With Yolanda P. Marshall In the summer of 2019, I relished in the freedom of Toronto’s Carnival parade. The long weekend ended at the popular Guyanese Last Lap Lime at Woodbridge Fair Grounds. My mom invited me to showcase my Caribbean children’s books. Feeling tired from all the fetes I attended the previous day, I […]
He would have been 100 last Friday Lincoln Alexander is remembered as Canada’s first Black member of Parliament and federal cabinet minister, and Ontario’s first Black lieutenant-governor. But to those whose lives he touched, Alexander, who would have turned 100 Friday, he’s much more. Evelyn Auchinvole remembers how Alexander helped Hamilton’s first Black church […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon When a Canadian citizen or permanent resident files an overseas Family Class spousal application, they must meet certain criteria as a sponsor, and if they are found eligible, the application is forwarded to the appropriate visa office for continued processing. If the visa officer has reason to believe that the marriage was […]
Born in 1922, Theresa Scott-Frampton, the first of 7 children was born on January 23, 1922, to Lincoln and Margaret Scott in Trinidad and Tobago. After receiving her general education she attaned her Standard of Nursing from the Port of Spain General Hospital as a trained nurse and licensed midwife. She worked as a nurse […]
In recognition of Black History Month, Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) is hosting a series of virtual events in partnership with the Town of Newmarket. Join us as we explore the theme: Allyship and Leadership. Black History Month 2022 is presented under the slogan, “Get up! Stand Up! There is Power in Unity” which […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term last Thursday after her party swept every legislative seat in the first elections the island nation held as a republic since casting off the British monarchy. Mottley’s Barbados Labor Party secured all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, the lower house […]
By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Neck pain can be very disabling and affect all aspects of your life. One of my patients experienced such severe neck pain that he made a visit to the emergency department of the hospital before coming to my office. He was advised at the hospital that he had some muscle […]
In 1938, a brilliant young Black scholar at Oxford University wrote a thesis on the economic history of British empire and challenged a claim about slavery that had been defining Britain’s role in the world for more than a century. But when Eric Williams – who would later become the first prime minister of Trinidad […]
By Carlton Joseph The recent $40 billion settlement between the Canadian government and First Nation groups over systemic underfunding of child welfare services is the largest in Canadian history, and although everyone acknowledges that no amount of money can reverse the harms experienced by the children, we must applaud the government’s decision. Unfortunately, we must […]
By Lincoln DePradine Dr Mansfield Edwards, a Seventh Day Adventist pastor, is concerned about children growing up in poverty and about reports of suicide among disadvantaged groups in a “prosperous nation’’ like Canada. He wants to do something about the situation and he’s challenging others to join him. According to Edwards, his challenge is based […]