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Patterson elected JCA president
Adaoma Patterson was elected president of the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) last Sunday. Patterson, whose late father Horace Patterson came to Canada to pursue studies at the University of Manitoba in the 1960s was born in Winnipeg and, with the exception of six years which her family spent in Jamaica, was raised in that city. […]
Walker a first among firsts
The law – of averages, that is – dictates that once in a while we’ll make a mistake. Last week, we promoted Toronto lawyer Tanya Walker a bit too fast, saying she is set to become the first Black female bencher. In fact, Prof. Joanne St. Lewis was the first Black female bencher. We rest […]
Walker to be first Black female bencher
Former Camera columnist Tanya Walker is set to become the first Black woman Toronto bencher in the Law Society’s 219-year history. With roots in Jamaica, Walker, founder of Walker Law Professional Corporation, who was called to the bar in 2006, is expected to become a bencher this June when the current treasurer’s term ends. The […]
Guyanese mom on sponge-napper rap
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Guyanese mother was one of two people who appeared in court charged with stealing stuffed toys including those of TV characters Spongebob Squarepants and Barney from a mini-mart. Rhonda Daniels, 32 and Rickson Patterson, 42 of La Romaine appeared before senior magistrate Nannette Forde-John. The charge laid by Constable […]
Jamaican woman world’s third-oldest person
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s oldest citizen, supercentenarian Violet Moss Brown, is approximately eight months younger than the world’s oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones of the U.S. That status comes from information available from the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) website. Moss Brown, who is ranked third by GRG, turned 116 on March 10. Mushatt Jones turned […]
‘One of world’s most rebellious women’
NEW YORK CITY – TIME, the world’s biggest news magazine, has named Janet Jagan, a former president of Guyana, as one of history’s most rebellious women. In honour of International Women’s Day, the renowned magazine carried an article featuring what it described as some unlikely revolutionaries. Also named in the magazine’s top 16 were: Joan […]
Follow her from Jane-Finch to Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Toni Morgan came out of Jane and Finch and graced Harvard, thanks to a crowd-funding bid that raised more than $95,000 to cover the fees for her masters of education and expenses. Now this once-homeless woman is offering her shoulders for other students out of Jane-Finch to climb on in an invitation […]
Elissa healing in Toronto thanks to donors
Thanks to the generosity of strangers and a caring family and friends, Elissa Antonio is in a Toronto hospital healing and doing well, relatives said, after she accidently fell off a cliff in Trinidad and Tobago. To give Antonio, 40, time to recover in peace, the family asked that the hospital not be identified after […]
UWI gala to honour Food For The Poor
The Eyes Guy will be on hand at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala on April 2, mingling with the VIPs and at the reception enjoying some great food – no black tie but sporting a new suit. The gala happens at the Ritz Carlton, 181 Wellington St. W. With that […]