By Stephen Weir Mascots can go as bare as they dare at the world’s largest indoor lake, but all other performers have to wear bathing suits. The Toronto International Boat Show is on until Sunday afternoon down at Exhibition Place. Hundreds of new boats are on display, and of course, there is Lake Wow. The […]
A statue of Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, Canada’s first Black Member of Parliament and the first Black person to hold a viceregal position in Canada, was unveiled at Queen’s Park last Sunday. The son of Caribbean immigrants, Alexander who was born in Toronto, served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. He […]
Wes Hall garners great respect from the Caribbean community, as well as the larger society, for conjuring success in life and in business despite hash beginnings. His story begins in quite humble circumstances in Jamaica, where he and 13 siblings were raised by their grandmother in a tin shack. He said that pulling himself up […]
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has appointed Emerging Destinations to promote Guyana in travel markets in the United States and Canada. “2024 is a year of strategic partnerships for the Guyana Tourism Authority. So, as we embark on a new chapter in promoting Guyana as a premier travel destination, the partnership with Emerging Destinations marks […]
In a moving ceremony that took place over the weekend, ten outstanding individuals from the Caribbean community received the MLK awards at the Canadian Christian College in Whiby. The theme, “Breaking Barriers, Continuing the Journey,” served as a reminder of the indomitable spirit of progress and resilience that has been the hallmark of the ongoing […]
By Stephen Weir Does Brandon Randolph know something we don’t? In an interview this week with the Caribbean Camera, prior to his upcoming performance with the famed Mark Morris Dance Group this Friday night at the downtown Meridian Theatre, he expressed a slight concern about our weather! Brandon Randolph has a place on St. Croix […]
By Stephen Weir In a significant development for the Canadian radio landscape, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced a pending application by Neeti P. Ray’s CINA Radio Group to acquire three AM stations from Bell Media. The stations in question are CHAM and CKOC in Hamilton and CKWW in Windsor, for the […]
New Orleans, aka The Big Easy has started its Mardi Gras countdown. New Orleans Carnival, like most around the world, is strongly linked to Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. The season begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas, and continues until Mardi Gras, known as Fat Tuesday, which is the final day of […]
By Lincoln DePradine A collaborative effort involving Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and several service organizations, is underway to help reduce the incidence of prostate cancer among men of African descent in Canada. Research indicates that Black men may be genetically predisposed to prostate cancer, have a higher risk of developing the cancer, and are more […]
“Where We Are Now” hosted the 3rd annual Black Excellence Gala and Awards event last Saturday night honouring members of London’s Black community. “It’s to say thank you to those that have forged the way, and continue to forge the way, so that others, like myself and others coming up behind me, are able […]
