At 117 years of age, Violet Brown of Duanvale, Jamaica is believed to be the world’s oldest living person following the death on Saturday of Emma Morano of Italy who was born Nov. 29, 1899. Brown who worked in the sugarcane fields around her home in western Jamaica, now spends most of the day resting […]
Trinidad-born artist Beverley Tang-Kong, manager of the Mississauga community art gallery, Imagemaker Art Prints, died on March 20 last in Mississauga after a lengthy illness. She was 62. Tang-Kong who taught art in Mississauga for several years, studied graphic design at George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto after graduating from the […]
After seven months of public consultations and private meetings, Ontario Justice Michael Tulloch last week released his report on police oversight in the province. The Independent Police Oversight Review, as the report is titled, calls for greater transparency of the province’s three police watchdogs – the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the Office of the […]
By Robyn Rihanna Fenty Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) received the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award last week from the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations .She was honoured for her philanthropic work to improve cancer treatment in her native Barbados and in support of education programs. Here is what she […]
The Trinidad Calypso Monarch 2017 competition By Carlton Joseph The ladies dominated Dimanche Gras 2017 and although Chalkdust won the Calypso Monarch title, the evening was a statement of the power of the female calypsonians, their consciousness, artistic development and overall rise in a once male-dominated genre. Interesting that this rise seems to be in […]
This week’s question: At recent events in Toronto to celebrate Black History Month, various speakers complained that not only were African Canadian children overrepresented in Ontario’s child welfare system but that African Canadians who come in contact with the system are treated differently than their White counterparts. How do you feel about these claims? […]
Game changer! That’s a word Michael Coteau, Ontario’s Minister of Children and Youth Services, has been using regularly these days. Coteau optimistically views the new approach to dealing with systemic racism in Ontario as a “game changer.” And in a recent interview with the Caribbean Camera, he spoke about “the new approach” with the introduction […]
Calypso Rose (McCarta Linda Sandy-Lewis) has won the coveted Victoire accolade- France’s version of the Grammys – for her platinum-selling album Far From Home. The Victoire accolade is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to the best musical artistes of the year. Calypso Rose’s album went platinum in France late last year, an achievement […]
By Dr. Shane Drakes This article will focus on the possible dangers of excessive wearing of high heels and what can be done to help prevent such consequences. Why do women wear high heels? There are multiple reasons, including: To look more professional at work To make the legs look longer To accentuate an outfit […]
By Ian Xun Hidden Figures is an incredibly inspiring film that you and your children should see before it exits the theatres. It is a triumphant story about the genius and foresight of black women that went untold for far too long. The film is set in the early 60s, and chronicles the critical work […]
