By Anthony Joseph The Scarborough Town Centre was transformed into a lively hub of Caribbean culture as the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Launch took place at its new location on Saturday, marking a historic first for the 57-year-old festival. The relocation from Toronto City Hall and the shift to a weekend schedule were significant changes aimed […]
Brampton will host the 10th Annual Walk the Path Walkathon for Men’s Health and Prostate Cancer Awareness. The event, chaired by Ivan Dawns and Sean Blake, alongside Anthony Henry from the Walnut Foundation, on June 1st 2024, is dedicated to raising awareness about prostate cancer and improving men’s health outcomes. The collaboration between the Carpenters […]
On a bright and sunny Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack, jockey Patrick Husbands celebrated a monumental day in his career. Marking 30 years of excellence, Husbands, originally from Barbados, demonstrated once again why he is considered one of the best in the sport. Winning two out of three races, the day not only highlighted his enduring […]
By Stephen Weir Yesterday, Brampton’s Main Street received a striking makeover as a massive two-story art piece found its place outdoors on the side of PAMA, the public art gallery and museum located on Main Street, just across from Gage Park. This awe-inspiring creation, named “Paradise Lost,” is the creative art of Caribbean Canadian artist […]
Stephen Weir Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square came alive on a scorching hot day as the 56th Caribbean Carnival was officially launched on Tuesday. The vibrant atmosphere was filled with excitement as approximately 2,000 enthusiastic audience members gathered to celebrate the rich Caribbean culture. The event took place at Toronto City Hall, where a jam-packed list […]
By Stephen Weir Toronto was buzzing with excitement over the weekend as two of the city’s biggest masquerade bands, Tribal Carnival and Carnival Nationz, held their highly anticipated costume launches. On Friday night, the Grand Luxe hall was transformed into a magical wonderland as Tribal Carnival’s sold-out event with the theme “Once Upon A […]
Miami Junior Carnival – Kids come out to play Last weekend saw the juniors kick off the carnival, and the Caribbean Camera’s photographer Mervin Murrell was on hand to capture the kids doing their thing. He will be covering the Panorama, King and Queen and the parade of the bands this week. Look at his […]
This fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) presents the first major retrospective of late Trinidadian-Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos. One of the finest painters to emerge in the 1990s, Thomasos had a singular style that employed abstraction as a means to explore contemporary issues of race, the architecture of confinement and our complex relationships to […]
Come August 6, Jamaica will mark the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain. But Jamaicans in Toronto have already started celebrating the “diamond anniversary.” Two Saturdays ago, more than a hundred Jamaicans attended a lavish gala at the Grand Bizarre to launch the celebrations. Michael Thompson, deputy mayor of Toronto, greeting fellow Jamaicans at […]
The City of Brampton’s Arts, Culture and Creative Industry Development Agency (ACCIDA) has mounted PIXEL Digital Screen Exhibition entitled Black Artists Live Here at Garden Square Brampton. This exhibit features the work of eight interdisciplinary local artists highlighting a range of styles and mediums, on now until the end of May. Art brings people together, […]
