Immigration Matters By: Sukhram Ramkisson In 2005, June who lived in Canada, met Alex (not their real names) at a festival in the Caribbean. They exchanged phone numbers and after June returned to Canada, they kept in touch with each other. The following year, Alex came to Canada on a student visa for nine months […]
Le Gang des Antillais (West Indies Gang) won the Caribbean Spirit Award for the best feature film at the 12th annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF) in Toronto. It was one of eight films honoured by the CTFF at the #INTERSECT: Closing Night and Awards held recently at the Sociabank Cineplex. Le Gang des […]
Jamaica-born Fitzroy Gordon, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto radio station CKFG-FM (G98.7), who has been a patient at the Sunnybrook Hospital for more than three weeks with” serious health challenges,” is now reported to be ” improving” and “out of critical care.” Gordon is believed to have suffered a stroke though this has […]
Hundreds of Antiguans and Barbudans from the Greater Toronto Area met on the weekend at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto where an ” information session” was held to provide an update about the situation in Barbuda, hard hit by Hurricane Irma, and relief efforts were discussed. The meeting was organized by the Antigua and […]
By Lincoln DePradine Machel Montano and Alison Hinds are names that are synonymous with great soca music. However, they were in Toronto last week for more than just their music. Montano and Hinds were in the city to participate in the 12th Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF), which runs until next Thursday. The festival […]
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will be the keynote speaker at the tenth annual Errol Barrow memorial dinner to be held at The Estate Banquet and Event Centre in Scarborough on Saturday September 23. (Errol ” Dipper” Barrow was the first prime minister of Barbados. He founded the Democratic Labour Party and became its leader […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, there is one key lesson of the past that bears repeating: in order to achieve maximum effectiveness, our hurricane relief efforts need to be both targeted and well coordinated. While all donations of cash, materials and services are welcome, there are always too many relief ventures that have not […]
Toronto Police are looking for four black men in their mid-20s in connection with the shooting last Friday of another black man in the Sheridan Mall in the city’s west end. Jovane Clarke, 22, of Toronto was fatally shot. Homicide investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the four men who were wearing dark […]
By Louis March Seven shootings in six days, with two fatalities. That was the tally in Toronto last week, and not one word of concern heard from political leaders at all three levels of government. Over the past three years, we have seen an almost 100 per cent increase in gun homicides and incidents in […]
Persons who are granted permanent resident status in Canada are permitted to remain in the country for the rest of their lives. However, they are required to comply with the “residency obligation” provision under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with respect to each five year period. During that period (1825 days), they must be […]
