Three Black singers, two of Caribbean heritage and the other a Scarborough native of Ethiopian ancestry, were among this year’s American Music Awards winners last Sunday at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Barbados native Robyn Rihanna Fenty received the award for Favourite Female Artist – Soul / R&B. She tweeted “Congrats & thank you […]
The Caribbean community joined members of other nations at Yonge-Dundas Square last Saturday to welcome Canada’s leadership on the Syrian refugee crisis with a collective “We Welcome Refugees!” One event organizer, Fahad Al, concurred with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that “We have a responsibility to significantly expand our refugee targets and give more victims of […]
As Trinidad and Tobago’s Ken Jeffers took his seat on the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB), many such boards are seeking explicit power to enforce new carding rules – clarity as to what the boards can do. Jeffers, appointed to the board by the provincial government for a two-year term, told The Camera he appreciates […]
The Caribbean is ripe for investment opportunities, a sentiment solidly expressed by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) in its first investment guide launched recently in Puerto Rico at a conference. Both the editor of the Caribbean Tourism and Hospitality Investment Guide and the CTO secretary general lauded […]
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – Puerto Rico’s Hector Cardona has been re-elected president of the Central American and Caribbean Sport Organization (CACSO) during the body’s 46th General Assembly held here, while Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Martin and French Guyana have been accepted as provisional members. Cardona, who formerly served 18 years heading the National Olympic Committee of Puerto […]
NEW YORK CITY – In a bid to identify the best destinations in the Caribbean for adventure, food, golf, shopping and nightlife, USA Today enlisted the help of 10Best readers, who were given four weeks to determine the best of the bunch in each category. When the results came in, the Dominican Republic maintained the […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The historic Catholic church once used by American cult leader and mass murderer Jim Jones will reopen for worship next month, nearly 11 years after being devastated by fire. Indiana-born Jones used the Sacred Heart Church to launch his Peoples Temple cult in Guyana but the group was subsequently barred from the […]
ROSEAU, Dominica – The Chinese government has committed to financing reconstruction of a highway which suffered major damage during Tropical Storm Erika in late August, and help resettle residents displaced by the storm. The Edward Oliver Leblanc Highway, or West Coast Road, was significantly damaged during the storm that claimed dozens of lives and caused […]
With the goal of creating a “world-class sport system”, the province is launching Game ON Sports Plan to “support our athletes from the playground to the podium,” Michael Coteau announced. The minister of tourism, culture and sport and formerly minister responsible for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto, told The Camera that […]
Guyana Jaguars registered their third consecutive win in round three of the 2015/16 WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament when they convincingly defeated long-time rivals Barbados Pride by nine-wickets last Monday at Guyana National Stadium, Providence. A first-innings century (121) from vice-captain Vishaul Singh, his second in the tournament, and another outstanding bowling performance […]
