Women of mainly African Caribbean descent gathered at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at U of T Tuesday to share personal and professional stories as women around the world observed International Women’s Day. The event titled What’s Our Story? was organized by Mary Wright, a community activist, writer and poet. Participants shared […]
We have to learn to respect the right of the Haitian people to be in the driver’s seat in their country’s affairs. We are not entitled to speak of Haiti only in terms of disaster and hopelessness. And we are certainly not innocent of some of the blame for Haiti’s past, present and future suffering. […]
Sydney Allicock, vice-president of Guyana and minister of indigenous people’s affairs, brought a message of “Together we will be strong, Unity is strength” to Canadian First Nations people last Sunday at Trent University in Peterborough. On Saturday at the Guyana Consulate, the Guyana Diaspora held hands in love and unity as they prayed for guidance […]
She hailed from Trelawny and he came outta Jeffrey Town, St. Mary, Jamaica, and they immigrated to Canada in the sixties, two souls who spent 48 glorious years together. Fay Hyacinth Conville is remembered for her priceless work in Canada in the nursing field for close to 40 years as she volunteered with the Jamaican […]
Author of The Book of Negroes Laurence Hill is starting a new chapter in his life: professor of creative writing in the College of Arts at the University of Guelph. “I have always loved to teach, mentor and encourage developing writers and I can’t think of a more exciting way to embrace that passion and […]
As this year’s Black History Month comes to an end, it’s a good time to look at strong Caribbean female leaders from the political and commercial landscape both a-yard and abroad. Looking for positive examples of Caribbean women, one could rightly ask, why are our women not being profiled globally outside of Jamaica and the […]
The Saint Lucia Diaspora celebrated their 37th anniversary of Independence last Saturday at the Brighton in Scarborough with a prayer by Joan Herby: “Heavenly Father we ask you For guidance and protection Upon our beloved land, Saint Lucia, Cradle it in your arms Like Mother nurturing her babe.” Those words and “Justice, truth and charity, […]
Guyana’s Minister of Education and co-chair of the National Commemorative Commission Nicolette Henry will join Consul General Sattie Sawh, chair of the 50th Independence Anniversary (Canada) Committee, at a pre-independence dance at the Armenian Community Centre on Saturday (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m. The celebration is a call for all Guyanese to work together to […]
The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) has signed an agreement with the International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF) to boost treatment for kids with heart ailments in Guyana, TCCF President Jay Brijpaul said. Guyana-born Brijpaul told The Camera the main focus of this project is to provide the components over an extended period to develop a local […]
Anger is seething in some circles over the recent announcement by Premier Kathleen Wynne that the government is re-establishing an Anti-Racism Directorate headed by Michael Coteau, the tourism, culture and sports minister. Twitter is buzzing with some praising and others criticizing the move. A former Toronto community activist tweeted, “Why now? An election is looming; […]
