Obituary June 28, 2022
Obituaries

Obituary June 28, 2022

Remembering Uriah Jackson August 18, 1955 – July 1, 2017 My Angel how I miss you so. I think of you everyday The pain of losing you is always...

Father Jim served Montreal well
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Father Jim served Montreal well

Thirty-eight years ago when Archdeacon James W. Bennett introduced himself to Montrealers on the pulpit of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Cote des Neiges, the Black and Caribbean community...

Summer in the City 2022
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Summer in the City 2022

Faybee’s at McKenzie Park on June 24 The Saint Jean Baptiste (Quebec’s national day) celebration is a day for many in our community to get outdoors and enjoy some...

Two friends and the festival they built
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Two friends and the festival they built

Felix Nadeau The West Island Blues Festival is back. On July 9, the 18th annual edition of the event returns to the outdoors at Dollard des Ormeaux Park after...

Obituaries June 3, 2020
Obituaries

Obituaries June 3, 2020

Ms. Winnifred Loretta Riley Born October 15 1946- Died on May 12, 2022 Ms Riley was a petite, 4 ft 5inch woman who stood tall in her Black community...

The Taste of J’ca at Cool Runnings
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The Taste of J’ca at Cool Runnings

The Grand opening of the Cool Runnings Restaurant, at the Jamaica Association of Montreal, was held on Saturday, May 28. It was a wonderful moment to welcome members of...

No love as factions disagree over Jamaica Day
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No love as factions disagree over Jamaica Day

Cue strains of Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ with wisps of smoke carrying the smell of jerk seasoning and other delightful scents in the mid-summer sunshine and breeze on the...

Stage set for Bob Marley’s Biopic
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Stage set for Bob Marley’s Biopic

The release date has been set for January 12, 2024, the Marley family is fully invested in the project and world awaits the much anticipated biopic of a Caribbean...

Reggae icon Vern Maytone rides with ‘riddims’ of various musical genres
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Reggae icon Vern Maytone rides with ‘riddims’ of various musical genres

It’s not unusual that Vernon Maytone has chosen to give his fans an extra servings of his musical delights by jam-packing his latest CD, Different Time with 18 tracks...

The “ Ism” and “Schism” of Colorism
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The “ Ism” and “Schism” of Colorism

During my childhood and post pubescence period I was no stranger to how often the term “light skinned” or “dark skinned” was used to identify, categorize or stereotype people...