By Lincoln DePradine Trinidad-born Martin Scott-Pascall, a veteran of the performance arts, and members of Dance Caribe Performing Company (DCPC), are somewhat busier than they usually are. Not only is DCPC celebrating 30 years as a group, but the dancers also are looking ahead to a major European performance next year. “We will be preparing […]
Scrunter (Irwin Reyes Johnson), the uncrowned soca parang king, will be back at the Metropolitan Centre in Scarborough on Sunday for the 19th annual Soca Parang Lime. Show promoter Joan Alexander said Scrunter’s fans are anxiously looking forward to his return to the Metroplitan Centre where he will once again be the headliner at this […]
By Lincoln DePradine Few Black people in Canada have had the honour of having a street named after them. However, when the moment happened on November 1 for Jamaican-born Denham Jolly, he shared it with others, recalling the important contributions made to Canada by people such as the late community activists Dudley laws and Charles […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Humanitarian and Compassionate factors are assessed by Immigration Officers to determine whether to grant an exemption from certain legislative requirements. This is required under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow applications to be processed within Canada for permanent residence status. So it is important that when authorized persons represent non […]
Lallan Roopnarine, former owner of Mississauga Travel, was born in Penal in South Trinidad in 1952 and died after a short fight with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday September 17 2019 in Mississauga. Lallan came to Canada in 1975 where he worked in the travel industry until he opened his very popular Mississauga Travel in 1990, […]
By Ravendra Madholall Softball Cricket Club (SCC) and Our Own were victorious at the 2019 Toronto Cup 3 which was played last Sunday at the Toronto University ground, Scarborough campus. In the opening category, SCC defeated arch-rivals Rebels by four wickets while Our Own beat Canadian Legends by three wickets in the over-40 Division. Rebels […]
By Stephen Weir You could tell that everyone was pumped to cheer on the children. A city ambulance stuck a Trinidadian flag on its hood. A Caribbean man donned a banana costume and walked the parade route handing out bananas to the junior revellers. Local politicians waved and cheered and parents cried for joy when […]
“The sound of music filled the air!” This is what can be said every day at a one week summer Music Camp at Hope Lutheran Church (located at 14 Centre Street- near Markham Road and Eglinton, Scarborough). Each day 140 campers between the ages of 5-14 gather for a full day of learning and fun. […]
By Stephen Weir New venue. New vibe. New Super Cool costumes. The Junior King and Queen Showcase was held outdoors last Sunday afternoon at the Malvern Town Centre in Scarborough. The event attracted an estimated 2,000 people; many stayed all afternoon to see the new big costumes that will be worn in this Saturday’s Children’s […]
After 33 years, Island Foods, a West Indian food institution, has closed its Parkdale location. Ruth Sawh, matriarch of Island Foods, said that it was not their decision; the building where the landmark restaurant at 1182 King St. W will be demolished to make way for two massive condo towers. Island Foods’ dates back to […]
