Brass 2 The World: Bringing back dancing in fetes
Community News

Brass 2 The World: Bringing back dancing in fetes

They will be in Montreal on Carifiesta Night Egbert Gaye With Carifiesta comes the laundry list of fetes that underline what is a big weekend for the Black and...

Voice of a new generation
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Voice of a new generation

Twenty-four year old is T&T’s new Soca sensation Melissa Murphy He might be young, but you can’t deny the star power of Trinidad and Tobago Soca sensation, Aaron ‘Voice’...

With Destra Comes Lucy
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With Destra Comes Lucy

She is the Queen Of Bacchanal. Contact Staff When Destra Garcia takes the stage in Montreal, the Trinidad born Soca queen will bring almost two decades of star power...

Carifiesta 2017: Ready for the Road July 8
Community News

Carifiesta 2017: Ready for the Road July 8

Contact Staff The road becomes ours on Saturday, July 8 with the staging of the 43rd edition of Carifiesta. This year, the event brings about 15 masquerade bands and...

Jamaica Day 2017 at Parc Drapeau on July 8
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Jamaica Day 2017 at Parc Drapeau on July 8

Celebrate Jamaica with a day of community, culture, fun and a free flow of love Contact Staff On Saturday, July 8, Parc Jean-Drapeau will be transformed into an oasis...

20-year-old student surrounded and taken down at gunpoint
Community News

20-year-old student surrounded and taken down at gunpoint

Dozens of officers armed to the teeth including with assault rifles surround south shore house. The youth was on his way to school.   Egbert Gaye When it comes...

The songs of Aliah
Special Features

The songs of Aliah

Up-and-coming singer/songwriter sees music and education as a way to create change Egbert Gaye A handful of the audience at the recent West Island Blues Festival stayed late into...

Who Are You Comparing Yourself To? Opinions

Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” Theodore Roosevelt When we compare ourselves to others and envy what they have it takes away our inner peace. It’s almost impossible to...

The problem with the St. Jean Baptiste parade and race in Quebec Opinions

The problem with the St. Jean Baptiste parade and race in Quebec

News Analysis Egbert Gaye The united outburst of anger and disgust at the sight of four young Black men at the St. Jean Baptiste Day parade pushing a float...

At 150 she’s aging but is still young and beautiful Opinions

At 150 she’s aging but is still young and beautiful

CANADA I’m not one to wrap myself in national political colours, or pretend to be a pseudo historian of any kind, but as a living soul it’s incumbent on...