New CARIMAS  Festival Promises Fresh Energy
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New CARIMAS Festival Promises Fresh Energy

After being canceled last year due to funding challenges, Montreal’s famed Caribbean parade, previously known as Carifiesta, is set to return this summer under a new name and with...

Good bye Montreal Carifiesta and  welcome MONTREAL CARIMAS
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Good bye Montreal Carifiesta and welcome MONTREAL CARIMAS

Montreal is finally having a Caribbean Carnival this year. I feel I could run in town again, jump and shake the ground again. Wave with all my friends and...

The Morning Detour: Montreal’s Urban Pulse Amplified Every Friday on CKUT FM
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The Morning Detour: Montreal’s Urban Pulse Amplified Every Friday on CKUT FM

Every Friday morning on the Montreal airwaves, vibrant voices transmit across the city from 7 to 9 a.m. The Morning Detour, broadcasted on CKUT 90.3 FM, is not just...

Vincy Fresh open for business and carnival issues
Entertainment

Vincy Fresh open for business and carnival issues

As the year closely comes to an end, here’s some of the most talked about topics in and around our Caribbean Community. Vincy Fresh Products have opened a location...

Stakeholders Respond Carifiesta Cancellation
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Stakeholders Respond Carifiesta Cancellation

“Shock and disappointment,” is the prevailing sentiment among masquerade bandleaders following the announcement by the City of Montreal that the Caribbean Festivities Association (CCFA) will not be funded for...

City Hall responds to the uproar about Carifiesta
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City Hall responds to the uproar about Carifiesta

Ericka Alneus, is the executive committee member at the City of Montreal in charge of Culture and Heritage. She is of Haitian descent and recently had to make one...

CCFA: Weaponized incompetence collides with callous disregard
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CCFA: Weaponized incompetence collides with callous disregard

The uproar that followed the recent announcement by the City of Montreal to pull the funding of the 2023 edition of Carifiesta is an interesting one. Cries of racism...

‘Mama Hawk’ properly feted for her 80th.
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‘Mama Hawk’ properly feted for her 80th.

On Saturday, April 29, a cross-section of Montrealers joined by friends and family from away, gathered at Maison Le Brasseur in Lachine for a grand celebration of a cultural...

Obituaries March 17, 2023
Obituaries

Obituaries March 17, 2023

Remembering Frantz Vancol: Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Frantz Vancol made his mark on Montreal as one of the most dynamic entrepreneurs and community advocates coming out of the Black and Caribbean...

All Roads lead to Caribana
Entertainment

All Roads lead to Caribana

Montreal Carifiesta has come and gone. Congratulations to promoters and organizers. Now all roads lead to Toronto Caribana, which is expected to be the most attended North American Carnival...