By Ravendra Madholall The 2024 Global T20 tournament is set to bowl off on Thursday at the CAA facility in Brampton, Ontario. Vancouver Knight Riders will clash with Toronto Nationals from 4pm and a keen contest is highly anticipated. Six franchised teams will be competing with Montreal Tigers, the defending champions, taking on Bangla Tigers […]
By Neil Armstrong As coincidence would have it, “Get That Hope,” a play set in Little Jamaica about a family getting ready to celebrate Jamaica’s independence will have its opening night at the Stratford Festival on August 10, the same day that the Jamaican Canadian Association in Toronto will host its signature 62nd Jamaica independence […]
By Stephen Weir Photos by Gilbert Medina If it wasn’t the largest annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival Junior Caribbean Parade, it must have been close. Organizers of the annual parade estimate that 20,000 people showed up in Malvern to cheer on the children. Eric Delfish, the longtime organizer of the parade, said it was perfect […]
By Lincoln DePradine Panorama, the competition held annually in Toronto to determine the top steel orchestra in Canada, will be hosted at a new venue this year, and will be missing a longtime member-band of the Ontario Steelpan Association (OSA). The contest, also referred to as “Pan Alive”, is moving from Lamport Stadium on King […]
Windsor is gearing up to host its first-ever Black film festival next month, promising to celebrate and showcase achievements in Black filmmaking and storytelling. Scheduled to take place at downtown’s Armouries Theatre from August 16 to 18, the Windsor International Black Film Festival (WIBFF) will feature a diverse lineup of approximately 15 films from around […]
In a landmark decision, lawmakers in both houses of Trinidad and Tobago have unanimously passed a bill designating the steelpan as the national instrument of the republic, inclusive of sister isle Tobago. This legislative move solidifies the steelpan’s unique status as the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century. Senator Randall Mitchell, Minister of […]
By Lincoln DePradine Caribbean countries, now being assisted by Canadians in rebuilding their economies and infrastructure from the ravages wrought by Hurricane Beryl, could have received more help with a collaborative mechanism that includes a “disaster fund’’ owned and operated by members of the Black and Caribbean community in Canada, says labour statistician and migration […]
By Lincoln DePradine Ace Trinidad and Tobago arranger Duvone Stewart selected Mical Teja’s song, “DNA”, and it earned BP Renegades Steel Orchestra a first place tie – with All Stars – at the country’s 2024 panorama competition. Another talented arranger, Rudo Forteau, is optimistic that he could repeat the magical victory embodied in “DNA”, which […]
By Ravendra Madholall Pegasus beat Sunshine by 7 runs to win the 2024 Ontario Round-Arm Softball Cricket Association (ORSCA)/Imran Ali Real Estate sponsored test-format trophy last Saturday in Mississauga. Several Guyanese cricketers produced some good performances to help Pegasus dethrone Sunshine in the process. Sunshine was set 137 for victory from the allotted 120-overs, were […]
CARICOM’s Ministerial Taskforce on Agriculture is set to convene this week to devise a comprehensive action plan aimed at revitalizing the Caribbean’s agricultural sector in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl’s devastating impact across multiple countries. During a live broadcast on Sunday, CARICOM’s chair and Guyana’s President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, underscored the profound economic and infrastructural […]
