“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world” – P. Pullman Natasha Charles, Canadian-born and Trinidad-raised winner of the 2015 Alice Kane Storytelling Award, wants the community’s help with her project Living Archive, a series of oral storytelling interviews or conversations in the Trinidad and Tobago community. “The […]
The community is invited to a benefit dinner to launch Scarborough Hospital Foundation’s Caribbean Philanthropic Council at JC’s Banquet Hall, 1686 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough, on Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The council’s mission is to provide preventative health care measures unique to the Caribbean community. The council will carry out this mission through fundraising events […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Archbishop of Port of Spain Joseph Harris says Trinidad and Tobago has other things to worry about and “what we are doing to ourselves” instead of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Middle East. Asked what he thought about the attacks on Paris and other places around the world by […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – There are now 89 Trinidad and Tobago nationals – including families – known to the government who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the last three years, local media reported. That is the most up to date figure given by government, shortly after deadly terrorist […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Dominican Republic’s bureaucratic legal maze has left thousands of stateless “ghost citizens” who are unable to work regularly, enrol in high school or even see a doctor, said Amnesty International in a new report. ‘Without papers, I am no one’: Stateless people in the Dominican Republic, debunks official statements […]
As the island of Dominica continues to rebuild following Tropical Storm Erika almost four months ago, Canadians are being invited to invest in reconstruction of the three hardest hit sectors, agriculture, infrastructure and housing. Erika dumped 15 inches of rain on the mountainous island. Floods swamped villages, destroyed homes and wiped out roads. Some communities […]
For over 40 years in the music business, Dave Douglas of Parasol Entertainment has worn many hats: musician, concert promoter / producer, artist manager and entertainment writer. However, 16 years ago, while working under the Parasol brand, Douglas decided to retire from the entertainment business due to health reasons. But, he notes, as the great […]
As police called the fire bombing of Peterborough’s only Mosque, Masjid Al-Salaam (Mosque of Peace) on Saturday night a hate crime, the community raised more than $100,000 to repair the place of worship. But some Muslims and members of other faiths are asking, can you repair the pain? Also in the aftermath of the attacks […]
Caribbean Airlines was presented with a special award for outstanding service by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) during Caribbean Week Canada here. Tyrone Tang, CEO and CFO Caribbean Airlines, received the One Sea, One Voice Award on Tuesday which recognizes the airline’s ongoing contribution to providing decades of service and development in the region. “We […]
“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I want to take ya, Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama, Key Largo, Montego, baby why don’t we go, Jamaica” Like The Beach Boys who in their song Kokomo want to take you to The Islands, Caribbean tourism officials are also trying to encourage travel agents and agencies in Canada to get […]
