In glorious sunshine at St. John’s Rehab Hospital in Rae Whistance Memory Gardens yesterday, a grateful and recovering Elissa Antonio cheerfully delivered an update on her recovery from injuries sustained in a 40-foot fall in Trinidad and Tobago. “I feel great. I’m able to lift both feet. And I feel very accomplished,” Antonio told members […]
Exclusive to The Caribbean Camera PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Citizens here are in an uproar after Thema Williams was pulled from Rio Olympics gymnastic tryouts in February over long-time rival Marisa Dick. The controversy lies in the fact that Dick was born in Canada of Trinidadian parents and Williams was born and raised in Trinidad. […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s oldest citizen, supercentenarian Violet Moss Brown, is approximately eight months younger than the world’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones of the U.S. That status comes from information available from the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) website. Moss Brown, who is ranked third by GRG, turned 116 on March 10. Mushatt Jones turned […]
Former deputy police chief Peter Sloly – three months after his retirement – has moved to Deloitte Canada as an executive director. Sloly, who often sat during Toronto Police Board meetings just listening, will be advising clients at Deloitte on cybersecurity. In addition, Sloly will focus on crisis response and digital media and work on […]
Dark chocolate is known for health benefits including positive effects on cardiovascular health but now researchers at London’s Kingston University say it could be a booster for sports enthusiasts in their fitness training. A team led by postgraduate research student Rishikesh Kankesh Patel discovered that dark chocolate provides similar benefits to beetroot juice, now taken […]
Johnny Bujan, a Toronto & District Cricket Association board member and former Canadian national cricket team manager, died last Saturday in Trinidad. Johnny was also sports director of Masters Cricket Club, formerly known as Brampton Masters Cricket Club, one of the most successful clubs in the T&DCA league, which produced many Canadian national players over the […]
“Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep…” Nicholas Burnett. He came ….he saw and he conquered the hearts of the Caribbean community with his wonderful personality and musical delights. He is Trinidad and Tobago-born Kevin Mark Amrall Sultan-Khan- born April 24, a compassionate soul who moved […]
As thousands of refugees reach Canada’s shores, a Jamaican-born man is begging Canada to help him return here. “If I don’t get home, I’m going to die,” said former Toronto Argonaut Andrew Stewart who is fighting to return to Canada for life-saving treatment. Stewart who has been told he has three to five months to […]
This weeks question How do you explain to your child that Grandpa is now Grandma? Signed Miss Papa’s a Mama. Man oh man this one is tough, or is it woman oh woman? Person oh person??? What is politically correct these days (I don’t want any group coming after me). To answer this […]
Yesterday marked Donald Moore Day across Canada. Originally from Barbados where he was born in 1891, Moore came to Canada in 1913 and was an outstanding leader and advocate for human rights and citizenship. His civic engagement would be felt for generations to come. On April 27, 1954, Moore – affectionately known as […]
