Caribbean writers in the running during Book Award season By Stephen Weir April marks the beginning of Book Award season, and this week has seen significant prize announcements from three different Canadian awards, impacting Caribbean authors and poets. The $130,000 Griffin Poetry Prize, announced yesterday morning in Toronto, unveiled its 2024 shortlist. This year, no […]
Over $3 million has been donated to back Kid Food Nation, a cooking program by Boys and Girls Club Canada (BGC) that instills healthy eating habits using culturally relevant food resources in an engaging manner. This initiative is set to benefit more than 2,200 children and youth, laying a crucial foundation for healthier lifestyles. Kid […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Building a Nest from the Bones of My People Written by Cara-Lyn Morgan (Trinidadian heritage) “Motherhood, trauma, and familial history are woven together into a powerful collection from the award-winning author of What Became My Grieving Ceremony. Beginning with a revelation of familial sexual abuse, Building a Nest from the Bones […]
In his opening remarks at the launch of a new cricket competition for schools, Ken Jeffers, president of the Ontario Schools Cricket Association (OSCA) referred to Sir John A. Macdonald’s 1867 declaration that cricket was Canada’s national sport. Last Monday, Toronto made a major commitment to nurturing cricket as a major sport with the launch […]
This April in Barbados, an unprecedented gathering will take place, bringing together esteemed figures from the film industry. Acclaimed actress CCH Pounder, renowned film producer Paul Garnes, and a cohort of international media executives will join 26 top-tier producers from Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and various Caribbean nations for the inaugural Cross Continental […]
In a bid to tackle barriers to learning, the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) is thrilled to announce that 32 youth-serving organizations are set to benefit from the Catapult Canada program, receiving support for innovative programming. The initiative aims to advance learning opportunities particularly for youth not in education, employment, or training (NEET), as well as […]
Portia White, a distinguished contralto from Nova Scotia, shattered barriers as the first Black Canadian concert performer to gain global recognition during the mid-20th century. Despite her remarkable achievements, her narrative has regrettably faded from the collective memory of Canadians. However, a beacon of light emerges with “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White,” […]
Author of novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018 Maryse Condé, celebrated for works such as Segu and Hérémakhonon, stands tall as a luminary of the West Indies. Through her bold narratives as both a novelist and essayist, she […]
The 15th Annual University of West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Awards is set to for Saturday, April 20th, 2024, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 181 Wellington Street. The gala, which starts at 5:30pm EST, will be emceed by CBC Toronto News anchor Dwight Drummond and is a sold-out event in support of scholarships for Caribbean students. […]
Travelers to Trinidad and Tobago are advised to exercise a high degree of caution due to an uptick in violent crimes, including armed robberies, assaults, and sexual assaults, particularly in the capital city of Port of Spain. Tourists, including cruise ship passengers, have increasingly become targets of these criminal activities. The island nation has witnessed […]
