SICDAQ sent SMILEs to GRENADA Community News

SICDAQ sent SMILEs to GRENADA

Gemma Raeburn-Baynes The Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec (SICDAQ) is spreading joy among Grenadian children for the upcoming Holiday season with their Christmas Smile Project. Due to...

Barbados intends to give the Queen her Marching Orders Caribbean News

Barbados intends to give the Queen her Marching Orders

Prime Minister Mia Mottley targets November 21, for the island to become a RepublicEgbert Gaye Barbados has developed governance structures and institutions that mark us as what has been...

Remembering King Swallow:  Icon of Calypso Community News

Remembering King Swallow: Icon of Calypso

Contact Staff Sir Rupert Philo, the iconic calypsonian known as King Swallow became an ambassador for his country, Antigua and stalwart of the art form, who carried the banner...

Cautious optimism as Caribbean groups  move towards a coalition
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Cautious optimism as Caribbean groups move towards a coalition

Egbert Gaye Efforts to set up a coalition among groups representing various Caribbean nationals in Montreal are generating cautious optimism among those who are involved in the initiative. It...

Spice Festival provided great viewing
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Spice Festival provided great viewing

Contact Staff Over 15,000 viewers clicked in on YouTube and Facebook to enjoy The Spice Island Cultural Festival held on Saturday, July 11. The event got off to a...

Miss World 1970 Jennifer Hosten  brings poise to Spice Island Festival
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Miss World 1970 Jennifer Hosten brings poise to Spice Island Festival

By CONTACT Staff Jennifer Hosten went to the 1970 Miss World pageant on a lark, representing the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada, and came home with the crown and...

BYRON “DOGGIES” CAMERON takes the helm at SICDAQ Community News

BYRON “DOGGIES” CAMERON takes the helm at SICDAQ

Well-known calypsonian Byron Cameron, “Doggies”, is the new president of the Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec (SICDAQ), voted in at the the association’s board meeting held on...

Motown Comes To “A Taste Of Tea” Community News

Motown Comes To “A Taste Of Tea”

Motown Comes To “A Taste Of Tea” Motown greats Skipper Dean, formerly of The Platters, and Montreal Soul Icon Michelle Sweeney with her live band will headline the 10th...

Not a good time for these artistes
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Not a good time for these artistes

Sizzla, Chronic Law and Makamillion, You never know when your bad luck can turn to worse luck. For the month of October a few Caribbean artists have been encountering...

Boom Bye Bye Banned Entertainment

Boom Bye Bye Banned

The end of the summer is not the end of the world. Good things continue into October as Buju Banton, Til Shiloh’ album turns GOLD 24 years later and...