Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official, as the death toll from the storm rose to more than1,000 people. The powerful hurricane, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, slammed into Haiti last week with 145 mile-per-hour (233 kph) winds and torrential […]
By Gerald V. Paul The “Harvesting Freedom”caravan, organized by activists from Justicia for migrant workers, which left Leamington on September 4, arrived in Ottawa on the weekend with its petition calling on the federal government to grant migrant farm workers permanent resident status. The activists were planning to present the petition to Prime Minister Justin […]
By Gerald V. Paul As Hurricane Matthew barrels across the Caribbean, leaving a trail of death and destruction, concerned members of the Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto, are galvanizing support for relief initiatives to assist those in the affected areas. Matthew is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history and briefly reached the […]
Toronto City Councillor Michael Thompson says he is disappointed that no concrete action has yet been taken on his proposal for the establishment of a registry to document the arrival of children entering Canada as immigrants. In an interview on the weekend, the Jamaica-born councillor told The Caribbean Camera that he was still awaiting word […]
Gaping holes in our country’s systems for the protection of newly immigrated children have literally cost 17 year old Melonie Biddersingh her life. That is in itself a shameful stain on our society. Unfortunately, we have now earned ourselves further shame. We have to admit that, five years after Melonie’s death came to light, we […]
By Myer Siemiatycki A sad sign of our times is the number of politicians in different countries trying to gain power by promoting fear and suspicion of ‘others’. The recipe goes something like this…Portray an entire group of people as dangerous and threatening. Promise to take strong action against them. Get ready to win the […]
Family members from Canada, the United States, England and Barbados got together in Trinidad on Sunday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Viola Rochester-Doyle. In picture, Mrs. Rochester-Doyle with her son, Eddison, former Chief Financial Officer of the Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean Carnival for the last ten […]
By Gerald V. Paul Canadian Olympic sprinter Andre De Grasse was honoured on Sunday by the City of Markham with a grand Homecoming celebration at which an announcement was made by Mayor Frank Scarpitti that a street will be named after him. Wearing his three Rio Olympic medals , De Grasse, a resident of Markham, […]
By Gerald V. Paul A, prominent Black lawyer told The Caribbean Camera on Tuesday that he experienced racial profiling when a security guard at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s headquarters denied him entry to the building last July. Selwyn Pieters said he has filed a complaint against the Law Society of Upper Canada, to […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Founder and CEO of CaribbeanTales, Frances-Anne Solomon strongly believes its current 2016 film festival in Toronto- its 11th annual – has ” better content and cinematography.” She reported that opening night far exceeded expectations and that the Royal Theatre was sold out for the Canadian Premiere of Diary of a Bad Man […]
