Imprisoned by race
Community News

Imprisoned by race

Wrongful dismissal after 18 years as a correctional officer at RDP Detention Center Egbert Gaye “When a correctional service agent earns a promotion to become a unit chief, it’s...

The faces of adversity glares in Adventures
Community News

The faces of adversity glares in Adventures

Contact Staff    As part of its 45th anniversary celebration, Black Theatre Workshop is collaborating with Centaur Theatre and National Arts Centre in the presentation of Djanet Sears’ award-winning...

A refuge for growth and reconnection
Community News

A refuge for growth and reconnection

Studio Alkemy Yoga & Wellness offers Kemetic Yoga as a pathway to regeneration Contact Staff Kassandra Kernisan is unwavering in her belief in the practice of Kemetic Yoga, described...

Dominica still reeling from Erika
Community News

Dominica still reeling from Erika

Clothes, water, medical supplies and non-perishable food needed The island of Dominica is still reeling from the blow it took from Hurricane Erika, which devastated the eastern Caribbean island...

The Wretched Of The Earth Opinions

The Wretched Of The Earth

When Frantz Fanon’s Les damnés de la terre (The Wretched of the Earth) was published in 1961, the Martiniquan-born psychoanalyst, social philosopher, historian, activist, revolutionary… was specifically referring to...

International  Women’s Conference brings high profile speakers
Church & Gospel

International Women’s Conference brings high profile speakers

This year, under the theme Chosen & Appointed, Pastor Fofy Ndelo and Suzy Ndelo will host the 10th anniversary International Women’s Conference. Pastor Foly is the founder and senior...

UNION United  extends a hand to students
Community News

UNION United extends a hand to students

Union Pride:  A Community Tradition, A Community’s Pride The Union United Church congregation and visitors alike were all smiles on July 21 as 18 young students from the community...

Drupatee and Hunter lead the Chutney Invasion
Entertainment

Drupatee and Hunter lead the Chutney Invasion

On Saturday, October 3, soca-chutney lovers in Montreal will feel the full force of the music when the queen, Drupatee, leads a line-up of the hottest acts out of...

WHAT’S THE PAY OFF? Opinions

WHAT’S THE PAY OFF?

We are pious and forgiving… I am of the opinion that Black folks are the most pious and forgiving people in the world. I say that because I used...

Caribbean News Roundup
Caribbean News

Caribbean News Roundup

JAMAICA Attorneys still not paid in landmark CCJ case The Jamaican Observer has reported that the lawyers who successfully represented Jamaica’s Shanique Myrie in her case against Barbados before...