David Rudder was among four CARICOM nationals who were conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), at the opening ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, in Paramaribo, Suriname last Sunday. The other awardees are CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, cricketer, Sir Vivian Richards, and […]
If you are reading this and it is still the morning of Thursday, July 7th, you still have time take a jump to the launch of this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The Face of the Festiva l, Celena Seusahai wants to remind you that the official kick-off of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 takes place […]
Saturday’s sun brought the Caribbean heat to Belleville as the city held its first annual Caribbean Festival. Thousands of participants made their way to Front Street for the sights, sounds and tastes put on display by their Caribbean neighbours. Steel pan drummers, local musical artists and Juno award-winning R&B artist Sean Jones and band The […]
By Stephen Weir Post Covid days in Toronto are strange times indeed. Who’d ever guess that the place to get a good fix of 2022 Carnival magic is inside the posh super mall, Yorkdale. And, totally out-of-character for all that makes Yorkdale a to-die for shopping experience, Carnival Portal is a new carnival happening that […]
Carnival Portal, an exhibition curated by Dwayne Dixon, featuring work by Candice Dixon, Jenny Baboolal, Fiona Compton, Vince Fraser and Quentin VerCetty will open at Yorkdale on June 22 as part of ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art, 2021-2022. Carnival Portal runs until September 4. The Carnival Portal will be launched with a fashion […]
By Neil Armstrong The city is abuzz with excitement for Pride Toronto 2022 and some of its residents who will be attending the three-day Pride Festival Weekend, June 24-26, for the first time say they are expecting something big and hopefully will not be overwhelmed. The 41st celebration of the Pride Parade on the last […]
“Beyond the Carnival 5” is the latest exhibition of photographs of the Canadian Caribbean Photographic Arts Collective (CCPAC) and is now on at the Station Gallery in Whitby. The show of photographs by seven well known Toronto photographers opened early this month and runs until July 2nd. This show, the groups fifth, features the work […]
By Stephen Weir After a two-year Covid shutdown, Canadians are being urged to discover and rediscover the small mountainous Caribbean island. A revitalized hospitality industry. New tourism programs. Direct flights from Toronto. Travel agencies are getting ready to once again book vacations back to the bilingual nation. Last week a St Lucia travel delegation flew […]
Margo Veronica Harris nee Yarde, 64, of Oshawa, peacefully passed away on June 10th, after a difficult battle with colon cancer. Margo was born on January 16th, 1958, to Randolph and Dorothy Yarde (both deceased) in Barbados. She was the sister of Sonia (also deceased). She was the Vice President of House of Culture, a […]
Thіѕ раѕt Memorial Day Wееkеnd аll еуеѕ wеrе on the Atlаntа Cаrіbbеаn Cаrnіvаl. The mеtrороlіtаn сіtу сеntеr оf Georgia’s ѕtаtе саріtаl wаѕ fіllеd with the rhуthmѕ оf Caribbean muѕіс, thе ѕсеntѕ оf іѕlаnd сuіѕіnе аnd thе undeniable еnеrgу of аn enthusiastic аudіеnсе who саmе оut аftеr a two-year cultural withdrawal. Thе wееkеnd оf еvеntѕ produced […]
