial ordered. In a 7-0 decision released earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that there was fresh evidence […]
By Jasminee Sahoye In many ethnic communities, seniors who are often at home fending for themselves or taking care of the home, their children and grandchildren, have little exposure with others outside the home. The province is trying to encourage more seniors to get involved in community events by offering more support for seniors through […]
The song which won singer Macomere Fifi the 2013 Canadian Calypso Monarch crown is being circulated around the world, now that it has become a hot global topic. The song is about embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who this week had the majority of his powers revoked and handed over to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly, […]
The Association of Concerned Guyanese (ACG) is pleased to announce that it will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary on November 23rd, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Elite Banquet Hall, 1850 Albion Road, Toronto. The ACG was formed in direct response to the widespread electoral fraud and massive political repression carried out by the People’s National […]
Canada won its first match of the World Twenty20 Qualifier when they defeated Uganda by 44 runs last Tuesday, at the Skeikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Canada elected to bat first scored 137 for 7 wickets in their 20 overs with Jimmy Hansra topscoring with an undefeated 58 and skipper Ashish Bagai made 40, the only […]
