By Lincoln DePradine An incident Wednesday evening in St George’s, where Grenada’s World Champion javelin thrower, Anderson Peters, was seen on video being beaten by a group of men, is being played out on several levels. It has also sparked a regional row between Grenadians and Trinidadians on social media. While members of the […]
Louis Saldenah’s spectacular “Streets on fire” won “band of the year” at the Toronto Caribbean carnival which hit the road on July 30 last after a two-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Saldenah, popularly known as Sally in mas’ playing circles, has now won the “band of the year” title 21 times. […]
By Lincoln DePradine While thousands gathered in Toronto last weekend for carnival festivities, one man returned from the Caribbean to the city, where he once lived and was a cultural figure, to present a play at the Consulate General of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on Sheppard Avenue West. THABITI and his wife, […]
12 Days of Caribbean-Inspired Fun Unveiled East of Toronto Carnival City, presented by House of Culture, will be welcoming visitors to Durham Region at Ajax Downs, 320 Audley Road (across from Casino Ajax) from Wednesday July 27th to Sunday August 7th, 2022. Look no further than Ajax for a spectacular merger of culture and […]
Photos and article By Rebecca Kerr The sun was blazing hot, the loud, pulsating, infectious sounds of Soca music echoed thru the streets in Malvern as thousands of junior masqueraders, their parents, relatives and friends chipped, danced, jumped and waved for the return of kiddies’ carnival 2022. Thousands lined the street to welcome back The […]
Hоmе tеаm Trinidad and Tоbаgо ѕtаrtеd thеіr tіtlе pursuit оf thе Cricket West Indies (CWI) U19 Wоmеn’ѕ Rіѕіng Stаrѕ Chаmріоnѕhір with a 138-run victory over thе Lееwаrd Iѕlаndѕ аt thе Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Sent іn tо bаt first, T&T posted 164-2 frоm thеіr 20 overs, thаnkѕ to hаlf-сеnturіеѕ frоm ореnеrѕ Shalini Sаmаrоо 63 аnd […]
Trіnіdаd-bоrn Dr. Clement Lіgоurе opened сlіnіс іn 1917 An unаѕѕumіng buіldіng on Nоrth Strееt in Halifax hаѕ a hіѕtоrу thаt соmmunіtу аdvосаtеѕ say is wоrth protecting: it оnсе housed thе clinic оf Halifax’s fіrѕt Blасk physician, Dr. Clеmеnt Lіgоurе, whо treated hundreds of раtіеntѕ іn thе wаkе оf thе Hаlіfаx Exрlоѕіоn in 1917. Thоugh thе […]
It took 14 years, but the Trinidad and Tobago men’s 4×100-metre team who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics can now call themselves gold medalists. Richard Thompson, Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callender and Aaron Armstrong received their medals in a short Olympic medal reallocation ceremony at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday. At […]
It’s an all-inclusive fete “Crave The Event,” an all-inclusive party, will be held on Saturday evening at Ontario Place in Toronto to help kick off Trinidad and Tobago’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations. (The anniversary date is August 31.) The party is organized in collaboration with House of Angostura, also known as Angostura Limited, a […]
Spicemas Cоrроrаtіоn (SMC), оrgаnіzеr оf Grenada’s Cаrnіvаl, hаѕ announced thаt іt hаѕ арроіntеd July 9 as “The Mighty Sраrrоw Day” in Grеnаdа. Dr Slinger Francisco, The Mighty Sраrrоw wіll bе celebrated on hіѕ 87th Bіrthdау wіth vіrtuаl аnd lосаl еvеntѕ tо соmmеmоrаtе this іmроrtаnt milestone SMC ѕауѕ іt rесоgnіѕеѕ The Mighty Sраrrоw’ѕ impressive dіѕсоgrарhу аnd […]
