By Stephen Weir Two important exhibitions about the life and times of Nelson Mandela are set to be on display in Toronto this fall. A free Mandela photo exhibit opens next Wednesday downtown at Brookfield Place and on October 10th, while a full-scale exhibition will open in North Toronto at the Meridian Art Centre (formerly […]
Kingston, Jamaica – A visiting politician is making a case for skilled Caribbean nationals to stay within the region rather than going to North America and elsewhere to earn a living. Addressing students, administrators and others at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill last Friday, Deputy Speaker of the Bahamas House of […]
In 1918, Kingston, Ontario-based Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine expelled black students from the university. A small number of black students, mainly from the Caribbean, attended the medical school early in the century. University leaders said that the school needed to ban Black medical students because veterans of the First World War who had […]
Staff members at some of Jamaica’s top hotels are reportedly being sexually harassed by guests, while their managers turn a blind eye or threaten them with dismissal if they speak out. It is such behavioural concerns and victimisation within the tourism sector that Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the Government hopes to tackle with the […]
By: Mike Yorke Over the past few years, Canada has seen a rise in the use of timber as a construction material for large-scale building projects. Just a decade ago, many viewed timber as a poor alternative to more traditional materials like concrete and steel. Wood, they claimed, was not structurally reliable or fire-resistant enough. […]
“The sound of music filled the air!” This is what can be said every day at a one week summer Music Camp at Hope Lutheran Church (located at 14 Centre Street- near Markham Road and Eglinton, Scarborough). Each day 140 campers between the ages of 5-14 gather for a full day of learning and fun. […]
What was the TTC thinking!!! Editorial One day in February 2018, a 19 year old black man named Reece Maxwell-Crawford was stepping off a streetcar near St Claire Ave West and Bathurst Street when he was tackled and forcefully brought to the ground under the weight of three Toronto Transit Commission officers. Despite his screams […]
Starting September 2019, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Foundation, will be offering courses in Korean language (Hanguel) for students interested in mastering the basic grammar and writing system of the Korean language. The courses will provide students with the […]
By Nicole Georges: Ninety-seven Black students from the three University of Toronto (U of T) campuses, St. George, Scarborough and Mississauga, celebrated their graduation at the 3rd Black Graduation Celebration organised by the University’s Black Scholars community. Treasurer of the event organizing committee, Henry Ssali, says the initiative to recognize Black students should be picked […]
By Nicole Geoges Despite Herculean challenges, the inaugural kindergarten class of the Toronto’s first Africentric Alternative School, crossed the podium and proudly received their Grade 8 completion certificates on June 21; it was a historic moment for students, and also for the institution that was dismissed by high profile detractors as segregationist from its inception. […]
