To Trinidad and Tobago, Brother Resistance was much more than an artistic icon; he was a fount of cultural knowledge. With his passing at a private hospital on July 13 (he had been ailing for some time), the country has lost an elder of its musical artforms—calypso and soca, to be sure—but more specifically, its […]
Actor Michael B. Jordan has agreed to scrap the brand name J’Ouvert after criticism from Nicki Minaj and the government of Trinidad and Tobago Michael B Jordan has issued an apology, in the fallout from his announcement over the weekend that he was launching a line of rums called J’Ouvert. The term signals the start […]
By Ian Jones While it does not kill many people, pan crosses international boundaries and pan music is highly infectious – just ask anyone who is exposed to it for the first time. However, the past 18- months have left the world deep in the throes of the COVID 19 pandemic. The consensus of the […]
Ira Margaret-Rose Cole, nee DeFour, died at her home in Mississauga on Friday June 25 last after a long battle with cancer. She was 81. Her daughter, Giselle, told the Caribbean Camera that education was more than a career for her mother. “It was her calling,” she said. Ira taught at Notre Dame Catholic High […]
Caribbean Airlines will introduce a phased schedule as it rolled out its plans to resume regular flights. July 17 will see opening of operations between Trinidad and Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean, alongside the re-start of operations to New York, Miami and Toronto. The airline’s daily service to Cheddi Jagan International, Guyana continues. Two immediate […]
The borders of T&T are set to reopen on July 17. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley indicated last Saturday at the COVID-19 update at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s. Rowley said that the borders would be open to both vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens. The country would also allow entry to vaccinated non-nationals, but unvaccinated non-nationals […]
By Lincoln DePradine In 2006, a ceremony was held at the Scarborough headquarters of Tropicana Community Services – then located at Progress Avenue – to launch “The Progress of Winsford Devine: A Collection of Caribbean Lyrics’’. The book, published by Mayaro Imprint, documents the many classic calypsoes– including King Austin’s “Progress’’, Mighty Trini’s “Sailing’’, and […]
State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has said its restructuring plans include sending home 450 workers, representing 25 per cent of the airline’s staff, after taking a major hit due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a news release, the airline announced its unaudited financial results from the first quarter of 2021 showed the […]
By Lincoln DePradine Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda are two examples of developing nations battling the Coronavirus pandemic and that are in need of vaccine support, says Dr Akwatu Khenti, chair of Toronto’s Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, saying he was tired of receiving calls about COVID deaths, last […]
The Toronto Caribbean Carnival officially kicked off the 2021 Festival Season with two back-to-back events held on June 15th, 2021. The virtual launch included a media press conference, followed by an Instagram Live Event hosted by news journalist Brandon Gonez, along with a grand prize giveaway to win a 5-night stay for two at Stonefield […]
