The newly formed Project Equity of Toronto has launched an appeal for funds to purchase laptop computers, tablets and chromebooks for students in Trinidad badly in need these devices. Trinidad-born Elsa Valaerie Lynch, a former school principal and founder of Project Equity, said that schools in Trinidad and Tobago have been closed since last March […]
After seven months in operation, Community Strong, a grassroots organization which has been providing weekend meals to shut-in seniors in the Greater Toronto Area, has ended its food delivery service. Its last meals went out on Thanksgiving Day. Recipients were told several day before that the community meal initiative was coming to an end. But […]
TORONTO – Last Friday, the BlackNorth Initiative recognized a significant donation of $1,000,000 for the Black/ Caribbean community from The Schulich Foundation – the philanthropic vehicle for Seymour Schulich, a leading Canadian businessman and philanthropist. “I would like to publicly thank Seymour Schulich for his generosity and his pledge of $1,000,000 to support the BlackNorth […]
Meet Jamaica-born Leslyn Lewis. She is one of four candidates who are on the ballot for the Conservative leadership race which has entered its final phase following the deadline last Friday for party membership sales. The other candidates are Peter MacKay, a forner deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada who held several Cabinet […]
No curry goat. No oxtail, either. They’re not in the budget. But for seniors in the Greater Toronto Area who need a healthy, well prepared hot meal, the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) has launched its community initiative. It started shortly after the major shut-down came into effect in Ontario last month with the declaration of […]
Editorial Towards a more caring society As the Grim Reaper continues to claim thousands of lives around the word during the current viral pandemic, let us open our eyes and recognize the sobering reality: Canada will never be the quite same after this evil plague leaves us. Leave us it will even if we do […]
OTTAWA — An emergency federal bill to give the government billions of dollars to spend to help anxious workers, families and employers cope with COVID-19 is now law. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette signed the bill at 12:18 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, after both the House of Commons and Senate issued speedy approvals earlier in the […]
By Lincoln DePradine The death and destruction resulting from recent natural disasters in the Caribbean, including earthquakes in Haiti, and hurricanes that struck English-speaking Caribbean nations, has spurred action not only by regional governments but also by people from the Caribbean residing in Toronto. One of the initiatives is the formation of the Canadian Caribbean […]
Porto Velho, Brazil – The smoke is so thick, at times the Cessna airplane had to climb to stay out of it. At times your eyes burn and you close the air vents to keep the cabin habitable. Sometimes it is so bad, it is hard to see how bad it actually is on the […]
By Nicole Georges A “committed group” from the Grenadian diaspora has launched a new organization, the Grenada Disaster Preparedness Toronto Committee (GDPT), just ahead of the anticipated 2019 Hurricane Season. The launch was held at the Tropicana Community Centre in Scarborough on Friday. GDPT Chairman, Unison Joseph, said the GDPT was formed initially from a […]
