By Dr. Shane Drakes Low back pain is an extremely common condition with some studies showing that 80 per cent of people have had at least one episode of low back pain during their lifetime. While most episodes of pain eventually resolve, in a small percentage of people, it becomes chronic. This is a major […]
Veteran calypsonian Poser, a popular Trinidadian soca parang artiste, will be the headliner at the 16th annual Parang Lime at the Metropolitan Centre in Toronto on Sunday. The Parang Lime, put on by longtime impressario Joan Alexander, her son Kolin and friends ” who feel like family,” is regarded by aficionados of the Venezuelan-derived Trinidad […]
By Gerald V. Paul Antigua and Barbuda’s Information Minister Melford Nicholas, speaking on the theme ” building an economic powerhouse together,” called on fellow nationals in Toronto to pursue excellence for its own sake and make it their daily commitment. In the keynote address at a gala on Saturday night to celebrate Antigua and Barbuda’s […]
By Gerald V. Paul What started out in restaurants and homes in Toronto’s Caribbean community on Tuesday evening as a celebration in anticipation of Hilary Clinton’s victory in the US presidential election, soon turned out into a big disappointment as the results of the polls on television started to show that Donald Trump was “on […]
By Gerald V. Paul After a meeting at Metro Hall on Saturday which lasted more than four hours, the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) has not yet reached a decision about what role it will play – if any – in the staging of the 2017 Caribbean carnival next summer. Monica Pollard, chairman of the CAG, […]
Canadian pharmaceutical chemistry student Dannilian Motilal of Markham, Ontario won the 2016 Divali Nagar Queen pageant in Trinidad on Thursday night. She also won the People’Choice award and Miss Photogenic in the competition organized by the National Council of Indian Culture in Trinidad. Dinnilian,19, who was born and grew up in Canada, is the daughter […]
Members of the Caribana Arts Group (CAG) will meet on Saturday at Metro Hall in Toronto to discuss several outstanding issues affecting the future of the organization and its role in the 50th anniversary celebration of the Toronto carnival. One of the hot button items for discussion is the proposal made recently by the Festival […]
Ben Torres took his camera with him to Charley’s West Indian Food Store in Scarborough in time to catch shoppers stocking up on special items for Divali celebrations on Saturday. Here is his report about the festival of lights in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). By Ben Torres Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, is […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s Parang Queen, Alicia Jaggasar, will be the headliner at Toronto’s inaugural Parang Latin Fiesta at Lula Lounge on Sunday October 30. Ms Jaggessar who will be performing for the first time in Canada, is the lead singer in Los Alumnos de San Juan, one of the leading parang bands in Trinidad and […]
EXCLUSIVE By Gerald V. Paul Mystery surrounds an injured Trinidad farm worker who gave The Caribbean Camera an exclusive interview on Tuesday, and then seemed to have vanished into thin air. Soon after Kevon Smith spoke with this reporter at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, he could not be reached. He gave this reporter no […]
