Jekalyn Carr at Hellenic Center on August 11
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Jekalyn Carr at Hellenic Center on August 11

Contact Staff Jekalyn Almonique Carr has been on the road to success and stardom the day she decided to dedicate her life inspiring others with her music and her...

Caribana 2018: Beautiful costumes, Salah Steelband  Academy and Carnival Kingdom
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Caribana 2018: Beautiful costumes, Salah Steelband Academy and Carnival Kingdom

Contact Staff   Thousands of revelers took over the Lakeshore in downtown Toronto on Saturday, August 4, in a spectacular showcase of the music, color and excitement of carnival,...

Dan Philip still on the frontlines
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Dan Philip still on the frontlines

“Every generation faces their own problems. I can’t say for certain that this generation is interested in confronting the problems we face today.”   Egbert Gaye On a hot...

Why Rue Delisle should become Rue Daisy Peterson-Sweeney
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Why Rue Delisle should become Rue Daisy Peterson-Sweeney

The hope is that when Montreal mayor Valerie Plante categorically dismissed the option of naming a street after beloved music teacher Daisy Peterson-Sweeney, she did not take the time...

THIS ONE’S FOR RENO
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THIS ONE’S FOR RENO

Tribute to an ailing entertainer by Neville “Nato” Brown For much of the last two and a half decades, Reno Byer  emerged as  one of Montreal’s most versatile entertainers,...

SEEKING A HAVEN Opinions

SEEKING A HAVEN

Of Relevant Cultural Spiritual Food And Social Comfort There I was going about my business when Fate intervened, stopping me in my tracks for a brief conversation. Fate is...

Emancipation Day 2018: Africa and the Caribbean still lag Community News

Emancipation Day 2018: Africa and the Caribbean still lag

Egbert Gaye On Wednesday August 1, countries across the Caribbean (many of them former colonies of Europe) and some in Africa will mark Emancipation Day as an observation of...

The power of sacrifice Opinions

The power of sacrifice

Every great man and woman must know about the power of sacrifice. John 3:16 states: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son to the...

Group collects 20,000 signatures for systemic racism consultations
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Group collects 20,000 signatures for systemic racism consultations

Contact Staff Balarama Holness was beaming as he stood on the steps of City Hall on the morning of July 27 surrounded by a group of young Montrealers as...

Pure Trim
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Pure Trim

As a budding entrepreneur, Montrealer Paul Wallace searched diligently for a product to which he can attach his name. Through a family contact he came across PureTrim, a health...