By Lennox Farrell Dear Heart, if you’ve ever considered doing something selfless and communal, do it! And in the memory of our dearly departed, African Canadian stalwart, Hubert Owen Leach. Born August 16, 1936 in Barbados, he died – at the age of 85 – in Toronto, Ontario, February 3, 2022, at the start […]
Joan Bernadette Walcott Alexander was born on December 19th 1938 in Trinidad. She grew up in San Juan Quaisay opposite the market, and migrated to Canada in 1968. She lived in Hamilton where she married Albert Alexander before moving to Toronto Joan died on February 5th 2022 of Esophageal Cancer at home in Markham in […]
Dianna Teresa Rosteing was born on May 2, 1950 in Georgetown Guyana and died January 26th, 2022 at the age of 71. Dianna came to Canada in 1965 at the age of 15, settled in Toronto and later moved to Ajax where, after a prolonged illness, passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Hospital surrounded by her […]
Well-known as a giant in business and philanthropy, Yesu Persaud, 93, died early Monday. Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali described Persaud as a “true son of the soil.” “Guyana has lost an outstanding soul in Dr. Yesu Persaud, a true son of the soil. It is with great sadness I learnt, moments ago, about his […]
Last Tuesday, Kent Merchant, popularly known as Love Man Kent, of Montreal, was alive, well and in his prime. But by Wednesday, he was no longer with us. And even now as I write this, I do not understand why news of his passing has shaken me so much. Both personally, and as the current […]
Transforming lives through education, inspiration and leadership By John Persaud and Kamla Sharma Roop Sharma was a trailblazer who transformed lives through education, inspiration and leadership. For a boy born in Sparta on the Essequibo Coast, Guyana, to a man who rase to great heights through education, his journey was a remarkable one. […]
Glenda Simms, the pioneering feminist and academic whose advocacy and activism led to real change for women in both Canada and her native Jamaica, has died. The eldest of nine children, Simms grew up in the rural town of Malvern in St. Elizabeth parish, high in the Santa Cruz mountains of southwestern Jamaica. After […]
Sidney Poitier, who broke racial barriers to become the first U.S. Black actor to win the best actor Oscar award and inspired a generation during the United States civil rights movement, has died, officials said. He was 94. Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed his death on Friday. […]
Cheong-Leen had been involved in the city’s civic affairs for decades, starting in 1957 Cheong-Leen, who co-founded the Hong Kong Civic Association in 1954, died in the early hours of Tuesday at his home. The cause of death was old age, according to the family. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed deep sorrow over […]
Memories of calypsonian Kenny J (Kenwrick Joseph) and grief flooded social media last Saturday following his death. Kenny J spent what was one of his favourite times of the year, Christmas, at the Augustus Long Hospital, Pointe-a-Pierre, fighting for his life. After a two-week battle with Covid-19, which saw him being treated in the intensive […]
