Two participants in the Pride Parade on Sunday in Toronto pose proudly for The Camera, showing off the diversity of the parade. Now in its 33rd year, Pride is quickly becoming the most energetic festival in Toronto, writes columnist Herman Silochan, who also took this photo.
There’s a reason why the President of Guyana is called the People’s President, and he demonstrated this clearly at the annual Guyana Festival last weekend at Centennial College when he joined chinese dancers on stage, sang calypso with Toronto calypsonian Mon-T-Hama, played dominoes and even joined in a game of cricket. Here, we capture President […]
Young members of the Toronto All Stars Steel Orchestra are pictured performing at the Ontario Science Centre last Sunday at a Father’s Day concert which featured Trinidad’s Duvonne Stewart and special guest artists Sala Wilson, Bruce Skerritt, Garreth Burgess and Anthony Pierre. Inventor of the E-Pan, Salmon Cupid used the concert to showcase his invention, […]
York University conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Toronto civil and human rights activist Bromley Armstrong, who has been instrumental in reforms to Canada’s public policy on human rights. Armstrong was honoured with the degree in recognition of his tireless efforts in spearheading the passage of laws in Ontario prohibiting discrimination in housing […]
Frank E. Walwyn received the 2013 Lincoln Alexander Award at the Law Society’s annual award ceremony in Toronto on May 29. The award was presented by Marni Beal-Alexander, the wife of the late Honourable Lincoln Alexander, PC, CC, OOnt, CD, QC, LSM. Dedicated to community service, particularly the Black community, Walwyn more than doubled the […]
Reigning Toronto Calypso King, Brian Thornhill aka Structure receives a $500 cheque plus gifts from Jorge De Souza, General Sales Manager of Hogan Chevrolet, this year’s sponsor of Mas Toronto, one of the participants in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. Structure wowed a crowd of calypso lovers and the judges, at a calypso contest held last […]
MAS TIME: Toronto Carnival organisers met the media on Tuesday to announce plans and changes for the 2013 staging of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, which includes a new three year sponsorship agreement from title sponsor Scotiabank, a longer parade route and new safety initiatives. Here, from left, parliamentary assistant for the Minister of Tourism Laura […]
MISS BOND: We suspect James Bond creator Ian Fleming never had this young lady in mInd when he penned the books that went on to become a screen sensation. Nor, we’re sure, he never thought he’d see 007 become a Toronto Carnival band. But that’s just what is happening this year as Jamaal Magloire’s Toronto […]
RHYTHM OF LIFE: Mervyn Skeete’s Connections Mastumes Band is the latest of the Toronto Carnival bands to give fans a preview of its 2103 presentation. The launch of this year’s theme, Rhythm of Life, was held at the Twilight Restaurant in Scarborough last Friday, and the costumes were a big hit — easy to see […]
A young Trinidad-born mother who enrolled her autistic child to a cake decorating class so they could spend some time together has now turned that “hobby” into a new business, which she hopes will grow with community support. Michelle Kelly began Kissably Sweet Treats, a home-based business to cater to the dessert and cake needs […]
