Air Canada will resume its service between Toronto and Trinidad, eight years after it discontinued the service. It will recommence service on November 1, 2023, with three flights per week arriving in Trinidad at 11:25 pm, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and departing at 12:30 am Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. From December 3, 2023, to […]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has told Africa that solidarity, rather that liberalism’s individualism is needed to remind the world’s “golden billion” that there are seven billion other people in the world. He has also asked the delegates attending the 30th annual meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) […]
Now is as good a time as ever to travel to the Caribbean The winter season was once the time of the year where travelers would flock to the Caribbean to escape the cold – but that’s not the case anymore. According to a recent 2023 report, air travel to the Caribbean during the low […]
The Giller Foundation (aka the Scotiabank Giller Prize) has introduced its new Giller Mantella Scholarship, a new program aimed at supporting high school graduates across Canada who are interested in pursuing further education in creative writing and literature. The scholarship will provide $10,000 each year to three would be authors and will run for […]
The Dotty Nicholas Sickle Cell Scholarship Award is celebrating its 10th anniversary, honoring the memory of Walter Clement Noel, a young Black West Indian dental student who played a significant role in the understanding of Sickle Cell Disease. In 1910, Dr. James B. Herrick described the peculiar elongated and sickle-shaped red blood cells found by […]
The Federation of African Canadian Economics “FACE”, an organization dedicated to the development and prosperity of Black Canadian entrepreneurs, is celebrating its second anniversary, marking the culmination of an incredible journey filled with growth, resilience, and unwavering commitment. “Since our launch, we have been supporting entrepreneurs in our community by providing them with the necessary […]
Author and social justice advocate Rosemary Sadlier, one of the leaders of the drive for the recognition of Black History Month (February) and Emancipation Day, across Canada, will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD) at its graduation ceremony on Friday. Sadlier who had served […]
CaribbeanTales Media Group, led by renowned Filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, has an exciting lineup of film festival events for 2023 that aim to foster transformative conversations and bring communities together. One of their prominent events is the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF), supported by the BFI, which celebrates 75 Years of Black Cinema and beyond. Taking […]
Caribbean Camera’s publisher Anthony Joseph among the awardees By Lincoln DePradine It’s been 35 years since the nationally known activist group, Black Action Defense Committee (BADC), was formally established, and members have recommitted themselves to continuing the work of the organization and are being encouraged and supported in their effort. “BADC has done a lot […]
Black talent groomed for high tech jobs Black Professionals in Tech Networking (BPTN) is bridging the tech industry “Network gap” by providing corporations with a direct pathway to hire impactful Black tech talent. On September 21, 2022, BPTN launched their Obsidi Academy Full-stack Developer bootcamp with the annual goal to graduate and employ 200 Black […]
