LONDON, England – Dominican-born member of the British House of Lords, Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, may not be able to escape connections to the “murky financial links between Cherie Blair and the corrupt dictator of a tax haven with an appalling record on human rights”. The British newspaper the Daily Mail disclosed that “a […]
The Eyes Guy went into faith mode, offering blessings to those in Jamaica, Land We Love, reflecting on the need for a fair and free election and recalling that in 1944 for the first time Jamaicans were eligible to vote regardless of gender or whether they were landowners. There, as here, voting is a right! […]
A Black director is taking on an unusual play about war at a time when Canada is having discussion to end air strikes against ISIS, the Syrian refugee crisis and our relationship to Iran, Israel, and the rest of the Middle East. Nigel Shawn Williams, a Canadian of Jamaican origin, an actor and theatre director, […]
I asked immensely talented, successful and highly motivated community artists to give their impressions of the importance of February being designated Black History Month. Here is what four said in their own words (more artists will be profiled in next week’s Camera). Orin Isaacs (Amazing Race Canada, music producer) (Isaacs is a Canadian bass guitarist, […]
Teddyson John will be the feature performer on Saturday at St. Lucia 37th Anniversary of Independence Gala Celebration. He “will replace our former feature act Boo Hinkson who is unable to join us,” Ross Cadasse, president of Saint Lucia Toronto Association told The Camera. Cadasse said Hinkson is unable to join their event due to […]
He oozed love for country, be it politics, culture or servant leadership. The community’s beloved Selwyn Bartholomew Joseph – known as Selo – passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 5, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 23, 1939, Joseph was the devoted husband of Suzanne Joseph for almost […]
Sometimes controversial Deputy Chief Peter Sloly quit the Toronto Police Service yesterday. Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) issued a press release captioned “Toronto Police Services Board Announces Resignation of Deputy Chief Peter Sloly.” His resignation is effective yesterday, Feb. 10, ending 27 years of distinguished service to the City of Toronto and its residents. During […]
Haitian-born MP Emmanuel Dubourg will receive the African Canadian Achievement Award (ACAA) for Excellence in Politics on Feb. 20 at St. Jane Mallett Theatre. Dubourg will be joined by 13 high-achieving African Canadians at the ceremony inside the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. This is an addition to his numerous […]
SANTA CLARA, California – A Super Bowl halftime show whose early going promised to make it one of the franchise’s worst ever managed to evolve, briskly, into something far more interesting; a meta-commentary on various star personas and on the Super Bowl halftime show itself. The segment of the show belonging solely to Coldplay was […]
