Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, has commemorated the national historic significance of Viola Desmond with a plaque unveiling ceremony at the former Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Viola Desmond, an African Canadian business woman, brought national attention to the African-Nova Scotian community’s […]
The failed campaign by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, has cost taxpayers a significant $18.2 million. Baroness Patricia Scotland will remain in the position for the next four years. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, the amount covered air and […]
A B.C. couple is questioning why a minor dispute on a plane escalated to them being escorted off by police. Other passengers on the flight are defending the couple, who are Black, accusing staff of racism. Jhody Batiste was flying from Toronto to Kelowna on Wednesday when she asked another passenger to switch seats […]
Mary Ann Chambers, Chancellor of the University of Guelph, told a gathering at the Jamaican Canadian Community Centre in Toronto on Saturday that “education is the foundation for better futures and the opportunity to make our world more caring and progressive.” In a keynote address at a gala to mark the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s […]
By Lincoln DePradine An incident Wednesday evening in St George’s, where Grenada’s World Champion javelin thrower, Anderson Peters, was seen on video being beaten by a group of men, is being played out on several levels. It has also sparked a regional row between Grenadians and Trinidadians on social media. While members of the […]
By Stephen Weir Maxwell Blackwood, the Toronto based publisher of the Jamaican Xpress News will be holding court on Sunday August 14th at the Royal Canadian Legion on Irwin Rd in Etobicoke. The well-known writer will be launching a new book at the 2pm event. The new book is entitled the Divine Order of Authority: […]
Less than two weeks after a hamstring injury during the 400-metre event at the World Athletics Championships forced Canadian decathlete Damian Warner out of competition, the 32-year-old is already planning his comeback. Warner’s coach Gar Leyshon says his star athlete and the team are already mapping out a strategy for the world championships next summer […]
It’s time for richer nations to change the way they deal with global health crises like COVID-19 and monkeypox, say some of the experts who attended the recent international AIDS conference in Montreal. “It’s about greed and it’s about power and it’s about a system that is deep-rooted in generations and millennia of racist attitudes […]
By Sonia Courtney After attending all of the major events at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2022 as a media representative, I would like to point out to the organizers of the festival some areas which require their urgent attention. First of all, the King and Queen show at Lamport Stadium. The stage appeared to […]
You have seen him on The Porter, Canada’s largest Black-led TV series, and if you take the Underground Railroad Train this Sunday night, you will be joining the series writer/actor/producer Arnold Pinnock on another critically important train ride. Another much celebrated Toronto Black actor, Conrad Coates will be sharing speaking roles right beside Pinnock. The […]
