After a Black student at a Roman Catholic school in Pickering, Ontario discovered that his yearbook tribute to his grandmother was replaced with a racist slur, nine more students at the school have reported that their submitted quotations were also tampered with. Durham police have been interviewing faculty and students at St. Mary Catholic Secondary […]
By Nicole Georges-Bennett Residents within a 10 kilometer radius of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station are still looking for answers, following an emergency alert of a nuclear “incident” at the Plant. At about 7:30 am on Sunday morning, the alert which described an ongoing incident, flashed across screens in the province, including the GTHA and […]
Two Black Canadian singers were honoured at the 61st annual Grammy Awards that took place at Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Sunday. Toronto-born rap star Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham), a multi-Grammy award winner, picked up the Rap Song of the Year award for God’s Plan. And R&B singer Daniel Caesar won his first Grammy […]
By Lincoln DePradine A program to “support and enhance black parenting skills” has been launched for families in Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. The program which is funded through the Ontario Black Youth Action Plan (BYAP) will receive $30,000 over four years and is being administered by Side by Side Access Services. “We are very excited […]
At the beginning of this New Year, as we approach the 28th anniversary of your favourite community newspaper, I would like to say thanks to our faithful readers, advertisers and contributors and to let you know of our exciting plans to make The Caribbean Camera more relevant to the needs of our community. First of […]
Anthony Joseph, Publisher-Editor of The Caribbean Camera has stressed the need for entrepreneurs in Caribbean Community to increase their presence among the ranks of strong Canadian companies. Joseph also spoke of the need for the community to participate in and support events such as Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) with same enthusiasm as they do at […]
