The Trinidad and Tobago Heritage Group held Cuttin’ Style, a fashion show celebrating T&T fashion, at the Delta Hotel in Scarborough last Saturday to mark the country’s 51 anniversary of Independence. Our Gerard Richardson was there to bring back some of the designs that were on show from leading fashion designers such as Claudia Pegus, […]
A Toronto resident was assassinated as he sat in his car in Trinidad on Tuesday. Dr Wesley Debideen, a prominent attorney, was eating ice cream as he drove through the Grand Bazaar Plaza in Valsayn, East Trinidad, when a car pulled suddenly in front of his, forcing him to stop, and a gunman got out […]
By Gerald V. Paul Guyana-born Dr. AlissaTrotz, respected community leader, was the recipient of the 2013 University of Toronto President Teaching Award recently. “It’s an incredible honour, one that reminds me this is an ongoing process. There is so much to learn,” a humbled Dr. Trotz said. Dr. Trotz was recognized for her work with […]
By Jasminee Sahoye The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) has published a series of report cards summarizing the approaches of provincial and the federal governments on protecting the rights of migrant workers in the ‘low-skilled’ streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The objective of the project is to raise awareness and provide […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Often times, stories are told about Canadians giving back, either to their schools, communities, countries of birth or adoptive home country but for a Guyana-born Toronto doctor, he wants to save new-born lives in Guyana by assisting with much needed resources to reduce infant mortality, a problem in developing countries. On […]
By Jasminee Sahoye The number of Canadians with diabetes is growing and for people of Caribbean heritage, who are of African and Indian origins, they are considered high risk for getting the disease. The foods and the amount we eat play a big part in developing the disease. Dietitians will say, cut down on […]
Alimenta Bishop, the mother of Grenada’s second prime minister, Maurice Bishop, and the wife of Rupert Bishop (the father of Maurice), died on Saturday at the age of 97. Alimenta Bishop died without realizing her wish to get her son’s body to give him a decent burial. “Every year I get upset about the same […]
CUTTING STYLE: Fashions from some of Trinidad and Tobago’s leading designers will be on show at the Delta Hotel in Scarborough (Kennedy & 401)) this Saturday at Cutting Syle, a fashion event commemorating the 51st anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago’s Independence. Here, a model showcases a piece from Robert Young, who will unveil some new […]
The Consul General of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a cricket match between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica in 2012 celebrating 50 years of independence of both countries. It was a wonderful event at the beautiful grounds of Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto with Caribbean families and friends in attendance. Jamaica won the […]
By Jasminee Sahoye More emphasis is now being placed on getting foreign workers in the skilled trades to come to Canada and become permanent residents due to a severe shortage of manpower in this sector. Federal Employment Minister, Jason Kenney at a news conference last week said the need for foreign skilled workers is […]
