Black Daddies partner with Caribbean Tales to tell their story

Black Daddies partner with Caribbean Tales to tell their story

When the Black Daddies Club (BDC) was established in 2007, it  lacked a platform to voice its opinions and “share the ‘brotherhood.’ ” Today its voices are ” going places.” Through a partnership with Caribbean Tales, a company committed to building a global community between Canadians and like-minded artists, cultural entrepreneurs and community builders throughout […]

Funding for Caribbean filmmakers

Funding for Caribbean filmmakers

By Jasminee Sahoye A telecommunications company in the Caribbean is injecting some $1M over a five-year period into an incubator programme to help filmmakers from the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora in North America further develop their skills. Canadian-born, John Reid, CEO of Flow, a broadcasting company, whose parent company is Cable and Wireless Communications, […]

Trinidad-born CEO shares secret to success after receiving honorary doctorate of laws

Trinidad-born CEO shares secret to success after receiving honorary doctorate of laws

Trinidad-born Roger Mahabir, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tracker Networks Inc.of Toronto, a cyber-security and risk management firm, told graduates of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University  that “there’s no magic to success. “But with endurance and perseverance, success is magical.” Addressing convocation last week, Mahabir who received from […]

Former Guyanese refugee receives honorary doctor of laws degree

Former Guyanese refugee receives honorary doctor of laws degree

For his exemplary contributions to community development within Canada and internationally on issues of domestic and international peace, security, development, civil liberties and human rights, the Law Society of Upper Canada has bestowed on a Toronto lawyer, the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at its Call to the Bar ceremony last Friday […]

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