We are sure that ninety nine percent of our readers celebrated Tuesday night’s President Barack Obama’s victory south of the border. And so did we. Every US Presidential Election since Franklin D. Roosevelt is deemed crucial given the pre-eminence of that nation. But what makes this one different is a watershed, where an individual who […]
IL FORNELLO Italian restaurant Ajax It has not taken very long for IL FORNELLO to move to the top of the list of the best Italian restaurants in Ajax. It’s not just the casual, classic Italian fare like pizzas baked in the wood-burning pizza oven, pasta favourites, salads, appetizers and more that customers are talking […]
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 | 4pm to 10pm Elm Street Enjoy an evening of culinary delights, festive cocktails and live entertainment on historic Elm Street! Area restaurants will be offering $5 sampler menus throughout the night. There will be wine tasting and martinis at our licensed patios. Make sure to check out the Martini Ice […]
By Gerald V. Paul Visiting Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller cut short her first official trip to Canada to get back home to Jamaica to be there for her people as Hurricane Sandy threatened the country. Sandy was scheduled to make landfall in Jamaica as a Category One storm on Wednesday night. On Tuesday afternoon, […]
Here’s a video of Hurricane Sandy pounding Jamaica.
A delegation from the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation took part in the recent meeting in Kingston to map the course of future assistance from the Jamaican Diaspora worldwide to Jamaica’s healthcare system. The Jamaican Diaspora Healthcare Sector and Friends of Jamaica, in association with the Ministry of Health, hosted the meeting at the Knutsford Court […]
Lincoln Alexander, who once served as the lieutenant governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991, has passed away. He was 90. Alexander was also the country’s first black member of Parliament, elected to the House of Commons in 1968 as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Hamilton West. Current Lieutenant Governor David Onley made the announcement […]
By Gerald V. Paul Connecting with the community, after three months in business? Well, it was not easy but EZjet left the packed Twilight Restaurant on Nugget and McCowan with lots of food: literally and mentally! With calls from the travel agents looking for the carrier’s boss, Sonny Ramdeo, saying he should have been here, […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Come over to my place for lunch.” That was the extraordinary invitation from the community’s iconic pioneer human rights leader to the protesters out of the Royal Art Gallery some 19 years ago. He wanted them to know that while they protested together, they could also break bread together. Such was […]
By Gerald V. Paul “It’s a cold world but some hot spots in my city, I I find it hard to rep a Bloc in my city.” From the song Make a Change As Senator Don Meredith announced the infusion of cash for work to reduce youth violence in the Jane and Finch area, a […]
