BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis – Rainfall in December remained well below the traditional average and the Water Services Department (WSD) on Monday told customers that water rationing, temporarily halted for Christmas and Carnival celebrations, is reintroduced from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily throughout St. Kitts. It advised that “the recent showers only improved […]
GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemala has detained 14 ex-military officials, including the brother of a former president, for forced disappearances and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest period of its 36-year civil war. Among the captured was 83-year-old Manuel Benedicto Lucas, a former top general and brother of ex-President Romeo Lucas, and Byron Barrientos, who was […]
It was slidin’ and jivin’ on Jan. 2 at Harbourfront Centre as 2016 began with a free skate, grooving to an evening of soul as Jester & Kid Kut took the vibes to the Natrel Rink. Photo by Gerard Richardson.
The G. Raymond Chang Family will be the patron of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala, honouring outstanding individuals and organizations who impact the Caribbean, co-patron and journalist Donette Chin-Loy Chang told The Camera. The black tie event will be Saturday, April 2, at the Ritz Carlton, 181 Wellington St. W. […]
Brampton’s Kadeisha Buchanan, the 20-year-old defender, was voted BMO Player of the year. Buchanan left an indelible impact on the world stage earlier this year as the lone Canadian named to the World Cup all-star team and when she won the Hyundal Young Player Award for players born after Jan 1, 1995. Buchanan is fearless […]
The Black Canadian Remembrance Day Ceremony is slated for this Sunday (Dec. 27) at 11a.m. at Weston Village BIA, 4 John St. (Weston Rd. and John St.). Event organizer Kerry Ann Thomas, founder of Analogy Global Communications, told The Camera that MPP Patrick Brown, MPP Laura Albanese and Ward 11 Councillor Frances Nunziata are expected […]
As Mayor John Tory shared his vision of a City that Works and Cares with the Canadian Black Caucus, artist and entrepreneur Camille Lauren told The Camera, “Racialized artists face very real setbacks in getting a toe-hold in this arena. “It’s often the opportunity that is the difference between who makes it and who doesn’t. […]
“The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder – a waif, a nothing, a no man,” wrote Thomas Carlyle. Dearly beloved Eyesers, why are we here? Or as the author of The Purpose Driven Life Rev. Rev. Rick Warren asks, “What on earth am I here for?” Asking what do I […]
Migrant workers and their allies from Caregivers Action Centre, Justicia for Migrant Workers and other member organizations of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change have sent a letter to MP Arif Virani, parliamentary assistant to the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship asking him to address their issues. “This holiday season as you sit with your […]
