Kerly Theus is a 5ft 4in goalkeeper who plays for the Haiti women’s national team. For the last 40 minutes, we have talked about her career, her country, her childhood. We have even touched on the friends she lost in the 2010 earthquake. There something has been bubbling up inside Haiti’s Kerly Theus 5ft […]
Editorial For weeks, newcomers, refugees, mostly form Africa, had camped outside a Toronto homeless referral centre looking for shelter and other amenities for survival. Last Tuesday, after weeks of argument between City of Toronto officials and their federal government counterparts over who pays for this, Ottawa finally caved and came up with $97 million in […]
Jennifer Hirlehey, chair of the Festival Management Committee (FMC), producers of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, told a gathering of officials and mas’ aficionados at the official launch of the event last week that its financial state “has become critical.” In her welcoming address at the launch, she noted that putting on “the greatest show in […]
The 45th regular meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) resulted in leaders agreeing to allow free movement of people in the region by next year. This means the current policies on trade, and possibly even education and culture, will be expanded—a groundbreaking decision that coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, a […]
Florida’s former Pine Crest student-athletes, Amen and Ausar Thompson, whose father’s family is Jamaican, made history on last Thursday night after both were selected in the top 5 in the 2023 NBA draft. It was a proud moment for their parents and extended family when Amen went No. 4 to Houston Rockets while Ausar went […]
The MusiCounts Band Aid Program allocates grants of up to $15,000 to schools to start or refurbish their music program. It supports any approach to music education and the purchase of any kind of musical instruments and equipment. “We are so excited for the 2023 MusiCounts Band Aid Program Recipients! With these much-needed funds, educators […]
Stephen Weir Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square came alive on a scorching hot day as the 56th Caribbean Carnival was officially launched on Tuesday. The vibrant atmosphere was filled with excitement as approximately 2,000 enthusiastic audience members gathered to celebrate the rich Caribbean culture. The event took place at Toronto City Hall, where a jam-packed list […]
There will be no “Naylors only” party in Cleveland, but the family of Guardians brothers Josh and Bo still has plenty to celebrate. Youngest sibling Myles, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound infielder from Mississauga, Ontario, was selected Sunday by Oakland with the 39th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Myles becomes the third Naylor brother from […]
It is 75 years since the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948, carrying passengers from the Caribbean to fill labour shortages in the UK. In 2018 it emerged that the government had not properly recorded the details of people who had been granted permission to stay in the UK, and […]
On a visit to Haiti UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and mutually reinforcing cycle of… crises”, and urged deployment of an international force to assist the National Police in combating gang violence. The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people […]
