BLACK HISTORY due for a RECALL or an OVERHAUL
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BLACK HISTORY due for a RECALL or an OVERHAUL

In the absence of any vaccination, I have developed total immunity to the swirling critiques regarding Black History — that, for example, it segregates history by and about Black...

A Blessed and Fulfilled Life
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A Blessed and Fulfilled Life

Rhona Stephanie (Morgan) Browne Rhona Stephanie (Morgan) Browne passed away peacefully at the tender age of 95 years on November 28, 2024 in Mississauga, Ontario. Rhona was born on...

Thank You
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Thank You

First, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior for giving me the strength and resources to keep this newspaper going. It has been a great challenge to...

Island Riddims 18 years strong
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Island Riddims 18 years strong

December 25th 2024 from 9am to 2pm will be the 18th edition of the Annual Caribbean Xmas day show titled “Island Riddims” on Ckut 90.3fm, hosted by Production Sounds...

King crazy still going strong
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King crazy still going strong

Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, was born in 1944 at Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad, one of eleven children to a Chinese Trinidadian father and an Afro-Venezuelan...

Parang season begins and gearing up for carnival 2025
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Parang season begins and gearing up for carnival 2025

We are only a few weeks away from the month of December and the heart of the Christmas season, or as Caribbean people may say “Parang Season”. However, Soca...

MIAMI CARNIAVL IS A GO AND HAPPY DIWALI
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MIAMI CARNIAVL IS A GO AND HAPPY DIWALI

Did you feel the cold breeze early this morning when you stepped outside? Yes! Fall is here, which means changing weather in the north and hurricane season in the...

WE AIN’T GOING BACK! WE AIN’T GOING BACK!
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WE AIN’T GOING BACK! WE AIN’T GOING BACK!

  Dr. Alwin Spence Mrs. Ruby Smith was one of four Black teachers at a rural school in New Jersey. The school had a staff of eighteen teachers and...

He who Can Read– Is Able to Lead
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He who Can Read– Is Able to Lead

Once you learn to read ,you will be forever free”. Frederick Douglas Literacy is the basic building block for an academic career and the lifetime that follows. The connection...

WE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH
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WE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH

Dr. Alwin Spence A few days after the ‘non-debate’ between the sitting U.S. president Mr. Joe Biden and the past president Mr. Donald Trump, my behaviour could best be described...