Puck injures Malcolm Subban’s throat

PORTLAND, Maine – The Boston Bruins updated the condition of Malcolm Subban after the goaltending prospect took a puck to his throat before his AHL game Saturday night in Portland. Malcolm Subban, of Caribbean heritage, “was struck in the throat with a puck Saturday night during pregame warmups. He was transported to Maine Medical Centre […]

Zika GoFundMe campaign needs YOU

With Zika confirmed in three pregnant women in Barbados and Caribbean Canadians in Toronto worried about relatives back home, The Camera is doing all it can to help, including a GoFundMe drive to help public health authorities there pay to fight the mosquito-borne disease. To donate, please use gofundme.com/xtmy5drn. We are also expecting to hear […]

Thanks and farewell, Selo

Thanks and farewell, Selo

He oozed love for country, be it politics, culture or servant leadership. The community’s beloved Selwyn Bartholomew Joseph – known as Selo – passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 5, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 23, 1939, Joseph was the devoted husband of Suzanne Joseph for almost […]

JAMAICA GLEANER ALL ISLAND SPELLING BEE 2016 SALUTE TO CHAUNTE BLACKWORD & REV. GLEN ARCHER

Detroit, MI – Today, JamaicaGleaner 2016All Island Spelling Bee started it’s bastioned tradition to represent Jamaica at Scripps National Spelling Bee, Washington DC June 1st, 2016. Two children started off the session sick but, made it to the final seven after launch and, the finalists were; Lando Fullerton, Jadaqae Johnson, Assana Thompson, Chaunte Blackwood, Israel […]

Haiti’s Dubourg to receive award

Haitian-born MP Emmanuel Dubourg will receive the African Canadian Achievement Award (ACAA) for Excellence in Politics on Feb. 20 at St. Jane Mallett Theatre. Dubourg will be joined by 13 high-achieving African Canadians at the ceremony inside the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. This is an addition to his numerous […]

Beyonce, Mars rule Super Bowl halftime show

SANTA CLARA, California – A Super Bowl halftime show whose early going promised to make it one of the franchise’s worst ever managed to evolve, briskly, into something far more interesting; a meta-commentary on various star personas and on the Super Bowl halftime show itself. The segment of the show belonging solely to Coldplay was […]

Donate to help Caribbean battle Zika virus

As the Trinidad-based Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) prepares to present a policy brief on the Zika virus to regional leaders during their Feb. 16-17 meeting in Belize, Toronto’s Caribbean Diaspora is being galvanized to make a difference by raising funds via GoFundMe. The Camera is tackling Zika head-on to give health authorities in […]

Black History Month’s sky-high glow

Black History Month’s sky-high glow

Black History Month was launched this week with stirring and dynamic speeches as Toronto basked in the proud glow of a CN Tower lit in iconic red, black and green. Those colours, seen in several Caribbean flags, graced the tower for the first time as a result of a request by Gary Pieters, former president […]

Saint Lucia: The Journey Continues

Saint Lucia: The Journey Continues

With the theme The Journey Continues, the Saint Lucian community will celebrate their 37th Anniversary of Independence here in Toronto with a gala set for Feb. 20. The event will be at the Brighton Convention and Events Centre. Ross Cadesse, president of the Saint Lucia Association, told The Camera “The Legendary Ronald Boo Hinkson with […]

Teacher brings ‘left out’ stories to school stage

Teacher brings ‘left out’ stories to school stage

Growing up in the Caribbean, Terrance Saunders had no inkling he would end up a drama teacher in Canada. After completing his undergraduate education in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at York University, he returned to his Bahamian homeland with his mind set on a career in his country’s foreign service. However, he currently instructs […]