Festive Creations: Chocolates and other Delights:
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Festive Creations: Chocolates and other Delights:

The Oh-so-sweet dreams of Jackie Millington Egbert Gaye Jackie Millington’s long-standing love for making chocolates reaches back to her high school days when she would spend a lot of...

Montreal United Mentors and Keep  Basketball Dreams alive
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Montreal United Mentors and Keep Basketball Dreams alive

Egbert Gaye Hugh Scarlett and Charles Boyce grew up in Montreal at a time when Black kids had a lot of activities to occupy their time, but central to...

The Carnival is over. Preparing for more
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The Carnival is over. Preparing for more

The 2017 Carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago has come and gone and life is returning to normal for many. But for Soca artistes and international Djs as myself,...

Community Events March 9, 2017
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Community Events March 9, 2017

Geordie Theatre Fest: March 21-26 Every year, Geordie Productions commissions two new plays from seasoned and/or emerging playwrights, invites some of Montreal’s finest directors to the studio, casts three...

ACAM TV and Recording Studios put local  Reggae and Community in the spotlight
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ACAM TV and Recording Studios put local Reggae and Community in the spotlight

Egbert Gaye They have been at it for less than two months, but there’s no stopping the team at the city’s newest community media outlet, which so far has...

Jamaica National celebrate the opening of JN Bank
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Jamaica National celebrate the opening of JN Bank

First Mutually owned bank in J’ca Contact Staff On February 1, Jamaica attained a historic first with the opening of the country’s first mutually owned commercial bank. The new...

All about Showtime’s Mr. Popular and  Machel and Bunji coming together to buss heads
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All about Showtime’s Mr. Popular and Machel and Bunji coming together to buss heads

In the previous issue I mentioned that Soca lovers are expecting real time information about Trinidad Carnival every time they open the Montreal Community Contact newspaper, that’s why I...

The State of Blackness
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The State of Blackness

English speaking Blacks have had a presence in Quebec for hundreds of years. Theirs has been a turbulent history. These days community advocates say things don’t look too good,...

Dayle King’s Next Chapter
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Dayle King’s Next Chapter

Renowned dance instructor and choreographer active as ever now that she has turned 60. She will be recognized on Friday, February 17 Contact Staff There’s something intriguing about Dayle...

Jamaica’s Gold medal goes to T&T
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Jamaica’s Gold medal goes to T&T

Jamaican sprinter tested positive for banned substance. Bolt’s triple-triple record in jeopardy Emotions across Trinidad and Tobago are bittersweet as the country celebrated its third Olympic gold medal, which...