Our Community’s year in review – 2016
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Our Community’s year in review – 2016

By Gemma Raeburn-Baynes This year 2016 was a memorable one  for our community, which met with happiness and celebration for some and trials and tribulations for many. We laughed...

Caribbean Christmas Traditions
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Caribbean Christmas Traditions

I would like to ask my readers, how many Caribbean Christmas traditions and customs do you practice or celebrate in your household? Caribbean tradition provides an important connection with...

GRENADA 2016 CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM IN RETROSPECT Opinions

GRENADA 2016 CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM IN RETROSPECT

  Rasta KEITH Depending on which end of the political spectrum Grenadians find themselves, November 24, 2016 will go down in the annals of history either as a day...

GNAM CELEBRATES 50th WITH AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE
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GNAM CELEBRATES 50th WITH AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE

By Janice Anne Farray On Saturday, October 15, approximately 200 patrons dressed up in their nice “dandan” defined elegance as they joined officers and members of the Grenada Nationals...

COMMUNITY EVENTS OCT 13,2016
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COMMUNITY EVENTS OCT 13,2016

Glen Washington and Aubrey Mann will star The Legends Ball on Oct. 29 Contact STAFF When Glen Washington takes to the stage at the at the Eveagreen Reception Hall...

SPOTLIGHT ON ACHIEVEMENTS and Community BUILDING Community News

SPOTLIGHT ON ACHIEVEMENTS and Community BUILDING

By Janice Anne Farray On Saturday, October 15, Grenadians in Montreal and friends of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique will celebrate the 50th anniversary of community organizing and the...

Dancehall Stars Making News
Entertainment

Dancehall Stars Making News

Maybe I’ve been covering a bit more Soca this past summer but that’s how it is in the summer, Soca music and Caribbean carnivals are all over North America....

Montreal Came Out and Celebrated
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Montreal Came Out and Celebrated

By Contact Staff The evening unfolded with warmth and grace. And at the end, Mr. Osborne Allen, founder of the Cote des Neiges Child Care Centre, who was one...

All sweetness at coconut sweet bread evening
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All sweetness at coconut sweet bread evening

Ms. Maxine Payne of Barbados earns bragging rights Contact Staff On Sunday, July 24, Ms. Maxine Payne of Barbados was crowned “The Best Coconut Sweet Bread Maker in Montreal’s...

A trusted ancient African tradition of savings
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A trusted ancient African tradition of savings

Meeting-Turn, Box Hand, Partner, Tontines and Sol By Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein Black Canadians have contributed enormously to the social economy in Canada. And it seems fitting–in the U.N....