Widespread Celebrations herald the new Republic of Barbados
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Widespread Celebrations herald the new Republic of Barbados

The celebration of music, dance, pomp and pageantry started at dusk on November 29, and extended through to midnight when the country erupted in an outburst of joy to...

Local Barbadians react to the declaration of Republic at home
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Local Barbadians react to the declaration of Republic at home

Rosie Awori (LJI) A few days after watching the people of Barbados declare their nation a republic on November 30, two Montrealers who are strong proponents of the Caribbean...

Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka  joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand  40th anniversary celebration in Montreal
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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 Black Presence at McGill University
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The Black Presence at McGill University

The recently formed Dr. Kenneth Melville McGill Black Faculty and Staff Caucus has been a long time in the making. The first Black professor at McGill University was Quebec...

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Caribbean Wobbles under COVID-19 T&T sees Delta and gets 1 million doses of Pfizer As they have been for the past year and a half, Caribbean countries continue to...

Celebrate Emancipation Day virtually on Aug.1
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Celebrate Emancipation Day virtually on Aug.1

The prime ministers of several Caribbean islands will share messages of empowerment on Sunday August 1, when the Caribbean Coalition Network of Montreal hosts it first major event, a...

Thank You From SVG to Montrealers
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Thank You From SVG to Montrealers

Once the call for help came from the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines after the Soufriere Volcano devastated their island, Montrealers reacted with urgency and purpose. On...

SVG’s La Soufriere Update
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SVG’s La Soufriere Update

Since April 22, when there was a significant eruption at La Soufriere in St. Vincent, the volcano which for weeks had been spewing tonnes of smoke and ash on...

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic: Up and down the numbers go around the world
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One year into the COVID-19 pandemic: Up and down the numbers go around the world

It’s a year since the world has been in the grips of COVID-19, the coronavirus that scientists believe to have originated from an outdoor market in Wuhan, China, declared...

Kamala Harris’ American Journey
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Kamala Harris’ American Journey

On Wednesday, January 20, Kamala Harris took the oath of office to become the first female, Black, and South Asian vice president of the United States of America, A...