To St. Vincent with love from Montreal
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To St. Vincent with love from Montreal

On the early morning of April 8, the world look on in amazement as La Soufriere volcano finally unleashed its disruptive power on the island of St. Vincent and...

King Shadrock drops new Album: “Phoenix Rising”
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King Shadrock drops new Album: “Phoenix Rising”

With ten hard-hitting tracks, Montreal’s most prolific reggae performer King Shadrock is offering music lovers an album that traces his life journey of adversity and triumph. “Phoenix Rising” is...

THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS FOR Showtime
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THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS FOR Showtime

In Montreal, music lovers once knew him as Mickey, the likeable and hardworking front-man of the soca band T&T Express, but since 2014 he has become known around the...

Up at the Jamaica Association they’re standing up to COVID-19
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Up at the Jamaica Association they’re standing up to COVID-19

Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has cut a wide swath of destruction across our community, disproportionately infecting Blacks and other minorities in and around the Montreal, as...

Unjustifiable suspicions in the metro
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Unjustifiable suspicions in the metro

By Maria Weekes The repeated cries for “maman” from a platform floor at the Jean-Talon metro station got louder with each punch. The fist belonged to one of two...

Derek Chauvin is headed to Jail!  Is America heading to Justice?
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Derek Chauvin is headed to Jail! Is America heading to Justice?

On Tuesday April 20, 2021, a jury issued a verdict all too rare in American history, the jury found former Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all...

RACIAL RECKONING?
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RACIAL RECKONING?

There’s nothing as galling, especially these days, for some white people than seeing and hearing Black people continu-ally — some would say everyday — shouting: “Racist this, racist that…...

Chad’s President Idriss Debby dies on the frontline
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Chad’s President Idriss Debby dies on the frontline

Rosie Awori (LJI) One day after being declared the winner of the presidential elections and securing a 6th term, Chad’s President Idriss Debby died from injuries sustained at the...

Kamila joins The Athletic as staff editor
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Kamila joins The Athletic as staff editor

Following her passion for sports journalism and a childhood dream of writing for a leading sports publication, Kamila Hinkson has accepted a position at The Athletic, where she will...

Meet Denniston Mullings. We know him as Sampaloo
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Meet Denniston Mullings. We know him as Sampaloo

As my regular readers know, my 2021 theme is Gratitude & Appreciation. Also, I promised to highlight more local content as 2020 was surely a struggle and eye opener...