A 16-year-old school girl of the Essequibo Coast in Guyana has secured passes in the 20 subjects she wrote in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Zimeena Rasheed, of Anna Regina Multilateral School (ARMS), who obtained 18 Grade Ones with 15 distinctions and two Grade Twos, said, “I expected to pass all the […]
Here’s a pix from the recently concluded Toronto Carnival. Picture gallery coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy
By Gerald V. Paul Teenager Rueshad Grant’s family is appealing to the city and the organizers of the annual Carnival festival to help pay for his funeral. Grant, 18, died after being drawn under a carnival float after Toronto’s annual Carnival parade two weeks ago. “Due to the sudden tragedy that has fallen upon our […]
Toronto Pan Alive 2013 champions Pan Fantasy Steelband has been invited to participate in the West Indian American Day Carnival Association Panorama in New York for Labour Day. Pan Fantasy Steelband is no stranger to New York Panorama, having placed 2nd twice in the competition in the past. The band is extending an open invitation […]
Caribbean Flava Summa Lime “A Fun Filled Family Day”, in its 10th year, and now at Wildwood Park, area B (Mississauga) welcomes the Ontario Science Centre’s traveling exhibit to engage young minds. The “Summa Lime” is staged annually as one of the events hosted by The Caribbean Children Foudnation to raise funds for the TCCF […]
Victims of family violence, especially in the Scarborough area, will be able to access support, counselling among other services thanks to federal funding. On Wednesday, Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the allocation of almost $250,000 in funding to help the Scarborough Family Justice Centre provide services that will ease […]
We’ve seen the protests calling for all sorts of inquiries into the shooting death of 18 year-old Sammy Yatim, including one on Monday. But the truth is, we do not believe an inquiry into this matter will save any lives in the future. Why? Because we’ve seen so many inquiries into different matters before in […]
As Jamaica proactively encourages tourists to the island, another big draw this year that the tourist board has planned, is a show of Rastafari culture, which has been documented and its history is detailed in a definitive exhibition now underway at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. The historic exhibition, Rastafari: Unconquerable!, examines the “Revelation […]
A HUMANE TOUCH TO REFUGEE PROGRAMME By Gerald V. Paul Failed refugee claimants are buying into a programme to leave Canada voluntarily on a good footing. So far, more than 2,000 people have taken part in the government’s Assisted Voluntary Returns and Reintegration pilot programme, which offers as much as $2, 000 and a […]
This player with Afropan steelpan, which marks its 40th year this year, gets into the spirit for Toronto Carnival this weekend. The big weekend kicks off with the King and Queen show at Lamport Stadium on Thursday night, followed by Pan Alive, the steelpan competition on Friday night at the same venue, while the Grand […]
