Few in Toronto’s Caribbean community may be aware of the three African-American woman whose work on “Project Mercury” made it possible for the United States to catch up in the space race by launching the first American, Alan Shepard, into space and sending John Glenn into orbit around the earth. Now the inspiring story about […]
Dr. Adisa Azubuike No, you are not weird, or strange, or crazy. You are just like many other people who have trouble with this whole “holidays thing.” You don’t like the holidays because the holidays fill you with dread and stress. Around this time of year your disappointments, estrangements, losses, and loneliness, are exaggerated. You […]
By Gerald V. Paul The names of police officers who are investigated by the SIU should be made public, even when the SIU decides not to charge them, the Independent Police Oversight Review was told at a public meeting last Thursday evening, at Metro Hall in Toronto. The recommendation was made to Justice Michael Tulloch […]
By Dr. Shashta Sawh As we move through breast cancer awareness month, there is no doubt a lot of hustling and bustling occurs with events raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer. There is much talk about breast health and what should and should not be done to ensure healthy breasts as this time […]
Ben Torres took his camera with him to Charley’s West Indian Food Store in Scarborough in time to catch shoppers stocking up on special items for Divali celebrations on Saturday. Here is his report about the festival of lights in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). By Ben Torres Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, is […]
NEW YORK – A Guyana-born police officer was last week found guilty of second-degree murder for fatally gunning down his ex-fiancée back in 2007 in an incident described as the deadly end of the couple’s two-year tumultuous relationship. According to a New York Post report, Harry Rupnarine, 39, was found guilty by a Queens Supreme […]
Rita Marley, widow of Reggae icon Bob Marley, is reported to be hospitalized in Miami as the result of a stroke.. Marley, 70, was on a visit to Miami to attend a special event last week when she suffered the stroke and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Born in Cuba in 1946, Alpharita (Rita) […]
Family members from Canada, the United States, England and Barbados got together in Trinidad on Sunday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Viola Rochester-Doyle. In picture, Mrs. Rochester-Doyle with her son, Eddison, former Chief Financial Officer of the Festival Management Committee (FMC) which has been running the Toronto Caribbean Carnival for the last ten […]
