The Golden Stars
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 The Golden Stars

 The Golden Stars is the only Senior Steel band that exists in Montreal today. In 2003 Martin Albino was approached by the late Lyndall Hunte ”Community Activist” who then...

St. Barnabas Fun Fair 2024
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St. Barnabas Fun Fair 2024

St. Barnabas Anglican Church was established in 1959 in Pierrefonds, to meet the spiritual and social needs of the Anglicans living around the Church. The number of families on...

Reflections on the past year
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Reflections on the past year

It’s been a year and a few days since we lost our Managing Editor, friend, mentor, father, uncle and community stalwart Egbert Gaye. The legacy he left continues to...

Charlene Hunte on driving while Black
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Charlene Hunte on driving while Black

Nompumelelo Moyo Nowadays, racial profiling headlines pop up with alarming frequency of Black people going on with their business: shopping driving, walking, only to have the police officers called...

Miss Ivyline Fleming celebrates her 100th Birthday
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Miss Ivyline Fleming celebrates her 100th Birthday

Brian Smith Originally Greenland District, Manchester, Jamaica, Ivyline Fleming first touched the shores of Montreal in 1959 as part of a federal government plan in which eligible black women...

Lance is looking for a good Home
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Lance is looking for a good Home

Lance is a black toddler with a friendly and easy temperament. He at times can be an active child who continues to develop in a health manner and is...

Will there be an end to the crisis in Haiti?
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Will there be an end to the crisis in Haiti?

Marjorie Villefranche CEO of Maison d’Haïti   For 2 years now, Haiti has been facing a multi-dimensional political, economic, health and security crisis. This crisis particularly affects vulnerable populations,...

Montreal soca scene heating up for the summer
Entertainment

Montreal soca scene heating up for the summer

In the past when we thought everything was falling apart, it was actually falling in place. Like how this year Montreal Soca scene is showing a lot of promise....

FOUR DAYS OF GRENADIAN EXTRAVAGANZA JULY 11 – 14
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FOUR DAYS OF GRENADIAN EXTRAVAGANZA JULY 11 – 14

Gemma Raeburn-Baynes The Spice Island Cultural Festival, now in its seventh year, will take place from July 11-14, 2024. This vibrant, four-day celebration highlights the rich and diverse heritage...

Hats Off to Grenada
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Hats Off to Grenada

Anne Janice Farray As a tribute to and in celebration of her nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence, Theresa “Cloe” Henwood is holding her annual Tea Poetry & Wee event...