By Lincoln DePradine Jamaica-born internationally acclaimed poet, Lorna Goodison, urged a group of University of Toronto (U of T) students to use their “precious’’ education to care for the world’s people. “As you venture out there into the great wide and utterly unpredictable world, remember on your doubtful days that what you have been given […]
By Stephen Weir. It happened last Tuesday. The young man pictured in this week’s Caribbean Camera holding a big blue globe says he has the whole world in his hands. And, on that day in Toronto, so too did over 500 graduating Grade 12 students from Emery, Downsview, Westview, C.W Jeffreys and Father James McGuigan […]
The LiUNA African American Canadian Caucus has announced that it is actively seeking to attract black youth into the “skilled trades,” through a new initiative: Toronto Labour Fest 2019. This event, which will be a combination of a job fair and family festival, is scheduled to be held at the LiUNA Union Hall ,1263 Wilson […]
Mrs. Money Baggs has made a lot of money since she created her first gig in Malvern. At five years of age, she picked flowers and sold them to her neighbours in Scarborough on their way home from work. Since those early days as a entrepreneur, Mrs. Money Baggs (aka Nicolle Williams) has made a […]
When asked if she would run again for school board trustee, Charline Grant told the Caribbean Camera. “I have run in two elections in 6 months. I don’t want to think about running again, although I have been approached to run provincially. “I don’t want to think about that at this time, I just want […]
By Lincoln DePradine A senior school board administrator has urged Black educators to “lean in’’ and embrace leadership opportunities when they present themselves. “Muster the courage to lean in,’’ said Camille Williams-Taylor, director of education of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). She was one of the speakers at last weekend’s “Annual Provincial Conference & […]
The Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford is slashing the budget of Legal Aid Ontario, including eliminating funding for refugee and immigration law services. Legal Aid Ontario sent a letter to staff on Thursday as the government tabled its first budget, saying the province is reducing funding to the organization by 30 per cent. That […]
La Petite Musicale of Toronto will celebrate its 50th anniversary at its Legacy Alive gala which will be held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Banquet Hall on Milner Avenue in Scarborough on Sunday April 28. The event will showcase Caribbean folk music to honour the legacy of the founder of La Petite Musicale of […]
Brock University in St.Catharines, Ontario and the University of the West Indies (UWI) are now considering the establishment of an Institute for Canada-Caribbean Studies. Officials from both universities came together at Brock University on April 5 last to renew two existing Memoranda of Understanding and to sign a new MOU that will see them begin […]
By: Dwain Wellington Rattray Light, Learning, Liberty. That was the theme of the 10th Annual University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Gala, on April 6, 2019, held at the prestigious Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Toronto. The fitting notion creates a synergy with the motto of UWI— Oriens Ex Occidente Lux— “A Light […]
