GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada has officially cancelled its 2020 Carnival celebrations, saying that the annual event could give rise to a second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and further impact socio-economic growth in the twin-island nation. “Grenada, like the rest of the world, is dealing with the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19, not only on public […]
Former Toronto carnival bandleader, Arnold A. Hughes, died at the Credit Valley hospital in Mississauga on Thursday. He was 81. Hughes whose mas’ presentations won “band of the year ” twice at the Toronto Caribbean carnival, was taken to hospital last week after he fell at his home and suffered a head injury. Kathleen […]
Mama Dis is Mask! By Stephen Weir Not so long ago, wearing a mask in a bank was just not the done thing. Now some local banks require clients to wear masks, if they wish to enter the building to conduct business. Suddenly the mask – if you can find one – has become an […]
By Stephen Weir The recent news of the cancellation of the 2020 Toronto Caribbean Carnival may have shocked and disappointed many mas’ aficionados. But Anthony Berot, a well known Toronto photographer, is about to release a book which will once more bring the carnival alive – in pictures. Berot who has probably taken more pictures […]
EDITORIAL Getting ready for the ‘new normal’ Although it was not unexpected, the announcement last week that Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2020 has been cancelled is a great disappointment to mas’ aficionados. But will the carnival survive the COVID-19 global pandemic ? Many in Toronto’s Caribbean community are strongly of the view that the dreaded virus […]
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2020, which was scheduled to be held this summer, has been cancelled. The Festival Management Committee (FMC), organizer of the annual carnival, made the announcement yesterday. In a news release, the FMC stated that its Board of Directors decided to cancel the month-long events, held in July-August, “due to the continued developments […]
Decision Carnival 2020 By; Stephen Weir Mum’s the word from the FMC Will Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2020 be held in July and early August. as in former years ? Will it be moved to another date? Will it be “modified”? Or will the fete be cancelled, as many are now predicting? Well, mum’s the word […]
By Stephen Weir The Caribbean Camera has learned that the Festival Management Committee (FMC) which runs the the annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival will meet later this week to decide what is going to happen to this year’s annual July festival and its signature August 1 Grand Parade. With the announcement on Tuesday that the City […]
No answers in this time of crisis By Stephen Weir What the Toronto mas’ camps, steelbands and the Festival Management Committee (FMC) need right now is ” the right crystal ball “- one that can provide a definite answer to the burning question: Will there be a Toronto Caribbean Carnival this year ? A simple […]
KINGSTON – Chairman of the Carnival in Jamaica stakeholders committee, Kamal Bankay, announced the postponement of the annual event following consultations with the various stakeholders as Caribbean countries continue to react to the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has so far killed more than 4000 people. Bankay said that the Carnival in Jamaica […]
