Upgrading/renovation of Underground Railroad structures continues apace

Upgrading/renovation of Underground Railroad structures continues apace

  A log house at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum will have a roof with steel shingles that will make it water-tight. “We hope that this is a step toward continuing the theme of reconciliation for past, I guess you would say, ‘sins of the ages’,” said Tim Eansor, owner […]

Improving the experiences and outcomes for Black students

Improving the experiences and outcomes for Black students

Black Scientists’ Task Force speaks on back-to-school essentials By Lincoln DePradine Education and health among Black children and adults are being addressed in a joint program to be launched at an open house later this month. The program will include the distribution of backpacks to elementary and secondary school children in an initiative spearheaded by […]

Catholic entities freed from paying $25M for residential schools’ abuse

Catholic entities freed from paying $25M for residential schools’ abuse

Canada agreed to “forever discharge” Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document shows. The Canadian Press obtained a signed copy of the 2015 agreement through federal Access-to-Information laws, marking what appears to be the first time the document […]

Kenyan family gets GoFundMe help to bring daughter’s body home

Kenyan family gets GoFundMe help to bring daughter’s body home

The family of a 24-year-old personal support worker is trying to raise thousands of dollars to bring her body home to Kenya after she drowned while live streaming herself swimming in a pool in southwestern Ontario. “You can see what happened in the video,” said Alfonce Nyamwaya, a close friend of the victim, Hellen Wendy. […]

Original documentary “BLACK ICE” to premier at TIFF in September

Original documentary “BLACK ICE” to premier at TIFF in September

BLACK ICE, the full length film will make its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. This new sponsorship is part of Scotiabank’s hockey for all initiative, focused on promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the game. The film will explore the journey of Black hockey players from the creation of The […]

Advocating for representation in literature via YouTube

Advocating for representation in literature via YouTube

Advocating for representation in literature via YouTube By Yolanda Marshall In a world of YouTube channels, it feels like a breath of fresh air to find Canadian content creators actively advocating for cultural representation in literature. Here are two powerful women who engage and educate the younger generation within our community.     The Love […]

Cayman Airways restarts service to Montego Bay 

Cayman Airways restarts service to Montego Bay 

Continuing to grow Jamaica into a regional airlift hub, Montego Bay is pleased to welcome back weekly service from Grand Cayman (GCM) by Cayman Airways. A flight, which arrived on August 4, marked the first time the carrier has operated this route since the pandemic. “I could not be more pleased to welcome back this […]

Celebrating Pakistan’s Independence at Ajax Marketplace

Celebrating Pakistan’s Independence at Ajax Marketplace

By Anthony Joseph The Pakistani community made a detour to the East End of the GTA and celebrated their 75th Independence anniversary at Ajax Marketplace on Notion Road in Ajax. The 18,000 in attendance is a measure of how special this occasion was for our Pakistani Canadian community.  The event, hosted by Marketplace owner Zahid […]

Cayman lifts all COVID travel restrictions

Cayman lifts all COVID travel restrictions

  Residents and visitors to Cayman have long been waiting on a relaxation of visitation rules which, until recently, restricted some unvaccinated persons from landing in Cayman.  This has now changed, following announcements at a press briefing on August 19, 2022. According to the government, as of Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the following rules will […]

Jamaica to host 2022 Senior Caribbean Squash Championship

Jamaica to host 2022 Senior Caribbean Squash Championship

Julian Jervis of the Cayman Islands, Chayse McQuan of T&T and Khamal Cumberbatch of Barbados are three of the top male squash players registered to challenge Jamaica’s Chris Binnie for the Individual male title at the 37th running of the Caribbean Senior Squash Championship. The one week tournament scheduled for Kingston, Jamaica,  August 21 – […]

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