At this time of year, it’s common to hear some Black people expressing frustration with the institution of Black History Month. “Why,” they ask, “do we celebrate Black history...

On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, a great voice and entertainer, Dennis James, was laid to rest after a short battle with cancer. Left to mourn is his wife and...

Gloria Blizzard invites Montrealers to a deeply personal journey through entries detailing her travels in her award-winning essay collection, ‘Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas. There will be...

As Montreal breaks historical snowfall record with back to back snowstorm, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is heating up. This year seems to be the most competitive carnival in a...

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...

The 2024 Trinidad & Tobago Carnival season has ended and left us with lots of wonderful memories. The feeling of Carnival Tabanca is what one endures when flying back...

Agatha Ruphine June 20, 1933 -January 20, 2024 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Agatha, January 20, 2024, at the age of...

“My name is Susan Elrington and I have a problem that maybe you can help me solve.” An unexpected phone call on a bright summer day in 1986 changed...

The West Can’s Caribbean Carnival Exhibition on October 28 at the Harold Greenspon Auditorium in Cote St Luc, Montreal, promises to be a monumental showcase of Caribbean Carnival arts,...

Grateful that the Montreal Community Contact Newspapers is finally back in circulation, let me reintroduce my issue, Island Scoop, where the readers are informed about local or international Caribbean...