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More gun violence, more talk
The Urban Rez Solutions launched last Thursday their ‘Just Think 1st Initiative’ to mitigate incidents of gun violence in Toronto,. Eyesers will recall that many moons ago, in this column Eyes called for the issue of gun violence to be put on the front burner, as our community was fixated on racial profiling/carding. It’s about […]
Who Is The Man Makandal Daaga?
By Winston H. E. Suite Who is the man Makendal Daaga for whom there has been a call for a state funeral on his recent demise? Who is this man that has caused a sitting Prime Minister to send condolences to his family while the PM was outside of the country? Who is this man […]
Why is it getting hotter ?
By Harold Hosein Summer 2016 will go down as one of the hottest in Ontario in the last 50 years.But there are still a few weeks of summer left. So we will have to wait until the end of that time to determine whether it is actually the hottest on record in the province. Memories, including […]
Jamaican labour minister meets with farm workers
By Gerald V. Paul Jamaica’s Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson , currently on a North American tour, met on Monday with farm workers in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario whose living quarters were gutted in a fire on July 28 last. Thirty-three workers from Jamaica assigned to Chary Produce, a fruit and vegetable operation, […]
Jamaican Thompson takes gold
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UNI-TnT gets an early start on T&T Independence celebrations
To commemorate Trinidad and Tobago’s 54th anniversary of its independence, UNI-TnT, a newly formed organization of Trinidad and Tobago nationals in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). is holding its first annual Family and Friends Picnic on Sunday at Petticoat Creek, Pickering. Neil Rampersad, Treasurer/Secretary of UNI-TnT, said curry duck and mango chow competitions will […]
British-born diver Yona Knight-Wisdom on Jamaican team at Rio Olympics
British-born -born athlete Yona Knight-Wisdom is the first male diver to represent Jamaica at an Olympic Games. Knight-Wisdom, 21, is representing Jamaica in the men’s 3m springboard. He recently graduated from Leeds Beckett University after completing a sport and exercise science honours degree. Knight-Wisdom began diving in 2004 as part of a talent programme and […]
Mas’ in Vaughan
Carnival revellers in the city of Vaughan are getting ready to ” mash up de place” with Cari-Vaughn, a three-day family festival that celebrates Caribbean culture. The CariFestival Association which is organizing Cari-Vaughan, says its 25th anniversary celebrations will begin on August 26. The festivities will start off with the Tropical Lime and After […]