Noel ‘Prezzie’ Alexander was a community builder
Community News

Noel ‘Prezzie’ Alexander was a community builder

The passing of Noel Alexander, former president of the Jamaica Association, on Friday, September 10, marked a significant moment of loss for our community, Montreal, the province and indeed...

Trudeau and the  Liberals back in charge Contact Staff
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Trudeau and the Liberals back in charge Contact Staff

Justin Trudeau might have fell short of the majority he was going in the September 20, elections, but he claims to be buoyed by the results that sent him...

Notable Black  Candidates in 2021
Community News

Notable Black Candidates in 2021

Dr. Hedy Fry makes history in the Parliament of Canada Trinidad and Tobago born Dr. Hedy Fry achieved a significant feat in the 2021 elections winning her Vancouver Centre...

Montreal author Ketsia Morand offers tools for healing
Community News

Montreal author Ketsia Morand offers tools for healing

Rosie Awori (LJI) The beginning of fall finds Ketsia Morand busy juggling her motherhood responsibilities, schoolwork and now press for her new book; When It Hurts Too Much to...

About Haiti and Haitians and US presidents
Opinions

About Haiti and Haitians and US presidents

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that of the 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world at the end of 2020, about a quarter of them,...

Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka  joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand  40th anniversary celebration in Montreal
EntertainmentEvents

Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand 40th anniversary celebration in Montreal

In the 1950’s and 60’s masses streamed in from southern African countries into south Africa with the hope of better economic opportunities in the mines. But the apartheid system...

THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH…
Opinions

THE POLITICAL AFTERMATH…

Right now the good thing is the sense of calm, after that weeks-long election campaign. What a relief! The politicking is finally over, life is back to some (the...

Caribbean countries under pressure from COVID-19
Caribbean News

Caribbean countries under pressure from COVID-19

Over the past month or two, COVID-19 has been putting a beating on the Caribbean. With infections and fatalities skyrocketing at unbelievable rates in several countries across the region,...

All eyes are on Miami carnival despite  increasing Covid – 19 cases
Entertainment

All eyes are on Miami carnival despite increasing Covid – 19 cases

In a few weeks, from October 8-10, the 37th Annual Miami Carnival will hit the streets, and the city will be overrun by music, fetes, and pageantry of Caribbean...

His promises are true
Church & GospelOpinions

His promises are true

Dear readers, we have just passed elections and many in the political realm have just changed seats and positions. Only time will tell what the outcome will be. Will...